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Stearn Family Crest
Stearn Family Crest
Stearn

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Where did the English Stearn family come from? What is the English Stearn family crest and coat of arms? When did the Stearn family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Stearn family history?

The Anglo-Saxon name Stearn comes from its first bearer, who was a stern person. The surname Stearn is derived from the Old English word styrne, which means severe, strict, uncompromising, and austere.

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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Stearn has been spelled many different ways, including Sterne, Stern, Stearn, Stearns and others.

First found in Buckinghamshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Grendon from early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stearn research. Another 245 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1660 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Stearn History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Stearn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Stearn family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 111 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Stearns to arrive in North America:

Stearn Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Joseph Stearn settled in America in 1748

Stearn Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • W Stearn, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  • From the Puritan Migration to the Ohio River and Indiana by Frances Kutchback Eisan.
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  7. Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
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  9. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  10. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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The Stearn Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Stearn Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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