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Where did the Scottish Swain family come from? What is the Scottish Swain family crest and coat of arms? When did the Swain family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Swain family history?
The story of the Swain family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name Swain was derived from the Old English personal name Swein, which was originally derived from the Old Norse name Sveinn. This was one of the most common Scandinavian names in medieval Britain.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations are extremely common among Scottish names dating from this era because the arts of spelling and translation were not yet standardized. Spelling was done by sound, and translation from Gaelic to English was generally quite careless. In different records, Swain has been spelled Swan, Swann, Swanner, Swani, Swayne, Swein, Sweing, Sweyn and many more.First found in Lanarkshire, from very early times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swain research. Another 393 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1214, 1250, 1499, 1521, and 1585 are included under the topic Early Swain History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Swain family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 115 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Swain. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Those who made the voyage were greeted with ample opportunity to acquire land and a political climate far away from the oppressive monarchy of the old country. They settled along the east coast of what would become Canada and the United States. In the American War of Independence, those who remained loyal to England traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In this century, many Scots living in North America have begun to recover their rich heritage through festivals, highland games, and Clan societies. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name Swain:
Swain Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jeremy Swain, who arrived in Charlestown, Mass in 1638
- Richard Swain, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1638
- Francis Swain, who landed in New England in 1645
- James Swain, aged 21, arrived in Jamaica in 1684
- Robert Swain, who landed in New England in 1684
Swain Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Swain, who landed in Nantucket, Mass in 1703
- Eleanor Swain, who arrived in Virginia in 1715
- William Swain, who landed in America in 1760-1763
Swain Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Charles Swain, who landed in Mississippi in 1842
- John, Swain, who landed in Mississippi in 1842
- James H Swain, who landed in Mississippi in 1842
- Isaac Swain, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1850
- J M Swain, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Dominique Ariane Swain (b. 1980), American film actress
- Louisa Ann Swain (1801-1880), the first woman to vote in a general election in the United States
- Brett Andrew Swain (b. 1985), American NFL football wide receiver
- David Lowry Swain (1801-1868), 26th Governor of North Carolina (1832 to 1835)
- Mack Swain (1876-1935), American actor and vaudevillian
- Richard Swain (b. 1975), New Zealand rugby league player
- Diana Swain (b. 1965), Canadian CBC television journalist
- Gladys Swain (1945-1993), French psychiatrist, best remembered today for her book Le subject de la folie (1977)
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- John Quigg, Jr. (1779-1814), Immigrant 1802, His Ancestors and Descendants by Sylvia Cecilia Fuson Ferguson.
- Old European Progenitors and Mayflower Ancestors of the A.T.F. and Mary Swain Fuller Family by Jean Fuller Butler.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fidelitas
Motto Translation: Fidelity.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Bloxham, Ben. Key to Parochial Registers of Scotland From Earliest Times Through 1854 2nd edition. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979. Print.
- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
- Bain, Robert. The Clans and Tartans of Scotland. Glasgow & London: Collins, 1968. Print. (ISBN 000411117-6).
- Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Swain Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Swain 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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