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Where did the English Travers family come from? What is the English Travers family crest and coat of arms? When did the Travers family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Travers family history?
The Anglo-Saxons of Britain first developed the name Travers. It was a name given to someone who was a person who collected a toll from travelers or merchants crossing a bridge. This common practice had the purpose of providing financial resources to maintain the upkeep of the bridge. The surname Travers is derived from the Old English words travers, travas, traves, and travis. These are all derived from the Old French nouns travers and traverse, which refer to the act of passing through a gate or crossing a river or bridge.
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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Travers have been found, including Travers, Traverse, Travis, Traviss and others.First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, at Mount Travers, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Travers, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were:
Travers Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Henry Travers, who came to Massachusetts in 1634
- Henry Travers, who landed in Newbury, Mass in 1644
- Richard Travers, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1652
- Daniel Travers, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1652
- James Travers, who settled in Virginia in 1653
Travers Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Smith Travers, who arrived in America in 1810
- James Travers, who landed in New York, NY in 1812
- Patrick Travers, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
- Franz Karl Travers, who arrived in America in 1850
- J W Travers, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Mary Travers (1936-2009), American folk singer in the group "Peter, Paul and Mary"
- Jerome Dunstan Travers (1887-1951), American golfer who won the US Open in 1915
- Morris William Travers (1872-1961), English chemist, co-discoverer of Xenon
- Pamela Lyndon Travers (1899-1996), English, author, born Helen Lyndon Goff in Queensland, Australia
- William Thomas Locke Travers (1819-1903), New Zealand (Irish born) lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist
- Benjamin Travers (1886-1980), British playwright who was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1976
- Pat Travers (b. 1954), Canadian rock musician
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- Southern Travis, Travers, Traverse, Families from Lancashire and Post-Elizabethean Ireland by Albert Eugene Casey.
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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: Nec temere nec timide
Motto Translation: Neither rashly nor timidly.
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