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Where did the English Wege family come from? What is the English Wege family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wege family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wege family history?
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Wegg, Wege, Wedge, Wegge, Wagg, Wagge and others.First found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1327 when William and John Wegg held estates in that shire.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wege Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Emil Julius Moritz Wege, aged 40, landed in St Louis, Missouri in 1841
- John Wege, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1870
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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: Nil conscire sibi
Motto Translation: Conscious of No Wrong.
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- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Wege Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wege 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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