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Weldon Family Crest and Name History

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

Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.

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Weldon Early Origins

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Weldon, Veldon, Velton and others.

First found in Northamptonshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Weldon, and are conjecturally descended from Robert de Bucy, a Norman Baron who acquired Weldon, an ancient Roman villa, from Olaf, from King William for his assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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Weldon Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weldon research. Another 160 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1583, 1648, 1676, and 1736 are included under the topic Early Weldon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Weldon Early Notables

Another 36 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Weldon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Weldon In Ireland

Some of the Weldon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 194 words(14 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Weldon name or one of its variants:

Weldon Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

William Weldon who settled in Virginia in 1619

William Weldon who settled in Virginia in 1624

Elizabeth Weldon who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630

Robert Weldon settled in Massachusetts in 1630

Henry Weldon, who arrived in Maryland in 1667

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Weldon Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

William Weldon, who landed in New York in 1830

James Weldon, aged 22, arrived in New York in 1854

Owen Weldon, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1884

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Contemporary Notables of the name Weldon

William C. Weldon (b. 1948), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson
David "Dave" Joseph Weldon (b. 1953), American politician and physician
Jimmy Weldon (b. 1923), American voice actor, ventriloq Uist, and former television host
Julia Weldon (b. 1983), American film and television actress
Walter Frank Raphael Weldon (1860-1906), English evolutionary zoologist and biometrician
Sir William Henry Weldon KCVO, FSA (1837-1919), long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London
Fay Weldon CBE (b. 1931), English author, essayist and playwright
George Weldon (1908-1963), English conductor
Walter Weldon (1832-1885), English chemist, journalist, and fashion publisher
Sir Anthony Weldon (1781-1858), 4th Baronet

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Motto

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: Bene factum
Motto Translation: Benefits

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References

Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
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The Weldon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Weldon 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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