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Where did the English Wessell family come from? What is the English Wessell family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wessell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wessell family history?
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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
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Wastell, Wastall, Wassell, Washtell, Wassall, Gastell, Westell, Wastoile, Westoile, Waistell, Wassell, Wessel, Wessell and many more.First found in Westmorland 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 1182 when Ralph Wastel held lands in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Soon thereafter the family branched north to Westmorland where they acquired Wastell-head.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wessell Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Warnar Wessell, who arrived in New York in 1664
Wessell Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Friedrich Wessell, who landed in New York, NY in 1782
Wessell Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- C Wessell, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851
- Frederick Wessell, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1852
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