Wettin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The family name Wettin comes from the name of the town of Wettin, located in the district of Saalekreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Early Origins of the Wettin family

The surname Wettin was first found in Saxony. The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts, Dukes, Prince-electors and Kings that ruled the area of today's German state of Saxony for over 800 years, as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland. The oldest ancestor of the House of Wettin is said to be Thiedericus (died 982,) who was probably based in the Liesgau (located at the western edge of the Harz). Around the year 1000, during Germanic conquests of Slavic territory, this family acquired Wettin Castle, after which they named themselves. Wettin Castle is located in Wettin in the Hosgau on the Saale River.

Early History of the Wettin family

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Wettin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wettin, Wettinger, Wettig, Wettigen and others.

Early Notables of the Wettin family

Prominent bearers of the family name Wettin at this time were

Royal members of the House of Wettin, such as: Frederick IV "the Belligerent" (1370-1428), Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elector of Saxony
Albert "the Bold" (1443-1500), Duke of Saxony, founder of the Albertine line of the House of Wettin

Wettin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wettin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Wettin, who settled in in Jamaica in 1682

Wettin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anton Wettin, age 36, and Dorothea Wettin, who arrived in America on Dec 20, 1860 aboard the "Eremis"
Carl Wettin, age 32, who arrived in America on Oct 9, 1866

Wettin migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 1

Wettin Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

John Wettin, who landed in Jamaica in 1682 2

Citations +

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)