Hayden Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Hayden

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

The name Hayden is an old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when the family lived in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Settlements called Heydon were found in Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire. Cambridge and Norfolk both had places called Heydon, and Haydon Bridge was in Northumberland. The surname Hayden belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hayden, Haydon and others.

First found in Norfolk, where Sir Thomas de Heydon (circa 1185-1250) was on record as a judge, who was given the office of "Justice of Eyre," under a provision in the Magna Carta. His son William de Heydon, remained in Norfolk, continuing the line that obtained estates at Heydon and Baconsthorpe. A younger son of Sir Thomas, Johannes (John) de Heydon settled in Devon in the 13th century beginning a well known Devon branch of this family name.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Hayden, who settled in New England in 1630; another John settled in Virginia in 1670; Sam UEL Hayden settled in New England in 1666; Thomas Hayden settled in Virginia in 1654.

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Suggested Readings for the name Hayden

Hayden, Rapier, and Allied Families, Colonial Maryland, Kentucky, USA by Mary Louise Donnelly.
Josiah Hayden of Williamsburg, Massachusetts: His Antecedents and Descendants by Donald Bradford Macurda.

Some noteworthy people of the name Hayden

Carl Hayden (1877-1972), American politician, U.S. Representative from Arizona (1912-27) and U.S. Senator from Arizona (1927-69)
Edward Daniel Hayden (1833-1908), American Politician, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1885-89)
Dr. Donald B Hayden, Professor of Biology at the University of Western Ontario
Bill Hayden (b. 1933), Australian politician
William George Hayden (b. 1933), original name of Australian Bill Hayden

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Hayden family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Hayden coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Hayden genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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