Baxter Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Baxter

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Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the English Baxter family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Baxter 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 is derived from the Old English "boecestre" which was a feminine form of the word "baker."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Baxter, Bakster, Baxster, Baxstair, Baxstare and others.

First found in Devon where a Liueger se Bacestere was listed in 1093. Other early records include a Hannah Bakestre in the Chester Assize Rolls of 1260, and a William le Baxtere in the Suffolk Feet of Fines for 1333.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Baxter, who settled in New England in 1638; Eleanor Baxter, who arrived in Virginia in 1642; Barnaby Baxter, who settled in Maryland in 1774; and Henry Baxter, a bonded passenger who arrived in Maryland in 1744..

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Suggested Readings for the name Baxter

Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Burris and Mary Jemima Boardman, with Allied Families (including the Baxter Family).
Baxter-Short, Miller-Gill and Related Families by Mary Cynthia Baxter Harrell.

Some noteworthy people of the name Baxter

James Phinney Baxter III (1893-1975), American educator and Pulitzer Prize winning historian, president of Williams College (1937-1961)
Anne Baxter (1923-1985), American, actor
William Giles Baxter (1856-1888), English (American-born) cartoonist
Warner Baxter (1889-1951), American actor
Meredith Baxter (b. 1947), American television actress
Richard Baxter (1615-1691), English clergyman
George Baxter (1804-1867), English engraver and print maker
John Baxter (1781-1858), English printer
Sir John Philip Baxter (1905-1989), Australian (Welsh born) Physicist, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales
James Keir Baxter (1926-1972), New Zealand poet, dramatist and critic
Stanley Baxter (b. 1928), Scottish actor
John Baxter (d. 1841), Australian explorer
Glen "Colonel" Baxter (b. 1944), British cartoonist
Jim Baxter (b. 1939), Scottish footballer
James Curran Baxter (b. 1939), Scottish soccer player

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Baxter 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 Baxter 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 Baxter 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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The Baxter Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Baxter 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.