First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

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• Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
• Known spelling variations
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• First settlers to North America
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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Han, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were : John Hand who settled in Virginia in 1663; Robert Hand who settled in Virginia in 1635; John Hand, who settled in Lynn Mass. in 1635, one of the 8 men to buy Montauk Point Long Island and established the town of Easthampton.

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