The Atewater name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived near water. This name is derived from the medieval preposition atte, which means near or at and the word waeter, which means water.
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Atewater Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Atewater has undergone many spelling variations, including Attwater, Atwater, Attewater and others.
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Early Notables of the Atewater family
Notables of the family at this time include William Attwater, (1440-1521), Bishop of Lincoln, who was, according to his epitaph, born about 1440. "A family of... Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Atewater Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Atewater family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Atewater were among those contributors: Joshua Attwater who settled in New Haven, Conn. in 1620; Margaret Attwater who settled in New York State in 1725; Matthew Attwater, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1852.
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