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![Show Contents]() Atewill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The name Atewill is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived near water. This name is derived from the medieval preposition atte, which means near or at and the word waeter, which means water. Early Origins of the Atewill familyThe surname Atewill was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Atewill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Atewill research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1440, 1514 and 1521 are included under the topic Early Atewill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Atewill Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Atewill has been spelled many different ways, including Attwater, Atwater, Attewater and others. Early Notables of the Atewill familyNotables 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 Atewill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Atewill migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Atewills to arrive in North America:
Atewill Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mary Atewill, aged 22, who landed in Maryland in 1684 1
- 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)
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Atewill migration to the United States 
