The origins of the Attewater name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from 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.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Attewater research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1440, 1514 and 1521 are included under the topic Early Attewater History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Attewater Spelling Variations
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Attewater were recorded, including Attwater, Atwater, Attewater and others.
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Early Notables of the Attewater 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 Attewater Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Attewater family
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Attewater family emigrate to North America: 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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