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![Show Contents]() Awstry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Awstry familyThe surname Awstry was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir) in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. First mentioned as a county in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1011, Bedfordshire's boundaries have survived virtually unchanged to this day. It was here. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. They held a family seat at Wood-end and Henbury. Early History of the Awstry familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Awstry research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1097, 1390, 1455, 1487, 1493, 1510, 1531, 1556, 1600, 1632, 1647, 1648, 1651, 1654 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Awstry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Awstry Spelling VariationsOnly 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 Awstry has undergone many spelling variations, including Astry, Astrie, Ashtre, Ashtree, Astree, Astrey, Austry, Austrey, Austrie and many more. Early Notables of the Awstry familyDistinguished members of the family include Sir Ralph Astry, Lord Mayor of London in 1493; and Richard Astry (c. 1632-1714), an English antiquary from Huntingdonshire. "He was admitted of Queens' College, Cambridge...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Awstry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Awstry familyTo 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 Awstry were among those contributors: James Astry, who arrived in St. Christopher in 1624; an no doubt others, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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