Baston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Baston family

The surname Baston was first found in Poitou, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Baston family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baston research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1372, 1440, 1448, 1566, 1581, 1801, 1811 and 1850 are included under the topic Early Baston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Baston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bastien, Bastian, Bastiat, Bastin, Bastan, Bastia, Baston, Bâton, Baton, Bastier, Bastié, Bâtier and many more.

Early Notables of the Baston family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Josquin Baston was a Flemish composer of the first half of the 16th century, and still living in 1566. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he does not seem to have visited Italy, as his published works...

Baston migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Baston, who landed in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1663 1
Mr. Baston, who landed in Carolina in 1679 1

Baston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Hector Baston, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
Mrs. Caro Baston, (nee Luecke), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"

Contemporary Notables of the name Baston (post 1700) +

Bert Baston (1894-1979), American football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
Maceo Demond Baston (b. 1976), American professional basketball player
Vincent Baston (1919-1963), Irish hurler
John Baston (1711-1733), English flautist, recorder player, and composer

Citations +

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)