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![Show Contents]() Bedhan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The name Bedhan is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person hired to pray for another's soul after his death. The surname Bedhan is derived from the Old English terms bede, which means prayer, and man, which means man. In medieval England, there were also beadhouses, or almshouses for the poor, where the inhabitants were required to pray for their benefactors. In a publication by Skelton in 1528, he wrote of Other smale mynisters, as reders and singers, bedemen and bellringers. Early Origins of the Bedhan familyThe surname Bedhan was first found in Somerset, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. Lawrence Bedeman or Stevine (fl. 1372-1410), was a supporter of Wycliffe who appears first, in 1372, as a scholar of Stapeldon Hall. He was ultimately rector, holding this office from 1379 to 1380. After this he was made rector of Lifton, in Devonshire, and held this benefice as late as 11 June 1410, when he was licensed to preach in Latin or English. 1 Early History of the Bedhan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bedhan research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1372, 1381, 1410, 1500, 1659 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Bedhan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bedhan Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bedhan include Beadman, Bedman, Bedeman, Bedemon, Beadmann and many more. Early Notables of the Bedhan familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bedhan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Bedhan migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bedhan were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Bedhan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Fricdrick Bedhan, aged 28, who landed in Missouri in 1846 2
| Historic Events for the Bedhan family | + |
SS Atlantic - Martha Bedhan, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- 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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Bedhan migration to the United States 
