Caredew History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Caredew family

Early History of the Caredew family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caredew research. Another 189 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1376, 1500, 1602 and 1694 are included under the topic Early Caredew History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caredew Spelling Variations

Prior to the first dictionaries, scribes spelled words according to sound. This, and the fact that Scottish names were repeatedly translated from Gaelic to English and back, contributed to the enormous number of spelling variations in Scottish names. Caredew has been spelled Cardew, Cardewe, Caredew, Caredewe, Cardue, Carduwe and many more.

Early Notables of the Caredew family

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Migration of the Caredew family

In such difficult times, the difficulties of raising the money to cross the Atlantic to North America did not seem so large compared to the problems of keeping a family together in Scotland. It was a journey well worth the cost, since it was rewarded with land and freedom the Scots could not find at home. The American War of Independence solidified that freedom, and many of those settlers went on to play important parts in the forging of a great nation. Among them: Jean Cartue, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1764; and David Cardew, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1769.