Daver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

The ancestry of the name Daver dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the French region of Auvers or Auvers-le-Hamon. The name would have appeared there as D'Auvers, meaning "from Auvers."

Early Origins of the Daver family

The surname Daver was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Daver family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daver research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1694, 1700 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Daver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Daver Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Daver have been found, including Davers, Daver, Daves and others.

Early Notables of the Daver family

Notables of the family at this time include

Sir Robert Davers, MP for Bury St Edmunds, 1694-1701

Migration of the Daver family to Ireland

Some of the Daver family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Daver family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Daver, or a variant listed above: Robert Davers with his wife and servants settled in Barbados in 1679; with his two sons Robert Junior; William Daves settled in New England in 1669.