| ![Show Contents]() Eakers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Eakers is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066. The Eakers family lived in the county of Cumberland. This surname was a local name meaning the dweller at the acre, or the dweller at the plot of arable land. Early Origins of the Eakers familyThe surname Eakers was first found in the county of Cumberland, where they were descended from one of two noble houses, the Lords D'Acre, called D'Acres of the North, and Lord D'Acre of Herstmonceux, called D'Acres of the South. Both of these noble branches originally settled at Dacre in Cumberland. Early History of the Eakers familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eakers research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1282, 1346, 1379, 1614, 1619, 1660, 1661, 1692 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Eakers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Eakers Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Acre, Acres, Aker, Eaker, Eakers, Aiker, Aikers, Aikerson, Aker, Akers, Acker, Ackers, Ackhurst and many more. Early Notables of the Eakers familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Anthony Aucher, 1st Baronet (1614-1692), an English politician from Bishopsbourne, Kent, Member of Parliament for Canterbury (1660-1661), a supporter...
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Eakers or a variant listed above were:
Eakers Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Henry Eakers, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738
- Nicholas Eakers, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738
- Hendrick Eakers, aged 17, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 1
- Henrick Eakers, aged 17, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
- Nicholas Eakers, aged 22, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 1
- 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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Eakers migration to the United States 
