The surname Faires was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.
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Early History of the Faires family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Faires research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1702 is included under the topic Early Faires History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Faires Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Veirs, Vers, Veires, Fers, Fehrs, Feirs, Vehrs, Viers, Veirz, Feirz, Verz, Vair, Vairs, Veurs, Vayers, Vayres, Feuers, Veirz, Veurz and many more.
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Early Notables of the Faires family
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Migration of the Faires family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Faire, who came to Virginia in 1643; Mathew Faire, who arrived in Virginia in 1643; Francoise Pare, who arrived in Quebec in 1651; Lydia Phares, who arrived in Maryland in 1658.
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