| ![Show Contents]() Hafendind History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The origins of the Hafendind name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Hafendind was originally derived from a family having lived in the village of Haffenden in the south-eastern counties of Kent, around Canterbury, Cranbrook, Homewood, and Smarden, around Wadhurst in the county of Sussex. 1 Early Origins of the Hafendind familyThe surname Hafendind was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor at Tenterden and Smarden and at Halden Bugglesden in the north part of Boresile borough. The exact locality of the ancient domain remains obscure. 2 "The gentry family derive from Lawrence Haffenden, of Bugglesden, bailiff of Tenterden, temp. Richard III. This is sufficient proof of the origin of the race among the dens of Kent, even if we did not know that they formerly had lands at Smarden and Halden. It is worth recording, that a younger branch of this family, the representative of which branch was lately the keeper of a small country inn at Heathfield, co. Sussex, have, for a series of generations, had right of sepulture in Heathfield church, where numerous gravestones mark their claim to ancient gentry." 3 Early History of the Hafendind familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hafendind research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1861 and 1874 are included under the topic Early Hafendind History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hafendind Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Hafendind include Hafenden, Haffenden, Havenden and others. Early Notables of the Hafendind familyAnother 25 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hafendind Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hafendind familyA great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: John Havenden who landed in North America in 1750.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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