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![Show Contents]() Hanfill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Hanfill familyThe surname Hanfill was first found in Kent where "in the parish of Waltham is the hamlet and green of Hanville, so called after the family of Handville or Handfield, whose habitation was close to it. Several of them lie buried in this church; they afterwards removed to Ullcombe, Ashford, and Canterbury; at the former place, a descendant of them still remains" (in 1800). 1 "Samson de Andeville was sent by Duke William to defend Jersey (De Gerville). William de Andeville (12th cent.) witnessed a charter of Ranulph Meschin in Cheshire (Mon. i. 592). In 1165 Thomas de Andeville held six fees of the barony of Eudo Dapifer 2. Jordan de Andeville was of Essex, 1203; Richard de Andeville (13th cent.) had estates in seven counties (Testa de Neville). Alexander de Andeville had a writ of military summons 1263. The family of Andeville or Handville was seated in Kent 17th cent." 3 Early History of the Hanfill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hanfill research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Hanfill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hanfill Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hanfill has undergone many spelling variations, including Handville, Hanville, Anville, Andville, Anvil, Anvill, Handvile, Handfill and many more. Early Notables of the Hanfill familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hanfill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hanfill familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hanfill were among those contributors: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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