| ![Show Contents]() Hartistrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Hartistrey is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in the village of Hardisty Hill located in the parish of Fewston, in the county of Yorkshire. In it's Old English form this place-name was originally Hardolfsty with its origin in the name Hardulf. "The Hardistys hail from the parish of Fewston, seven miles from Otley. The name is still familiar there, and Hardisty Hill is a spot there. The Hardistys (chiefly farmers) have probably not moved from their home for six centuries." 1 Early Origins of the Hartistrey familyThe surname Hartistrey was first found in Yorkshire, where the first record was of John de Hardolfsty who was listed as a Freeman of York in 1379. Later, William Hardosty was listed as a freeman in 1450 and John Hardesty was later listed as freeman in 1659. 2 The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include entries for Johannes de Hardolfsty and Stephanus de Hardolfsty. "These instances come from Timble Great (Villa de Tymble), a village in the parish of Fewston. The little stock has ramified well. Many of our largest represented surnames hail from a single pair located in a small spot. A large family of boys, who marry, and beget boys, soon sets the ball rolling." 1 Early History of the Hartistrey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hartistrey research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1379 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Hartistrey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hartistrey Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hartistrey family name include Hardisty, Hardesty, Hardistry, Hardest and others. Early Notables of the Hartistrey familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hartistrey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hartistrey familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hartistrey surname or a spelling variation of the name include : George Hardest, who sailed to Virginia in 1651 and John Hardisty to Maryland in 1813.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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