The ancestry of the name Haslewell dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the settlement of Haswell in Hertfordshire. The surname Haslewell may have also been applied to someone who lived by a spring in a grove of hazel trees.
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Early Origins of the Haslewell family
The surname Haslewell was first found in Durham where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Haslewell family
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Haslewell Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Haslewell have been found, including Haswell, Hasswell, Hastwell and others.
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Early Notables of the Haslewell family
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Migration of the Haslewell family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Haslewell, or a variant listed above: Thomas Haswell settled in Nevis in 1663; William Haswell settled in Charleston in 1820; John and Mary Hastwell settled in New York State in 1774 with their children, Arthur, Betty, Edward, Isabella, John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary, Richard, Robert and Thomas..
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