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![Show Contents]() Hatche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The ancestors of the bearers of the Hatche family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found near a hatch or gate which in most cases led to a forest, but occasionally led to a sluice. 1 The surname Hatche is derived from the Old English word hæcce, which means hatch. 2 The surname Hatche belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees. Early Origins of the Hatche familyThe surname Hatche was first found in Sussex where the Subsidy Rolls of 1296 list John Hetchere as holding lands there at that time. 3 Later, a branch of the family was found in Lincolnshire where they held the Manor of Carby. Early History of the Hatche familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hatche research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1583, 1589, 1624, 1634, 1659, 1660, 1677 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Hatche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hatche Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Hatche include Hacher, Hatcher, Hatchers and others. Early Notables of the Hatche familyDistinguished members of the family include - Thomas Hatcher (d. 1583), was an English antiquary, born at Cambridge, probably in St. Edward's parish, being son and heir of John Hatcher, M.D., sometime fellow of St. John's College there, and after...
- Thomas Hatcher (ca. 1589-1677), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1659. He was also a captain in the parliamentary army and the son of Sir John Hatcher, knt...
- John Hatcher (1634-1678), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660
 Hatche migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Hatche or a variant listed above:
Hatche Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Hatche, who arrived in Maryland in 1638 4
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Hatche migration to the United States 
