Hedgerlay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hedgerlay family

Early History of the Hedgerlay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hedgerlay research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Hedgerlay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hedgerlay Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Hedgerlay include Edgerley, Edgelly, Edgely, Egerley, Egelly, Egely, Edgeley, Hedgely, Hedgerly and many more.

Early Notables of the Hedgerlay family

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Migration of the Hedgerlay family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Hedgerlay were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.