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![Show Contents]() Herdeswick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Herdeswick familyThe surname Herdeswick was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held a family seat in that shire. Early History of the Herdeswick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herdeswick research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1077, 1085, 1086, 1173, 1180, 1189, 1338, 1339, 1415, 1430, 1431, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1535, 1570, 1588, 1600 and 1603 are included under the topic Early Herdeswick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Herdeswick Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Herdeswick has appeared include Erdswick, Eardswick, Earedeswick, Herdeswick, Herdswick, Eyrdswick, Eardswick, Erdswich, Eeardswich, Erdswike and many more. Early Notables of the Herdeswick familyDistinguished members of the family include Sampson Erdeswicke (d. 1603), English historian of Staffordshire, was descended from a family which could trace its ancestry from Richard de Vernon, Baron of Shipbrook, 20 William I (1085-1086.) "Originally seated at Erdeswicke Hall in Minshull Vernon, Cheshire, the Erdeswickes, after the alienation...
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Herdeswick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Herdeswick familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Herdeswick arrived in North America very early: 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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