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Early Origins of the Hertwich family

The surname Hertwich 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 Hertwich family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hertwich 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 Hertwich History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hertwich Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hertwich has been recorded under many different variations, including Erdswick, Eardswick, Earedeswick, Herdeswick, Herdswick, Eyrdswick, Eardswick, Erdswich, Eeardswich, Erdswike and many more.

Early Notables of the Hertwich family

Distinguished 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...
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Migration of the Hertwich family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hertwich or a variant listed above: 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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