Horkesley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Horkesley family

Early History of the Horkesley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Horkesley research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1384, 1386, 1387, 1390, 1393, 1408, 1424, 1425, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Horkesley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Horkesley Spelling Variations

Horkesley has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Hawksley, Hawkesley, Hakesley, Horkesley, Horksley, Haxley, Hawxley, Howxley and many more.

Early Notables of the Horkesley family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Haxey (d. 1425), Treasurer of York minister, may have been a native of Haxey, in the isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, to which village he left benefactions in his will. In 1384 he became rector of Pulham in Norfolk, which he exchanged in the same year for the living of St. Nicholas Cole-Abbey in the city of London. Early in 1386 he was presented by the king to the rectory of Toppesfield in Essex, but resigned it after half a year...
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Migration of the Horkesley family

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Horkesleys to arrive on North American shores: 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..