Laydon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Laydon family

The surname Laydon was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Laydon family

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Laydon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leydon, Leidden, Leyden, Leidon, Lethen, Lethane and others.

Early Notables of the Laydon family

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Migration of the Laydon family to Ireland

Some of the Laydon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Laydon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laydon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mrs. John Laydon, aged 44, who arrived in Virginia in 1606 aboard the ship "Susan" 1
John Laydon, labourer, who landed in Virginia in 1607 aboard the ship "Discovery" 2
Mrs. Elizabeth Laydon, aged 30, who arrived in Jamestown, VA in 1608 aboard the ship "Mary & Margaret" 1
Anne Laydon, who arrived in Virginia in 1608 2
Alice Laydon, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 2
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Laydon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Laydon, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1860 2

Laydon migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Laydon Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

William Laydon, aged 17, who landed in Barbados in 1635 2
Mr. William Laydon, (b. 1618), aged 17, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Anne and Elizabeth" arriving in Barbados in 1635 4

Citations +

Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Retrieved 23rd September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm