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![Show Contents]() Maxfeild History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Maxfeild familyThe surname Maxfeild was first found in Cheshire East at Macclesfield, a market town in the parish of Prestbury, and hundred of Macclesfield. Prior to the Norman Conquest, this place constituted a portion of the demesne of the earls of Mercia, who held a court here for the ancient hundred of Hamestan; thus, in the record of Domesday, it is represented to have been one of the seats of Earl Edwin. 1 The Domesday Book records the place name as Maclesfeld 2 and probably meant "open country of a man called Maccel," and Old English personal name + "feld." 3 An ecclesiastical council was held at Macclesfield in 1332, and another in 1362, by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1 Early History of the Maxfeild familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maxfeild research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1535, 1590, 1616 and 1929 are included under the topic Early Maxfeild History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Maxfeild Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Macclesfield, Macksfield, Maxfield, Mexfield, Mixfield and many more. Early Notables of the Maxfeild familyAnother 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Maxfeild Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Maxfeild or a variant listed above:
Maxfeild Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Maxfeild, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 4
Maxfeild Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Edward Maxfeild, who landed in Virginia in 1705 4
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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)
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Maxfeild migration to the United States 
