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![Show Contents]() Sleyment History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The origins of the name Sleyment are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name Soloman, an ancient font name. Patronymic surnames arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions.The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of patronymic surname. In the religious naming tradition, which was developed later than the vernacular tradition, surnames were bestowed in honor of religious figures or church officials. In Europe, the Christian Church was one of the most powerful influences on the formation of given names. Personal names derived from the names of saints, apostles, biblical figures, and missionaries are widespread in most European countries. In the Middle Ages, they became increasingly popular because people believed that the souls of the deceased continued to be involved in this world. They named their children after saints in the hope that the child would be blessed or protected by the saint. Early Origins of the Sleyment familyThe surname Sleyment was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Sleyment familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sleyment research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1474, 1574, 1623, 1629 and 1684 are included under the topic Early Sleyment History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sleyment Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Sleyment family name include Sleeman, Slimon, Slimmon, Slimmen, Sleman, Slemon and many more. Early Notables of the Sleyment familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sleyment Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sleyment familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Sleyment surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas Sleman who settled in St. Christopher in 1633; Henry Slemmon settled in Philadelphia in 1844; John Slemon settled in Philadelphia in 1852; William Slemmons arrived in New England in 1718.
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