Touvay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Touvay family

Early History of the Touvay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Touvay research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1692 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Touvay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Touvay Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Tovey, Tovy and others.

Early Notables of the Touvay family

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Migration of the Touvay family

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Touvay name or one of its variants: Benjamin and Richard Tovey settled in Barbados in 1679 with their servants; Nathanial and John Tovey settled in Virginia in 1663.