Wattall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wattall family

The surname Wattall was first found in Westmorland where they held a family seat. Little is known of the early history of the family until they migrated south to Cheshire in the vicinity of Chester. Thomas Walthall, the first in Cheshire, was directly descended from the Westmorland family. He married Margeret, the daughter of Sir William Stanley of Hooton.

Early History of the Wattall family

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Wattall Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Wattall has undergone many spelling variations, including Wattall, Whaltall, Whalthall, Waltall, Walthal and many more.

Early Notables of the Wattall family

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Wattall migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Wattall were among those contributors:

Wattall Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

David Wattall who landed in North America in 1735