The surname Wedenstar was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Wedenstar family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wedenstar research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1142, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Wedenstar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Wedenstar 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 Wedenstar has undergone many spelling variations, including Wadnester, Wednester, Wednesday, Wednestay, Wendsay, Wenstar, Whenstay, Whynstay, Whednesday, Wendstar, Wendster, Wensday, Wedensday, Wedenster, Wedenstar, Wadnesday, Wadenester and many more.
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Early Notables of the Wedenstar family
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Migration of the Wedenstar family
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 Wedenstar were among those contributors: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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