A'angerville History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the A'angerville familyThe surname A'angerville was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The name "is from 'D'Angerville.' Five places in Normandy still bear the name of Angerville 1. I see no reason to doubt this derivation. The French terminative 'ville' occasionally becomes -field in English nomenclature" 2 Another source confirms that they were from Angerville in Contentin in Normandy, one of the oldest Norman noble families. 3 Early History of the A'angerville familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our A'angerville research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1230, 1336, 1650, 1675 and 1685 are included under the topic Early A'angerville History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. A'angerville Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dangerfield, Daingerfield, a'Angerville, d'Angerfield and many more. Early Notables of the A'angerville familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was the infamous Thomas Dangerfield (ca. 1650-1685), an English conspirator, one of the principal informers in the Popish Plot. He was ", born at Waltham in Essex about 1650, was son of a farmer of Cromwellian tenets. Dangerfield began life by robbing his father of horses and money, fled to Scotland, returned as a repentant prodigal and was forgiven, but soon ran away to the continent, and rambled through Portugal and... Migration of the A'angerville familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Dangerfeild, who came to Barbados sometime between 1654 and 1663; Thomas Dangerfield, who arrived in Barbados in 1658; Esther Dangerfeild, who settled in Virginia in 1659.
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