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The surname Ewerd was first found in Durham where they were Barons of Witton-le-Wear in the county of Durham, where they had their castle, as well as Lords of Kirkley, in Northumberland ; and descended from Eustace Fitzjohn, one of the greatest barons in the reign of Henry I. by his second marriage with the heiress of the Constable of Chester. Their younger grandson, Roger, received the barony of Warkworth from Henry II., and was the father of Richard, who founded Langley Abbey in Norfolk. King Richard gave him Eure in Buckinghamshire, from which place his grandson Hugh, the ancestor of the Lords Evers, derived his name." 1
They were a renowned Border family, whose exploits as march-wardens have been sung in many a tale and ballad, and last, but not least, by Sir Walter Scott:
" When the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch
'Gainst keen Lord Evers stood."
The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included Matilda Yowherd; Thomas Yowhvrd; and Johannes Ewehird. 2
Ewart, a township in the parish of Doddington, Northumberland was where the Scottish border Ewarts originated and are well represented in English directories through the years. 3 4
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ewerd research. Another 186 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1218, 1255, 1288, 1579, 1589, 1607, 1615, 1646, 1678, 1683, 1688, 1759, 1787, 1788, 1792 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Ewerd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Ewart, Ewert and others.
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Nigel Ewart, Chief of Bodisbeg in 1607. Joseph Ewart (1759-1792), was a Scottish-born diplomatist, eldest son of the minister of Troquear in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright and was born on 30 April 1759. He was educated at Dumfries and at Edinburgh University, and then acted as travelling tutor to Macdonald of Clanronald. While abroad, Ewart made the acquaintance of Sir...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: George, James, and John Ewart who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1786; David and Elizabeth Ewert arrived in Philadelphia in 1840.