Attley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Attley

The Attley name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Kent, where they held a family seat at Lee's Court. The original form of this name was atte Lee, which became modified to the shorter form Attley.

Early Origins of the Attley family

Early History of the Attley family

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Attley 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 Attley has undergone many spelling variations, including Atlee, Attley, Attlie, Atleigh, Atley, Atleys and others.

Early Notables of the Attley family

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Migration of the Attley 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 Attley were among those contributors: William Atlee, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1744, and descended was Walter Franklin Atlee related to Benjamin Franklin, also of Philadelphia.