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![Show Contents]() Bauvan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Bauvan came to England with the ancestors of the Bauvan family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Bauvan family lived in Suffolk, where soon after the Norman Conquest, the village of Eston-Bavent was named after this illustrious family. Originally the name comes from the hamlet of Bavant (Bavent) in the Caen region of Normandy. 1 Early Origins of the Bauvan familyThe surname Bauvan was first found in Suffolk, where the family gave its name to the village of Eston-Bavent after the Conquest. The name was originally associated with the hamlet of Bavent in the Caen region of France. "Picot de Bavet is entered as holding one knight's fee in Norfolk of William de Albini. It was derived from Bavent, lying on the Dive, a little south of Varaville, in Normandy." 2 "Another Norfolk mesne-lord appears in the Liber Niger, Hubert de Baduent, an undertenant of the Honour of Rie. From him descended Adam de Bavent, who in the following century obtained through his wife a share of the estate of William de Wiston in Sussex, and was the father of another Adam, married to Alice de Scudamore. The latter had died before 1292, when the wardship of his son Roger was in dispute between the King and William de Say; and the contest was revived fourteen years afterwards by William's son Geoffrey; the young heir being then still under age. Roger de Bavent came from Sussex to the coronation of Edward II. " 2 Peter Babyon, Babyo, or Babion (fl. 1317-1366), was an English poet and divine in the reign of Edward II, by birth an Englishman. 3 Early History of the Bauvan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bauvan research. Another 263 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1216, 1272, 1273, 1307, 1500, 1552, 1559, 1586, 1619 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Bauvan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bauvan Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Bauvan has been recorded under many different variations, including Bavent, Baven, Bavin, Bauvent, Bavvent, Bavant and many more. Early Notables of the Bauvan familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Walter de Bavent, a prominent 13th century landholder in Lincolnshire.
William Bavand (fl. 1559), having been educated at Oxford, became a student in the Middle Temple, and published in 1559 'A work touching the...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bauvan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bauvan familyTo escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Bauvans were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America: Mary Bavin who arrived in Virginia in 1650 and Thomas Bavin in 1750.
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