Blackden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Blackden family

The surname Blackden was first found in Roxburghshire, Scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Blackden family

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Blackden Spelling Variations

The name Blackden, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Blackden, Blackenden, Blackdean, Blackdon, Blaikden, Blackdene and many more.

Early Notables of the Blackden family

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Blackden migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Blackden family, or who bore a variation of the surname Blackden were

Blackden Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Blackden who settled in Boston Massachusetts with her husband in 1766. She alternately spelled her name Blackden, Blackdon, and Blackdoor