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![Show Contents]() Cheseman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The founding heritage of the Cheseman family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Cheseman comes from when one of the family worked as a maker of the village cheese. The surname Cheseman can be traced to the Old English cesewyrhta which means "a cheese-maker." This profession was very important in the medieval period; in the days before refrigeration, milk could be kept for a day or two at most, and the only way to ensure a long term supply of dairy products was to make it into cheese. The suffix -wright was usually adopted by a someone who provided a service with either wood or machinery. Early Origins of the Cheseman familyThe surname Cheseman was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from early times. Early History of the Cheseman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cheseman research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1228, 1293, 1478, 1500 and 1609 are included under the topic Early Cheseman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cheseman Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Cheseman has been spelled many different ways, including Cheesewright, Cheeswright, Cheeseright, Chesewright, Cheswright, Chiswright, Chesewricte, Cheeseman, Cheesman and many more. Early Notables of the Cheseman familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cheseman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Cheseman migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Chesemans to arrive in North America:
Cheseman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Hen Cheseman, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Cheseman migration to the United States 
