The name Daintree has a long
Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Daventry, a town in Northants (now Northampton). The place-name was rendered as Daventrei in the
Domesday Book, [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) a census and survey taken by William the Conqueror in 1086. The place-name Daventry is derived from the Old English
personal name Dafa, and means "tree of a man called Dafa, Dafa's tree." It is interesting to note that the pronunciation of the placename Daventry is not as it would appear. Locals pronounce Daventry as
Daintree, giving rise to the many variations of this name that are found. Another source has a different understanding about the origin of the place name. "The British name of this place, Dwy-Avon-Tre, 'the town of two Avons,' from which its present appellation is derived, originated in its situation between the source of the river Leam, which falls into the Western Avon, and the river Nene, anciently styled the Aufona. "
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.Early Origins of the Daintree family
The surname Daintree was first found in
Northampton at Daventry, a market-town, a parish, and the head of a union, in the
hundred of Fawsley.
Early History of the Daintree family
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Daintree Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Daintree have been found, including Daventry, Daintry, Dainty, Dantry, Dantye and others.
Early Notables of the Daintree family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Daintree family to the New World and Oceana
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in
England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in
England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Daintree, or a variant listed above: William Daintry who settled in New
England in 1695; Henry Dainty settled in Barbados in 1640; Katherine Daintye settled in Maryland in 1685.