| ![Show Contents]() Eylers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Eylers has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived on an island. The surname Eylers is derived from the Old French word isle, which means island and has become the modern French word île. The surname Eylers belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees. However, the name Eylers may also be a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal names Æl or Æthel. Early Origins of the Eylers familyThe surname Eylers was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Eylers familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eylers research. Another 220 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1338, 1679, 1683, 1688, 1703, 1713, 1715, 1716, 1721, 1727, 1734, 1735 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Eylers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Eylers Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Eylers have been found, including Eyles, Eeles, Eels, Eylers and others. Early Notables of the Eylers familyNotables of the family at this time include Sir John Eyles, Lord Mayor of London; John Eyles (died 1703), of Great St. Helens, London and Southbroom, near Devizes, Wiltshire, an English politician, Member of the Parliament for Devizes in 1679; Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 1716), Governor of the Bank of England; and his son, Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet (1683-1745) of Gidea Hall, Essex, a British financier. He served as a director of the Bank of...
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 Eylers migration to the United States | + |
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 Eylers, or a variant listed above:
Eylers Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Anton Eylers, who landed in America in 1780 1
- Christoph Eylers, who arrived in America in 1780 1
- Melchor Eylers, who arrived in America in 1780 1
Eylers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Marie Elis Dielmann Eylers, who landed in America in 1859 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Eylers (post 1700) | + |
- John Eylers, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Mayor of Yonkers, New York, 1895 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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