Farechild History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Farechild

What does the name Farechild mean?

The name Farechild comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a beautiful child. The distinguished name Farechild is derived from the Old English word fæger, which meant fair or beautiful, and cild, which was the word for child.

Early Origins of the Farechild family

The surname Farechild was first found in Oxfordshire 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 Farechild family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farechild research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1610, 1639 and 1670 are included under the topic Early Farechild History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Farechild Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Farechild has undergone many spelling variations, including Fairchild, Fairechild, Fairchilde and others.

Early Notables of the Farechild family

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Farechild migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Farechild were among those contributors:

Farechild Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Farechild, who landed in Virginia in 1702 1

The Farechild Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Illi nun quam cedunt
Motto Translation: They never turn out

Sources +

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)