The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Ferwel come from when the family resided near a pleasant spring or stream. The name Ferwel is derived from two Old English elements: fæger, which means fair or beautiful; and well, which was the name for a spring. There is a parish Farewell in Staffordshire, two miles from Lichfield.
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Early Origins of the Ferwel family
The surname Ferwel was first found in Staffordshire at Farewell, a parish, in the union of Lichfield, S. division of the hundred of Offlow. The earliest record of the place was in 1200 when it was listed as Fagerwell. 1
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Early History of the Ferwel family
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Ferwel Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Ferwel has been recorded under many different variations, including Farewell, Farwell, Fairwell and others.
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Early Notables of the Ferwel family
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Migration of the Ferwel family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Ferwel or a variant listed above: James Farewell settled in Barbados in 1680 with his wife and servants.
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