Hakewill History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe Anglo-Saxon name Hakewill comes from when the family resided in Hawkwell, in Essex. The place-name Hawkwell first appeared in the Domesday Book as Hacuuella. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English words haca, which meant "winding, wandering," and wella, which meant "spring" or "stream." As it is unlikely that a spring would wander, this place-name refers to a stream. Therefore, the surname Hakewill means "dweller by the winding stream." 1 Early Origins of the Hakewill familyThe surname Hakewill was first found in Essex, on the south-east coast of England, where Roger de Hakewell was the first record of the family in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2 Early History of the Hakewill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hakewill research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1574, 1578, 1649, 1655, 1771 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Hakewill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hakewill Spelling VariationsThe 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. Hakewill has been recorded under many different variations, including Hackwell, Hackwill, Hakewell, Hakewill and others. Early Notables of the Hakewill familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Hakewill familyFor 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 Hakewill or a variant listed above: John Hackwell, who sailed to Boston Massachusetts in 1635 at the age of eighteen.
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