Heafer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Heafer family

Early History of the Heafer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heafer research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1194, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1562 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Heafer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heafer 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 Heafer have been found, including Hever, Heaver, Hefer, Heafer, Hepher, Ever, Eever and many more.

Early Notables of the Heafer family

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Migration of the Heafer family

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 Heafer, or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..