Hedderly History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe name Hedderly is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in the village of Adderley in Shropshire 1; the village was known as "Eldredelei" in the Domesday Book and was held by Nigel the Doctor. 2 One source notes a Norman connection to the family: "The name was derived from Doussainville, between Paris and Orleans. This family of De Dunstanville continued barons of Adderley in 1255. Henry de Adderley, a younger son, occurs in Staffordshire, 13th century 3, and 1310 Robert de Adderle is mentioned 4. The usage of those ages restricted the name of the barony to the family of its lords." 5 Early Origins of the Hedderly familyThe surname Hedderly was first found in Shropshire at Adderley, a village and civil parish that literally means "woodland clearing of a woman called Athryth," from the Old English personal name + "leah." 6 Early History of the Hedderly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hedderly research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1637 is included under the topic Early Hedderly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hedderly Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hedderly family name include Adderley, Adderly, Addly, Adley, Aderly, Atherly, Atherley, Hadderley and many more. Early Notables of the Hedderly familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hedderly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hedderly familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hedderly surname or a spelling variation of the name include : John Adderley who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1734; Edward Adderly settled in Philadelphia in 1760; Susanna Atherley settled in Virginia in 1768.
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