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![Show Contents]() Hetly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The Anglo-Saxon name Hetly comes from the family having resided in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Headley in Hampshire is the oldest. The surname Hetly belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Hetly familyThe surname Hetly was first found in Shropshire and Hampshire. One of the first records of the name was Siward de Hedeleia who was listed in 1148, in Winton, Hampshire. Stephen de Hedleye was listed the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Alan de Hedleg, and Nicholas de Heddeleg in Shropshire and the Yorkshire Poll Tax Records of 1379 list Willelmus de Hedlay and Margareta de Hedelay. 2 Early History of the Hetly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hetly research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1832 are included under the topic Early Hetly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hetly Spelling VariationsHetly has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Headley, Heggeley, Headly, Hedley, Hedly, Hedlegg, Hedleigh, Headlee, Headleigh, Hegeley and many more. Early Notables of the Hetly familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hetly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hetly migration to the United States | + |
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Hetlys to arrive on North American shores:
Hetly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Hetly, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hetly (post 1700) | + |
- Jonathon Hetly, Company Director
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
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Hetly migration to the United States 
