Highlands History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Highlands family

The surname Highlands was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Highlands family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Highlands research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1604, 1605, 1664 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Highlands History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Highlands Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heyland, Heiland, Heilland, Hieland, Hyland, Highland, Heland and many more.

Early Notables of the Highlands family

Jan Baptist van Heil (1604-1685), a Flemish Baroque painter. Born in Brussels, he was considered the best of three famous brothers; his brother Leo van Heil (1605-c.1664), a painter...
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Highlands migration to the United States +

Highlands Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Samuel Highlands, who landed in America in 1795 1

Sources +

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)