| ![Show Contents]() Hoffart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Early Origins of the Hoffart familyThe surname Hoffart was first found in Herefordshire, where they were a family of great antiquity seated at Bosbury with manor and estates in that shire. At Bosbury the church carries some very ancient monuments to the family. Families of this name also acquired Blaise Castle in Gloucestershire, Sirhowy House in Monmouthshire, and Falcondale and Lampeter in the county of Cardigan. By the 16th century they had acquired estates in London. Early History of the Hoffart familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hoffart research. More information is included under the topic Early Hoffart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hoffart Spelling VariationsMedieval scribes and church officials spelt names simply the way they sounded, which explains the various name spelling variations of the name Hoffart that were encountered when researching that surname. The many spelling variations included: Harford, Hafford, Hereford, Hareford and others. Early Notables of the Hoffart familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hoffart Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Hoffart migration to the United States | + |
During the middle of the 19th century, Irish families often experienced extreme poverty and racial discrimination in their own homeland under English rule. Record numbers died of disease and starvation and many others, deciding against such a fate, boarded ships bound for North America. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Unfortunately, many of those Irish that arrived in Canada or the United States still experienced economic and racial discrimination. Although often maligned, these Irish people were essential to the rapid development of these countries because they provided the cheap labor required for the many canals, roads, railways, and other projects required for strong national infrastructures. Eventually the Irish went on to make contributions in the less backbreaking and more intellectual arenas of commerce, education, and the arts. Research early immigration and passenger lists revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Hoffart:
Hoffart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Anna Margaret Hoffart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 1
- Jorick Hoffart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1729 1
Hoffart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Josef Hoffart, aged 23, who landed in New York, NY in 1885 1
- Ludwig Hoffart, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1885 1
- Balthasar Hoffart, aged 33, who landed in New York, NY in 1885 1
- Franz Hoffart, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
- Jacob Hoffart, aged 37, who landed in New York, NY in 1893 1
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- 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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