Sadleigh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Sadleigh is an old Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a person who was a person who made saddles. Sadleigh is an occupational surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress. The surname Sadleigh comes from the Old English and Old German word sadel, which was an occupational name for a maker of saddles.

Early Origins of the Sadleigh family

The surname Sadleigh was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from early times at Everley.

"This place, at the time of the heptarchy, was the residence of Ina, King of the West Saxons; it subsequently belonged for many generations to the Plantagenets, dukes of Lancaster. The manor was granted by Edward VI., in the first year of his reign, to Edward, Duke of Somerset, Protector, after whose attainder, reverting to the crown, it was given by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Ralph Sadlier, Knt., the royal falconer, whose son and successor had the honour of entertaining James I. at the manor-house, on the 31st of August, 1603." 1

Early History of the Sadleigh family

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Sadleigh Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Sadleigh has been recorded under many different variations, including Sadler, Sadlar, Sadleigh, Sadlier, Sadleir and many more.

Early Notables of the Sadleigh family

Notables of this surname at this time include: The Right Honourable Sir Ralph Sadler, PC, Knight banneret, (1507-1587), who served as a Secretary of State for King Henry VIII; Sir Edwyn Sadlier, 1st Baronet (c. 1620-1672); John Sadler of Warmwell (1615-1674), an English lawyer, academic, Member of Parliament, Town Clerk of London (1649 to 1660); and Sir Edwin Sadlier, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656-1719) of Temple Dinsey in the County of Hertford. John Sadler (died 1565)...
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Migration of the Sadleigh family to Ireland

Some of the Sadleigh family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Sadleigh migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Sadleigh or a variant listed above:

Sadleigh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Margaret Sadleigh, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1772 2

The Sadleigh Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Servire Deo sapere
Motto Translation: To serve God is to be wise

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)