Selvester History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Selvester family

Early History of the Selvester family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Selvester research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1296, 1563, 1618, 1636, 1652, 1708 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Selvester History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Selvester Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Silvester, Sylvester, Silvestre and others.

Early Notables of the Selvester family

Daniel Silvester, Advocate; Joshua Sylvester (1563-1618), an English poet; and John Silvester (1652-1722) an English blacksmith at the Tower of London who held the Lordship of Birthwaite and Kexborough, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire; he...
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Migration of the Selvester family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Phillip Silvester who settled in Virginia in 1642; along with Abraham; Grace Silvester settled in Barbados with her husband and their servants in 1679.