Wartman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wartman family

The surname Wartman was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066. It is believed to be descended from Wermund, an ancient Saxon name occurring in the genealogy of the Kings of Mercia.

Early History of the Wartman family

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Wartman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Wartman have been found, including Wardman, Warman, Wordman and others.

Early Notables of the Wartman family

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Wartman migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Wartman, or a variant listed above:

Wartman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Wartman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Hans Adam Wartman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Mary Wartman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Abraham Wartman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Caspar Wartman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1

Wartman migration to Canada +

Wartman Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Abraham Wartman U.E. who settled in Kingston, Ontario c. 1784 2
Mr. Abraham Wartman U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 2
Mr. Peter Wartman U.E. who settled in Kingston, Ontario c. 1784 2
Mr. Peter Wartman U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Wartman (post 1700) +

George Wartman Carman (1866-1929), American Major League Baseball shortstop

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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X