Watz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Watz family

The surname Watz was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Watz family

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Watz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vadas, Vadans, Vatz, Vathas, Vethas, Vathes, Vathez, Vadez, Vedez, Watas, Watz and many more.

Early Notables of the Watz family

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Watz migration to the United States +

Watz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Martin Watz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 1

Watz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E. F. Watz, who settled in New York, NY in 1821
Mary Watz, aged 32, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1832 1
Christian Watz, aged 30, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1832 1
Friedrich Watz, who settled in North America in 1853
Joseph Watz, who settled in Philadelphia in 1854
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Watz migration to Canada +

Watz Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jacob Watz, who settled in Ontario in 1871

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)