Wetherfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wetherfield family

The surname Wetherfield was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1273 when Roger and Geoffrey Wethersfield held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Wetherfield family

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Wetherfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wethersfield, Wetherfield, Weatherfield, Weathersfield, Wetterfield, Weatterfield, Weatherford, Wetherford, Wetterford and many more.

Early Notables of the Wetherfield family

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Wetherfield migration to the United States +

Wetherfield Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Leonard Wetherfield, aged 17, who arrived in Virginia in 1634 aboard the ship "Bonaventure" coming via St. Domingo 1

Wetherfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jno Wetherfield, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1867 aboard the ship "SS Ship of Paris" 2
Sarah Wetherfield, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1867 aboard the ship "SS Ship of Paris" 2

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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 9th February 2023. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result