The surname Wildrick was first found in Northumberland 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 1203 Hugo Wilrick when held lands.
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Early History of the Wildrick family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wildrick research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wildrick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Wildrick Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wildrick, Wildrich, Wildridge, Willdridge, Wildredge, Wildrege, Wildrige, Welrige, Wilrege and many more.
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Early Notables of the Wildrick family
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Migration of the Wildrick family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
Contemporary Notables of the name Wildrick (post 1700)
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Abram Calvin Wildrick (1836-1894), Union brevet brigadier general in the American Civil War, son of Isaac Wildrick
Isaac Wildrick (1803-1892), American Democratic Party politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (1849-1853)
Margaret Wildrick (1917-2000), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 1
John Albright Wildrick (1838-1918), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Warren County, 1903-05; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916 1
Isaac Wildrick (1803-1892), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1849-53; Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Warren County, 1883-85 1
Abram Wildrick (1803-1871), American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Warren County, 1842-45; Member of New Jersey State Senate from Warren County, 1867-69 1
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