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![Show Contents]() Affray History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The history of the Affray name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the Old English personal name Alvred. This name was popular in England because of the fame of Alfred the Great (849-899), who was the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex. Early Origins of the Affray familyThe surname Affray was first found in Worcestershire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Affray familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Affray research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1296, 1317, 1379, 1666 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Affray History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Affray Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Affray family name include Alfray, Alfraye, Alfrey, Aufrey, Aufray, Alphrey, Alphray, Alferry, Allfree and many more. Early Notables of the Affray familyMore information is included under the topic Early Affray Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Affray migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Affray surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Affray Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Baletis Affray, who arrived in South Carolina in 1749 1
- 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)
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Affray migration to the United States 
