The name ‘Andrews’ originates from England. it is a derivative of the name ‘Andrew’ derived from the name (Greek name ‘Andreas’, in itself a derivative of ‘andreois’ meaning manly, from the word ‘aner’, ‘gen’, ‘andros’, meaning man ) by which the first of Jesus Christ’s disciples is known, in various local forms, throughout Christendon. patronymics.: ‘Andrew(e)s’, ‘Andress’, ‘Andriss’, ‘Anderson’, ‘Enderson’. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Andrews’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Robert Andreu’, from Cambridgeshire, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definately determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Thomas Andrews’, aged 37, from the County of Yorkshire, England, sailed from the Port of Hull 28th of February 1774 aboard the ship named the ‘Two Friends’ , arriving in Nova Scotia on the 7th of March 1774 with his wife, ‘Lilley Andrews’, aged 37 , their s…
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