Wyman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Wyman, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :

Wyman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• John and Francis Wyman who settled in Charlestown Massachusetts in 1630
• Francis Wyman, who arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1635 4
• John Wyman, who landed in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1644 4

Wyman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Rudi Wyman, who arrived in Carolina in 1743 4
• John Wyman, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766
• Mr. Wyman, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1768

Wyman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• James Wyman, aged 23, who arrived in Connecticut in 1812 4
• George Wyman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 4

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wyman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Ebenezer Wyman, who landed in Canada in 1830

Wyman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Joseph Wyman, (b. 1796), aged 41, English weaver who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for 14 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Blenheim" on 11th March 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1843 5
• John Wyman, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 6
• Robert Wyman, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 7
• Sophia Wyman, aged 27, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 7
• Robert Wyman, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Catherine" 7

• Nick Wyman (b. 1950), American stage, television, and film actor, and is a former president of the Actors' Equity Association
• Rosalind Wiener Wyman (1930-2022), American politician, Los Angeles City Councilmember, and California Democratic political figure who was the youngest person ever elected to the Los Angeles City Council when she was 22 years old, Chair of the 1984 Democratic National Convention (1984)
• Jeffries Wyman (1814-1874), American naturalist and anatomist
• John Wyman, American actor, best known for his role in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only"
• Loraine Wyman (1885-1937), American folksinger, dulcimer player
• Jane Wyman (1917-2007), Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress
• F. D. Wyman, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 3rd District, 1897-98 8
• Eugene L. Wyman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964 8
• Emory S. Wyman, American politician, Member of Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1899 8
• Eliot U. Wyman, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Wolfeboro, 1956 8
• ... (Another 26 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

• Genealogy of the Wyman Family From Its First Settlement in America by Thomas Bellows Wyman.