FTDNA's T project has my Patrick Walsh grouped with
Hoff,
Anthonius b: ABT
1616 in Germany d: 1677 in Heddesdorf, Germany….(right bank of the Rhine).
"The west Germanic tribe of the Sicambri descended from the Cimmerians. The Sicambri were located along the right bank of the Rhine and appear about 55 BC."
https://www.houseofnames.com/Hait-family-crest/German
"The surname Hait was first found in
Bavaria, where the name Heidt was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egem,_East_Flanders
Through the centuries Egem has had multiple names. In the oldest documents it was found to be named Heddeghem (1571).
Etymologically,
Flemish toponyms ending with –
gem refer to a
Germanic compound of –
haim, meaning ‘home’ or ‘residence’, and a derivative ending –
inga. The first part of the name "Egem" is commonly assigned to the Germanic name of
Haid, Hait or Heit. In its totality, the compound
Haidingahaim meant ‘residence of the followers or tribal members of Frank (Franko) Haid’, degenerated into Heddeghem. The locality name belongs to the group of ingahemnames who are older than regular hemnames. Egem was founded in the early centuries of the
Merovingian era (6th-7th century), and thus has an older origin than Bambrugge. Egem was probably a secluded homestead which was not too great, and was later absorbed by the rapidly faster developing Bambrugge.
(notice name similarity of Anthonius Hoff's Heddesdorf, Germany and the
Haid / Hait / Heit homestead of Heddeghem in
East_Flanders)
Wales:
"Nest also had children by the sheriff Hait
of Pembroke, a Fleming (William, who became lord of St. Clears)"
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~walsh/nesta.html
*3rd LINE OF NESTA: 1 +Hait, Sheriff of Pembroke b: c.1070 2 William de Hay (FitzHait) b: c.1105 f: held St. Clare around the year 1130, campaigned with William and Maurice FitzGerald in Carmarthen in 1137. A footnote in the 13th century Welsh text "Brut y Tywysogyon" (The Chronicle of the Princes), compiled at the Welsh monastery of Strata Florida around 1300 alludes that William Hay 'Wallensis', son of Nesta and de Hay/Hait, was perhaps the father, or grandfather, of
Philip and David (who went to Ireland).
Any thoughts, anyone?