The surname Chocke was first found in Berkshire, 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 1199 when Absolon was shown at Somerset. 1
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Early History of the Chocke family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chocke research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1453, 1455, 1461, 1483, 1487 and 1643 are included under the topic Early Chocke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Chocke Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Choke, Cholke, Chocke, Chooke, Choocke and others.
Early Notables of the Chocke family
Distinguished members of the family include Sir Richard Choke (d. 1483?), English judge, son of John Choke of Stanton Drew in Somersetshire. "He was called to the degree of serjeant in July 1453. The following year he bought the manor of Long Ashton in Somersetshire, a property worth, as Leland informs us, 600 marcs per annum, and here... Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chocke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Chocke family to Ireland
Some of the Chocke family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Chocke 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..
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