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Jech Family Crest
Jech Family Crest
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Where did the Scottish Jech family come from? What is the Scottish Jech family crest and coat of arms? When did the Jech family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Jech family history?

The Scottish surname Jech is generally understood to be derived from the given name John, which in turn came from the French name "Jacques," one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England and Scotland. "Jacques," is a form of the Latin name "Jacobus."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacke, Jack, Jacks and others.

First found in Renfrewshire, where they held a family seat at Woodall between Langbank and the Port of Glasgow from ancient times. In earlier times they had been located at Kethek in Coupar Angus, and in 1473 William Jack was tenant of the mill in that village. A few years later, Gilbert Jak was listed as a resident of Vddynston in 1498.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jech research. Another 213 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1498, 1502, 1545, 1567, 1574, 1577, and 1580 are included under the topic Early Jech History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Jech Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Jech family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 263 words(19 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Jack who settled in St. Christopher in 1635; Ezekiel Jack settled in Virginia in 1663; Morris and John Jack settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1763.

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  5. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  6. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  7. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  8. Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Glasgow: Harper Collins, 1995. Print.
  9. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  10. Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
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The Jech Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Jech Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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