Ventres Surname HistoryThe distinguished surname Ventres is derived from the Middle English word "aventurous," meaning "the venturous." 1 Another source "suggests La Ventrouse in the arrondissement of Montagne, Normandy, as the home of the family." 2 Following the Norman theme, we found Ralph Ventras, or Vintras, Normandy 1180-95 in the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae. 3 Early Origins of the Ventres familyThe surname Ventres was first found in Huntingdonshire where William A Ventur was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279. Years later, William le Ventre was found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327. Francis Ventreys was listed in the Feet of Fines for Huntingdonshire in 1600. 1 Some records point to Cambridgeshire, where the family was first referenced in the 13th century when they held a family seat at Wittlesford. The Venters variant is typically found in Scotland where the name is "current in Fife," but like the English variants, there is much debate as to the origin. 4 Early History of the Ventres familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ventres research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1586, 1603, 1610, 1614, 1642, 1645, 1650, 1653, 1654, 1661, 1674, 1681, 1688, 1689 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Ventres History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ventres Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ventris, Ventres, Venters, Ventrus, Ventras, Venture, Ventures, Ventrice, Ventriss, Fentress, Fentris and many more. Early Notables of the Ventres familyDistinguished members of the family include Sir Peyton Ventris (1645-1691), English judge and politician. He was the "eldest surviving son of Edward Ventris, barrister-at-law, of Gray's Inn and Granhams, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (a scion of a Bedfordshire family of some antiquity), by Mary, daughter of John Breuse of Wenham Hall, Suffolk, was born at Wenham Hall in November 1645. He was admitted on 3 Feb. 1653-1654 a member of the Middle Temple, where he was called to the bar on 2 June 1661. Failing to secure a practice, he devoted himself to...
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ventres Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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