Becking History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Becking familyThe surname Becking was first found in Devonshire where "the peer and the Baronet descend from John Baring of Devonshire, Esq., (XVIII. cent.) son of John Baring, minister of the Lutheran church at Bremen, in Saxony, whose ancestors had been either municipal officers or Lutheran ministers of that city from the time of the Reformation." 1 Earlier records do show John Bering in Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 2 Early History of the Becking familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Becking research. Another 162 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1717, 1776, 1793, 1803, 1823, 1835 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Becking History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Becking Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Becking family name include Beckering, Becking, Bearing, Baring, Bering and others. Early Notables of the Becking familyMore information is included under the topic Early Becking Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Becking surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Becking Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Becking Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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