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![Show Contents]() Gent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gent familyThe surname Gent was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Gent familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gent research. Another 337 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1234, 1341, 1351, 1364, 1400, 1440, 1540, 1551, 1607, 1645, 1667, 1669, 1707, 1723 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Gent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gent Spelling VariationsThe many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Gent is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Saint Jean, Jean, Geon, Jeans, Jeane, Geans, Gen, Le Jean, Des Jeans, De La Geon, Saint-Jon, Saint-Geans and many more. Early Notables of the Gent familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Jean, or Jehan de Beaumanoir, Marshal of Brittany for Charles of Blois, and Captain of Josselin, is remembered for his share in the famous Combat of the Thirty during the War of Breton Succession (1341-1364); Sir...
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gent Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gent RankingIn the United States, the name Gent is the 14,317th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Gent were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Gent were
Gent Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Gent, who landed in Virginia in 1633 2
- Thomas Gent purchased land in Virginia in 1634
- Thomas Gent, who settled in Virginia in 1638
- William Gent, who arrived in Maryland in 1663 2
- Richard Gent aged 28, settled in Maryland in 1683
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Gent Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- George Gent who arrived in Maryland in 1739
Gent Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Abraham Gent who settled in New York City in 1820
- Henry Gent, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1839 2
- Francis Gent, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 2
- Theodore Gent, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 2
- Alfred Gent who arrived in Texas in 1882
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gent Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- John Gent, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
- John Gent, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Gent Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Samuel Augustus Gent, who settled in Trinity, Newfoundland in 1810 3
- Charles Gent was a cooper of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1871 3
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Gent Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Edward Gent, British Convict who was convicted in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 25th June 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
- Mr. John Gent, English convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 15 years transported aboard the "Forfarshire" on 24th June 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6Gent Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Gilbird Goring Gent, aged 30, who arrived in Barbados in 1682 2
- Samuel Gent, aged 27, who landed in Jamaica in 1683 2
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- Dr. Robert Nicolas Gent C.B.E. (b. 1960), British Consultant for Health Protection and Deputy Head for Emergency Response Department for Public Health England, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Health Protection 7
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 19th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/forfarshire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
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