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Gentle Family Crest
Gentle Family Crest
Gentle

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

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A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Gentle, Gentles, Gentile, Jentle, Gentry and others.

First found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat since the Norman invasion of 1066. The name Gentle comes from the Old French word "gent," meaning "well-born" or "noble." It could be a literal name, referring to someone who actually was well-born, or it may have been an ironic nickname, for someone who put on airs of aristocracy.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gentle research. Another 200 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1242, 1273, 1327, and 1377 are included under the topic Early Gentle History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Gentle or a variant listed above:

Gentle Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Edward Gentle, who arrived in New York in 1777

Gentle Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Andrew Gentle, who settled in America in 1801
  • George Adam Gentle, who came to Pennsylvania in 1802
  • William Gentle, aged 24, arrived in New York in 1803
  • Andrew Gentle, who arrived in New York in 1812
  • Andrew Gentle, aged 35, arrived in New York in 1812


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  2. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
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  4. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  5. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
  6. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  7. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  8. Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
  9. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  10. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Gentle Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gentle 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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