| ![Show Contents]() Sheck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins and Etymology of SheckThe surname Sheck was first found in Lancashire at Shakerley, which is now a suburb of Tyldesley in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. Shakerley is derived from the Old English words "sceacere" + "leah" and literally meant "robbers woodland glade or clearing." 1 2 This property 'formerly almost exclusively the property of the Shakerleys of Somerford in Cheshire. The site of the hall is marked by a moat, and continued to be the residence of the Shakerleys till the middle of the last century.' 3 The earliest record of the place name was Shakerlee in 1210. Adam de Shakerley was the first of the name living in the area about 1200. Later, Henry de Shakresleghe, de Shakerleghe was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Lancashire in 1332. 4 Early History of the Sheck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sheck research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1610, 1631, 1650 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Sheck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sheck Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Shakerley, Shackerly, Shackerley, Shack and many more. Early Notables of the Sheck familyJeremy Shakerley (fl. 1650), English astronomer and mathematician, was author of 'The Anatomy of Urania Practica,' or a short Mathematical Discourse. "Shakerley's chief claim to distinction is as the second observer of the transit of Mercury. The first transit was observed in 1631. According to Vincent Wing, Shakerley foretold the transit of 1651...
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| Sheck migration to the United States | + |
Sheck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes, Sheck Jr., who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1746 5
| Sheck migration to Canada | + |
Sheck Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Christopher Sheck U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 6
- Mr. Christopher Sheck U.E. (b. 1755) who settled in Sussex Vale [Sussex Corner], Kings County, New Brunswick c. 1784 he became a Freeman in 1785 was a Carpenter, he died in 1841 6
- Mr. Cornelius Sheck Sr., U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 6
- Mr. Christian Sheck U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1786 one child listed 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sheck (post 1700) | + |
- Sheck Exley (1949-1994), American cave-diving pioneer and author
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Antiquum Obtinens
Motto Translation: Possessing our ancient honour.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Baines Thomas & William Fairbairn, Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present History of Counties London: William MacKenzie, 1867, Digital, 4 vols
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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