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Where did the English Stokes family come from? What is the English Stokes family crest and coat of arms? When did the Stokes family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Stokes family history?
Stokes is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Stokes family lived in Pembrokeshire. Their name, however, is a reference to Stock, near Caen, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Stokes family name include Stoke, Stokes, Stoaks, Stocks and others.First found in Pembrokeshire where they held a family seat from early times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stokes research. Another 187 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1180 and 1220 are included under the topic Early Stokes History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Stokes family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 118 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Stokes. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Stokes family to immigrate North America:
Stokes Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Christopher Stokes who settled in Virginia in 1624
- Christopher Stokes, who landed in Virginia in 1624
- George Stokes settled in Barbados in 1634
- Grace, and Eleanor Stokes settled in Boston in 1635
- Grace Stokes, aged 20, arrived in New England in 1635
Stokes Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Samuel Stokes, who arrived in North Carolina in 1701
- Joseph Stokes, who landed in South Carolina in 1711
- Eleanor Stokes, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1767
Stokes Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas B Stokes, aged 17, landed in New York in 1812
- Jos Stokes, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1825
- Joseph Houghton Stokes, who arrived in New York in 1847
- George Stokes, who arrived in Mississippi in 1850
- John Stokes, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1852
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- Elizabeth Dilling Stokes (1894-1966), well-known American anti-communist and anti-war activist and writer in the 1930s and 1940s, which led to charges of "anti-Semitism" and "sedition" in the Great Sedition Trial of 1944
- Shelly Stokes, American softball player
- Donald Gresham Stokes (1914-2008), Baron Stokes, an English industrialist, former chairman of Leyland Motors Ltd
- Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903), British physicist and mathematician
- Sir Frederick Wilfrid Scott Stokes (1860-1927), British inventor and engineer
- Carl Burton Stokes (b. 1927), U.S. politician: the first black mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Private James Stokes (1915-1945), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Mills, Stokes, and Forrester Families of Primarily Greenville Co, S.C. by Lorene Burton Ambrose.
- The Stokes Family of Pitt County, N.C. by Taney Brazeal.
- The Andrews, Clapp, Stokes, Wright, Van Cleve Genealogies by Alfred S. Andrews.
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Learn all about the different symbols of your Coat of Arms with our deluxe symbolism. This product will explain the full meaning of you Coat of Arms including motto translations.
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: Fortis qui insons
Motto Translation: Innocent fortune.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- 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).
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Stokes Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Stokes 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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