| ![Show Contents]() Faunce History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Faunce familyThe surname Faunce was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 12th century when they held estates at Plymouth. They are believed to have been originally from Saxby Saphy in Worcestershire about 1000 A.D. Early History of the Faunce familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Faunce research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1142, 1149, 1162, 1172, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1538, 1560, 1600, 1610, 1625, 1673, 1697 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Faunce History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Faunce Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Faunce include Fowns, Fownes, Vownes, Faun, Faunce, Vaunce, Vaun, Fones, Foynes, Voynes, Phones, Phowns and many more. Early Notables of the Faunce familyAnother 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Faunce Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Faunce family to Ireland
Some of the Faunce family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 69 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Faunce migration to the United States | + |
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Faunce or a variant listed above:
Faunce Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Faunce of Essex who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" 1
- Manasseh Faunce, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623 aboard the ship "Anne" 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Faunce (post 1700) | + |
- John M. Faunce, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1996, 2000 2
- Jennifer Faunce (b. 1965), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 29th District; Elected 1998, 2000 2
- Burr Faunce, American Republican politician, Candidate for supervisor of Ida Township, Michigan, 1935 2
- Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941), American Republican politician, Mayor of East Lansing, Michigan, 1929-31; Postmaster at East Lansing, Michigan, 1931-35 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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