Mainprize History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mainprize family

Early History of the Mainprize family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mainprize research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487 and 1582 are included under the topic Early Mainprize History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mainprize Spelling Variations

Mainprize has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Mainprize, Mainprice, Mainprise, Mempriss, Mimpress, Mimpriss, Memprice, Maineprice, Mimprest, Memprice and many more.

Early Notables of the Mainprize family

Distinguished members of the family include

• the Mainprize family of Yorkshire

Migration of the Mainprize family

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Mainprizes to arrive on North American shores: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..