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![Show Contents]() Maning History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
It was among those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain that the name Maning was formed. The name was derived from the Old English personal name Manning. According to some experts, this name is derived from the Old Norse word manningi, which means a valiant man. 1 Another source claims that the surname was an "ancient personal name." 2 However, one source claims that name was an ancient Norman name that must have moved to England at some point. Lambert Maignon was listed in Normandy in 1180 and a few years later, William, Ansketel le Maignen was also found in Normandy 1180-1185. 3 Early Origins of the Maning familyThe surname Maning was first found in Suffolk and later in various counties throughout England. "The Mannings were, in the 13th century, represented by the Manings in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hunts, Lincolnshire, etc. Now they have their principal homes in Essex and Devon, and are also established in Cheshire, Northamptonshire, and Gloucestershire." 4 "The oldest record of the family occurs in Domesday [Book] as Mannig (Suffolk)" 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list: Henry Maninge in Cambridgeshire; and Nicholas Mannyng in Kent. Later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Johannes Mannyng and Nora Mannyng. 1 Mannings Heath is a village in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. Early History of the Maning familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maning research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1630 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Maning History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Maning Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Maning include Manning, Maning, Mannings and others. Early Notables of the Maning familyMore information is included under the topic Early Maning Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Maning family to Ireland
Some of the Maning family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 35 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Maning were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Maning Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Anne and Edmund Maning, who settled in New England in 1635
- Peter, John, Joan and Jane Maning, who settled in Virginia in 1635
- Edmund Maning, aged 40, who landed in America in 1635 5
- Lazarus Maning, who landed in Virginia in 1635 5
- Peter Maning, aged 25, who landed in Virginia in 1635 5
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Maning Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Edward Maning, who arrived in Virginia in 1701-1702 5
- William Maning, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 5
- Jacob Maning, who arrived in New England in 1709 5
- Johan Adam Maning, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 5
- Johannes Maning, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 5
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- Calvin Maning, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1896 6
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: Esse quam videri
Motto Translation: To be, rather than to seem.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- 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 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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