Neesome History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Neesome is a name whose ancestors lived among the Picts, a tribe in ancient Scotland. The Neesome family lived in any of a number of places called Ness, in Scotland and England. In this case, the surname Neesome comes from the Old English word, ness, which means headland. Thus, the surname Neesome means someone "from the headland." However, some references claim the name came from the Gaelic personal name Ness.

Early Origins of the Neesome family

The surname Neesome was first found in Fife, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Neesome family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Neesome research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1093, 1153, 1160, 1180, 1260 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Neesome History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Neesome Spelling Variations

The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Neesome has been spelled Ness, Nesse, Nessan, Neeson and others.

Early Notables of the Neesome family

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Migration of the Neesome family to Ireland

Some of the Neesome family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Neesome family

The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Neesome: William Nesse, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; An Cath. Ness, who settled in New York in 1710; Michael Ness settled in Philadelphia in 1731; Matthias Ness, his wife and their six children, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1731.