Prenton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Prenton surname is thought to be a habitational (local) name taken on from the place name Prenton, in Cheshire. This place was recorded "Prestune" in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Early Origins of the Prenton family

The surname Prenton was first found in Cheshire at Prenton, a township, in the parish of Woodchurch, union, and Lower division of the hundred, of Wirrall. "This place is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as Prestune, and was then held by Walter de Vernon, brother to Richard, Baron of Shipbrook. In the reign of Edward III., one of a family that had assumed the local name, was lord of the manor, which continued to be held by his posterity for several generations. In the early part of the 16th century, the manor passed with an heiress of the Prentons to the Gleaves. " 1

Early History of the Prenton family

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Prenton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Prenton, Prentone, Pranton, Printon and others.

Early Notables of the Prenton family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Prenton family of Cheshire

Prenton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Prenton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Prenton, who landed in Virginia in 1654 2

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, 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)