Slanning History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Slanning family

The surname Slanning was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. "At Bickleigh [Devon] there still remains the old house of the Slannings. Of the Slannings, who were somewhat intimately connected with Plymouth, and who were settled at Shaugh before Bickleigh, the most distinguished member was Sir Nicholas, one of the ' four wheels of Charles's wain,' who was killed at the siege of Bristol, 1643. " 1

Again in Devon, we found John Slanning of Shaugh held Maristow in 1550 and the family held it until 1798 when it was bought by Sir Masseh Manasseh Lopes. 1

As Cornwall and Devon border each other, it's no surprised to find that "the manor of Pennance, [Cornwall] once belonged to Sir Nicholas Slanning, the governor of Pendennis Castle in the time of the civil war, and strongly attached to the royal cause. From this gentleman it passed by inheritance to the Heywoods of Maristow in Devonshire, in which family it remained until the year 1788." 2

Early History of the Slanning family

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Slanning Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Slanning, Slanning, Slenning, Slennin, Slaning and many more.

Early Notables of the Slanning family

Distinguished members of the family include

Sir Nicholas Slanning (1606-1643), an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642; and his son, Sir Nicholas Slanning, 1st Baronet FRS (1643-1691), an English cour...
John Slanning purchased the Abbey lands at Bickleigh, Walkhampton, Devon in 1546. 1

Migration of the Slanning family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..

Citations +

Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print