The Trarice surname is derived from one of several place name in Cornwall. These place names in turn comes from the Cornish words "tre," meaning "homestead" or "settlement," and "rys," denoting a "ford," or perhaps alluding to a person's name.
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Early Origins of the Trarice family
The surname Trarice was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor at Trerice, near Newlyn, South-West Cornwall. Michael Trerice (some sources list him as Mattew,) owned the 500 acres of the Trerice estate, which included the present-day location of Trerice Manor. Ownership passed to an heiress, Joan Trerice in or about the reign of Edward the Third (reign 1327-1377,) who married into a branch of the Arundell family.
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Early History of the Trarice family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trarice research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1646, 1664 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Trarice History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Trarice Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Trerice, Trerise, Tracise, Trarice, Treyice, Trereiss and many more.
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Early Notables of the Trarice family
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Migration of the Trarice family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicholas Trerice, who settled at Charlestown, MA in 1636, with his wife Rebecca. He was ship Master of the " Planter" on its journey from London to Boston in 1635..
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