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![Show Contents]() Bearing History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Bearing familyThe surname Bearing was first found in Devonshire where "the peer and the Baronet descend from John Baring of Devonshire, Esq., (XVIII. cent.) son of John Baring, minister of the Lutheran church at Bremen, in Saxony, whose ancestors had been either municipal officers or Lutheran ministers of that city from the time of the Reformation." 1 Earlier records do show John Bering in Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 2 Early History of the Bearing familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bearing research. Another 162 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1717, 1776, 1793, 1803, 1823, 1835 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Bearing History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bearing Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Bearing are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name Bearing include: Beckering, Becking, Bearing, Baring, Bering and others. Early Notables of the Bearing familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bearing Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bearing familyMany English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Bearing or a variant listed above: A. Baring, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1893; Alex Baring, aged 60, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, England, in 1908; Alexander Baring, aged 59, who arrived at Ellis Island from Hythe, England, in 1907.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
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