Blakstok History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Blakstok family

The surname Blakstok was first found in Dumfriesshire where they held a family seat at Mouswald, a village on Lochar Moss, near Dumfries from about the year 1517. The earliest record of the name was William de la Blakestok was in 1296 in Sussex, England. He was called the dweller by the black stock or stump, hence the later Scottish registry of the Blackstocks in the Arms. And an Adam Blakstok had moved north to Cumberland in 1332, just south of Dumfries. Conjecturally, this is one of the many Norman families which fled to the north, then to Scotland to escape the oppression of the English/Plantagenet Kings.

Early History of the Blakstok family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blakstok research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1547, 1570, 1603, 1624, 1641, 1673, 1700, 1746 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Blakstok History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blakstok Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blackstok, Blakstok, Blakstock, Blackstock and many more.

Early Notables of the Blakstok family

John Blakstok of Dumfries, signer of the Band of Dumfries in 1570

Migration of the Blakstok family to Ireland

Some of the Blakstok family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 42 words (3 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 Blakstok family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: There is a record of a Blackstock family in South Carolina in 1770; Edward Blackstock arrived in South Carolina in 1805; John Balckstock arrived in South Carolina in 1810.