| ![Show Contents]() Boking History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of BokingWhat does the name Boking mean? The lineage of the name Boking begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in a village of Bocking, in the county of Essex near Braintree Early Origins of the Boking familyThe surname Boking was first found in Essex, at Bocking, a parish, in the union of Braintree, hundred of Hinckford. 1 However, one of the first records of the family was Ralph Bocking (d. 1270), a Dominican friar, stated to have been a native of Chichester. "He was the private confessor of Richard Wych, who held the see of Chichester from 1245 till his death in 1253. " 2 Early History of the Boking familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boking research. Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1273, 1337, 1500, 1533 and 1534 are included under the topic Early Boking History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boking Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Boking has undergone many spelling variations, including Bocking, Boking, Bokings, Bockyng, Bockinges and others. Early Notables of the Boking familyEdward Bocking, (d. 1534) a Benedictine monk famous for his opposition to King Henry VIII. He was the leading supporter of Elizabeth Barton, the nun of Kent. "A few months after Henry VIII's marriage with Anne Boleyn (28 May 1533), the nun's continued denunciations of the king's conduct led...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boking Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Boking familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Boking were among those contributors: Richard Bocking, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1741.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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