Fencot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

Early Origins of the Fencot family

Early History of the Fencot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fencot research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1347 and 1352 are included under the topic Early Fencot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fencot Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Fencote, Fencot, Fencott, Fencourt, Fencourte, Fencord and many more.

Early Notables of the Fencot family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

• Fencote of Hereford

Migration of the Fencot family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Fencot or a variant listed above were: John Fencott, who came to Maryland or Virginia in 1666; and Ann Fencott, who came to Maryland in 1667.