Forness History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Forness family

The surname Forness was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Forness family

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Forness Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vernet, Verneto, Varnot, Vorne, Verney, Fornet, Forner, Forneret, Fornerat, Vernett, Vernette, Vernay, Fernet and many more.

Early Notables of the Forness family

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Migration of the Forness family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Vernet, Roze Vernet, and Pierre Vernet who came to Louisiana in 1720; Lewis Vernet, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1805; as well as Louis Vernette, who came to New Orleans in 1844..

Contemporary Notables of the name Forness (post 1700) +

Fred W. Forness Jr. (1873-1964), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1923, 1927; Mayor of Olean, New York, 1934-37, 1940-41; Defeated, 1937, 1943 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html