Inces History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Inces

What does the name Inces mean?

The ancestors of the Inces surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived in the region of Ince in Cheshire West, England. Inces is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Early Origins of the Inces family

The surname Inces was first found in Cheshire at Ince, a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and historically in the union of Great Boughton, Second division of the hundred of Eddisbury in England. The first record of this local was found in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was listed as Inise. 1

Ince-in-Makerfield or Ince is a regenerated township in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, but historically in Lancashire. The earliest mention of the Manor of Ince and the Ince family dates from about 1202 in this area. At that time, it was part of the barony of Newton in Makerfield (Newton le Willows.) "The family of Ince were anciently lords of this manor, which, in the reign of Henry IV., was conveyed by their heiress to the Gerards." 2

Early History of the Inces family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Inces research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1635, 1660 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Inces History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Inces Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Inces include Ince, Ince, Ins, Ines, de Inces, Inch and others.

Early Notables of the Inces family

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Migration of the Inces family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Gabriel and Jonathon Ince, who settled in New Haven Conn. in 1630; Thomas Ince settled in Virginia in 1654.

Sources +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.