Nesan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland
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Etymology of Nesan

The Nesan family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish Clan of ancient Scotland. The Nesan family lived in any of a number of places called Ness, in Scotland and England. In this case, the surname Nesan comes from the Old English word, ness, which means headland. Thus, the surname Nesan means someone "from the headland." However, some references claim the name came from the Gaelic personal name Ness.

Early Origins of the Nesan family

Early History of the Nesan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nesan research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1093, 1153, 1160, 1180, 1260 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Nesan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nesan Spelling Variations

Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Nesan include Ness, Nesse, Nessan, Neeson and others.

Early Notables of the Nesan family

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Migration of the Nesan family to Ireland

Some of the Nesan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 58 words (4 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 Nesan family

The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Nesan: William Nesse, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; An Cath. Ness, who settled in New York in 1710; Michael Ness settled in Philadelphia in 1731; Matthias Ness, his wife and their six children, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1731.