The surname Novent was first found in Devon where one of the first records of the family was when "the barony [of Totnes] was given to Roger de Novant. Under John it was divided, Henry de Novant holding one moiety and William de Bruce, a grandson of Judhel, the other. The Novant half passed to the Valletorts, and then to the Cantelupes, who also acquired the remaining portion." 1
Early History of the Novent family
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Novent Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Noven, Novant, Novan, Novene, Novent and others.
Early Notables of the Novent family
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Migration of the Novent family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
