Plance History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Plance family

The surname Plance was first found in Wiltshire where Maud de la Plank held estates in that shire in 1288. The name literally means "dweller by the plank" or narrow foot-bridge, from the Middle English word "planke." 1

This Norman family is generally thought to have been derived from "De la Planche, a baronial family. Richard and Henry de Planca and their fief, Normandy 1180-1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Ralph de la Planche c. 1119 witnessed a charter of Leeds Abbey, Kent. Planche was near Alençon." 2

Early History of the Plance family

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Plance Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plank, Planke, Planck, Planche, Planch, Planque, de Planque and many more.

Early Notables of the Plance family

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Plance migration to the United States +

Plance Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Cristefoal Plance, aged 32, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 3
Lorrance Plance, aged 44, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 3

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)