| ![Show Contents]() Preng History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PrengWhat does the name Preng mean? The ancient Saxon name Preng dates back before the Norman Conquest when the first record of the family was Æðelgeard Preng c. 958, who was listed in the source Old English Bynames. Early Origins of the Preng familyThe surname Preng was first found in Devon, England, but early rolls list the family in a multitude of English counties. Simon Pring was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1203; and Walter Prink was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1327. 1 One source claims the name is a nickname as in 'Pryne, chief, first.' He goes on to say that "the final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent." 2 Early History of the Preng familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Preng research. Another 41 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1506, 1524, 1580, 1603, 1606, 1608, 1613, 1614, 1616, 1618, 1621, 1622 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Preng History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Preng Spelling VariationsOver the years, Preng has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. Pring, Pringe, Prink and others. Early Notables of the Preng familyMartin Pring (1580-1626?), English sea captain, son of John Pring of Awliscombe, Devonshire, was, in 1603, captain of the Speedwell, a vessel of fifty tons burden, which, together with a small barque named the Discoverer, was fitted out by some Bristol merchants, and in great part by John Whiston, the mayor, for a voyage to North Virginia, under license from Sir Walter Ralegh.
"In October 1606 he went out to Virginia in an expedition fitted out by Sir John Popham, and 'brought back with him,' wrote Sir Ferdinando Gorges, 'the most exact discovery of that coast that ever came to my hands...
Another 478 words (34 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Preng Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Preng familyWhen these Boernician-Scottish settlers arrived in North America they brought little with them and often had restart their lives from scratch. Through time, much of their heritage was lost, and it is only this century through Clan societies and highland games that many have recovered their national heritage. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Preng family to immigrate North America:
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
 |
