Sones History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins and Etymology of Sones

The surname Sones was first found in Suffolk where Earl Soham dates back to the Domesday Book 1 as lands held by Count Alan. At that time a manor was listed on four carucates of land. Some of the family remained in Normandy as Radulphus Sone was listed there in a census conducted 1180-95. 2

The same census also listed a R. Sone or Sonne in 1198. The name literally means " homestead by the pool" when translated from the Old English sae + ham.

Soham is also a small town in Cambridgeshire that has a similar lineage that dates back to before the Domesday Book. For it is here that Saegham was listed c. 1100.3

But the name dates back further; Luttingus, a Saxon nobleman built a cathedral and palace at Soham around 900 AD, on the site of the present day Church of St. Andrews.

Early History of the Sones family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sones research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1540, 1575, 1584, 1598, 1601, 1619, 1640, 1648, 1671 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Sones History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sones Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Sones has been recorded under many different variations, including Soam, Soams, Soames, Somes, Soame, Soan, Soanes and others.

Early Notables of the Sones family

Sir Stephen Soame (c.1540-1619), an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601, Lord Mayor of London in 1598; Sir Peter Soam, Lord of the Manor of Berkesden, county Suffolk; Sir Thomas Soame (1584-1671), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to...
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Sones migration to the United States +

To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Soness were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:

Sones Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Judeth Sones, who arrived in Virginia in 1666 4

Sones Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A M Sones, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Sones (post 1700) +

Sonya Sones, American poet and author, known for her books What My Mother Doesn't Know and Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
F. Mason Sones Jr. (1918-1985), American physician whose pioneering work was instrumental in the development of coronary artery bypass surgery
Charles Wesley Sones (1859-1944), American Democratic Party politician, Lumber business; Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 24th District, 1911-30, 1933-38 5
F. Sones, Australian member of the crew of the Discovery during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931), eponym of Mount Sones, Antarctica

Historic Events for the Sones family +

HMS Vanguard

Mr. Alfred T. Sones, British Able Seaman, who was aboard the ship "HMS Vanguard" when she exploded in the Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands, Scotland on 9th July 1917

Sources +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html