Early Origins of the Tranance family
The surname Tranance was first found in Cornall where they held a
family seat as Lords of the Manors of Tranance and Bodmin.
Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to
Brittany and
Wales than to
England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into
Devon,
Somerset and Dorset.
Early History of the Tranance family
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Tranance Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tranance, Tranansh, Trenants, Trence, Trance and others.
Early Notables of the Tranance family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Tranance family to the New World and Oceana
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..