The surname Uske was first found in London where the first record of the family was Thomas Usk (d. 1388), English author of 'The Testament of Love,' formerly ascribed to Chaucer. "His family resided in the neighbourhood of Newgate. The documents of the period mention several persons bearing the same surname, to whom he may possibly have been related; a Roger Usk and Agnes his wife, living in London, received a life interest in property at Queenhithe by a will dated 1368; in 1377 a Roger Usk was commissioned at Westminster to arrest a runaway friar; and a Nicholas Usk was treasurer of Calais in 1403. The chronicler Adam of Usk (who mentions Thomas Usk's execution) does not come into consideration, as he was so called from his birthplace, his real surname being unknown.
Early History of the Uske family
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Uske Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Usk, Uske, Osk, Oske and others.
Early Notables of the Uske family
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Migration of the Uske family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Samuel Usk who was brought to Annapolis, M.D. in bondage, as a criminal, in 1723. Kunig Osk and L. Osk Settled in Galveston, Texas in 1847; and Hugo Oske followed them to Texas in 1860..
