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![Show Contents]() Vipound History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Vipound surname is of Norman origin, coming originally from a place called Vieuxpont in Calvados, France. However another source claims that the name originated in Vieuxpont-en-Auge, near Caen in Normandy. 1 "Dam William de Vexpont" is mentioned in Wace's account of the battle of Hastings. When William Malet's shield was pierced, and his horse killed under him, "he would have been slain himself, had not the Sire de Montfort, and Dam (Dominus) William de Vez-pont come up with their strong force and bravely rescued him, though with the loss of many of their people, and mounted him on a fresh horse." It was not, however, William, according to his commentator, but "Robert, lord of Vieux-pont, who appears to have been at Hastings. In 1073 he was sent to the rescue of Jean de la Fleche. The name, afterwards written Vipont, is known in English history." He also held the seigneurie of Courville-en-Chatrain in Normandy. His English possessions are not recorded, as he was slain the year before the compilation of Domesday. 1 Early Origins of the Vipound familyThe surname Vipound was first found in Devon, where there are early records of a Robert de Viezponte in the Pipe Rolls of 1159, and 1178. At about the same time, "Robert's second son and eventual successor, William, who held Hardingstone in Northamptonshire, had a contest in 1135 "for certain Lands in Devonshire to be determined by Battle:" and in 1154 Robert de Vipont held eight knight's fees in that county of the Honour of Totness. This Robert attained a great age; for he lived for sixty-two years after the above entry in the Liber Ruber, and proved "one of the most stirring spirits of those troublesome times." 1 Early History of the Vipound familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vipound research. Another 233 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1203, 1204, 1222, 1232, 1233, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1264, 1296 and 1333 are included under the topic Early Vipound History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vipound Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Vipont, Vipond, Vipount, Vipound, Vipan and others. Early Notables of the Vipound familyMore information is included under the topic Early Vipound Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Vipound familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Vipound or a variant listed above were: Thomas Vipon, who came to Virginia in 1639; Joseph Vipont, who settled in America in 1762; and Thomas Vipond, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1855.
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
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