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![Show Contents]() Vycax History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Vycax surname is was a patronymic name meaning "son of the vicar;" or, perhaps, an occupational name for a servant of the vicar. Early Origins of the Vycax familyThe surname Vycax was first found in Durham, where they had been seated as Lords of the manor in that shire. Although there is a tradition in the family that they were descended from a Spanish Don Vicaro who entered England in the train of Queen Catharine of Aragon, this source should be seriously questioned since the family held a family seat in Durham almost 300 years before when Nickolas Vigrus (Vickers) was Steward or Governor of Tynemouth in 1295. 1 Early History of the Vycax familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vycax research. Another 253 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1215, 1296, 1310, 1338, 1340, 1361, 1396, 1399, 1503, 1580, 1581, 1590, 1591, 1604, 1607, 1611, 1618, 1636, 1641, 1646, 1648, 1652, 1655, 1656, 1660 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Vycax History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vycax Spelling VariationsAlthough the name, Vycax, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Vickers, Vickars, Viccars, Vicars, Vigours, Vicax and many more. Early Notables of the Vycax familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was John Vicars (1580?-1652), English schoolmaster, poetaster, and polemic, descended from a Cumberland stock, was born in London of poor parents about 1580.
Thomas Vicars (fl. 1607-1641), was an English theologian, born in 1590 or 1591, a native of Carlisle.
John Viccars (1604-1660), was an English biblical scholar, elder son of Gregory Viccars of Treswell in Nottinghamshire. "His sister Helen was the wife of the dramatist William Sampson (1590?-1636?) " 2
Richard Vickris (d. 1700), was an "English Quaker writer, the son...
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Some of the Vycax family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Vycax familyGradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Vycax family name Vycax, or who bore a variation of the surname were Elizabeth Viccars, who came to the colony in Roanoke, VA in 1587; John Vicars, who came to Virginia in 1622; Brian, Francis, Joe,Mary, and Zeverin Viccars, who all came to Virginia in 1635.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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