| ![Show Contents]() Blacks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BlacksWhat does the name Blacks mean? The annals of the ancient Scottish bards frequently refer to the surname Blacks and it springs from three separate and distinct sources. In examining the ancient origins, historians are undecided whether the name Black derives from the Old English Blaecor Blac. The former means black the color, but the later means the opposite, that is, pale or bright. However, it is concluded that it is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and one of the first references to the family Black is when Blaecca was a prefect of the city of Lincoln, England in 628 and he and his family were recorded as being converted to Christianity by Paulinus, a missionary. Early Origins of the Blacks familyThe surname Blacks was first found in Lincolnshire. The movement northwards appears to have taken place about 1175 A.D. when Hugh Niger is recorded in Angus (Niger is the Latin version of Black). Adam de Black was a juror in an inquisition held at Lanark in 1303 and from this point in time, the more complete records of the period yield no less than twenty one references to members of the Black family in the Scottish lowlands and as far north as Inverness and Aberdeen. Early History of the Blacks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blacks research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1501, 1562, 1563, 1756, 1760 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Blacks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blacks Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Black, Blacke and others. Early Notables of the Blacks familyNotables of the family at this time include John Blak or Black (d. 1563), a Dominican friar of Aberdeen. "His public disputation with John Willox took place in Edinburgh in the summer of 1501. Bishop Lesley gives the three heads of their disputation, and adds that in the end nothing was agreed. Indeed it would seem that the only important result of such...
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blacks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Blacks family to IrelandSome of the Blacks family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 61 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Blacks Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- J P Blacks, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Non crux sed lux
Motto Translation: Not the cross, but the light.
- 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)
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