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1680 - 1744 (64 years)
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Name |
James Fleck Affleck |
Birth |
1680 |
Glencorse SCT |
Gender |
Male |
Altern Name |
James Fleach Affleck |
Death |
1744 |
Antrim IRL |
Notes |
- TRANSFORMATION OF "AFFLECK" TO "FLACK" SURNAME
Tracing the origin of surnames is not an exact science, and defining the derivation of FLACK is no exception. The Penguin Dictionary states that it is a version of FLAGG meaning turf, sod or peat-cutting. The old Norse word "flag" means "to flay or cut stone or peat". Other sources claim it comes from the Dutch VLAK (Vlake, Vlaken, Vlack, Vlach, Flach, Flake): Dutch settlers would have come across to assist with the farming of the marshy fenlands of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Another source claims that the name came from the Scottish surname AFFLECK or "a fal leac" which means flagstone enclosure.
So basically FLACK means "Dweller in a field of flagstones" whichever origin you choose. First found in Norfolk in ancient times, the name spread southwards into Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, then on to Essex, Hertfordshire and inevitably to London and the southern counties of Surrey, Sussex and Kent. From the mid 17th century onward Flacks joined in the great migration from Europe to the New World: most immigrants of this name in America, Canada and Australia can trace their roots back to England, Ireland or Scotland.
by Denise Carr / http://www.flackgenealogy.com/origin.php
9 Jan 2020
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Person ID |
I306 |
Flack Genealogy |
Last Modified |
23 Jul 2021 |
Wife |
Helen Fligo, b. 1680, Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland, Reino Unido d. Unk, Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland, Reino Unido |
Marriage |
1703 |
Mid-Lothian SCT |
Children |
+ | 1. James Flack, b. 1708, Antrim IRL d. 2 Sep 1802, Doylestown, Bucks Co, PA (Age 94 years) |
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Family ID |
F116 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Dec 2019 |
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Sources |
- [S61] James Fleach Affleck, (familysearch.org) (Reliability: 1).
- [S78] James Fleck Affleck, (familysearch.org) (Reliability: 2).
- [S79] James Fleach Affleck christening, (familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
- [S81] James Fleach Affleck, (familysearch.org) (Reliability: 2).
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