Re: INSKIP AND INSKEEP
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Re: INSKIP AND INSKEEP
ANITA TAYLOR 6/17/00
It was not until the 13th century or later that surnames were generally adopted.Most often English surnames came about by a man being designated das from a certain locale or by his occupation.
It is believed this family of Inskip, Inskipp, Inskeep can first be found in North Lancashire where the village of Inskip is located.This village is seven or eight miles north-northwest of Preston.
In Charles W. Bardsley's Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, p 418, he gives "Local, 'of Inskip', a manor in the parish of St Michael le Wyre, County Lancashire."In The Origin of English Surnames, p 324, Reaney notes that "Many of them had strayed far from their original home,....from Lancashire the Inskips of Bedfordshire...."But it seems our branch of the family did not stray quite so far for they located in Staffordshire.
Was it the Staffordshire branch that changed the spelling of the name to Inskeep?Why?Why was the name changed to the spelling of Inskeep, but the pronunciation of Inskip retained?
John Inskeep, our ancestor who came to America, according to the inscription of his tombstone was born in Sadely Green, Staffordshire.His sister, Isabell Jones, in her letter of 1755 stated she was the daughter of John Inskeep of Fooford in Staffordshire.
Hope this helps in understanding that Inskip and Inskeep are one and the same.Plus....I'm sure there are other spellings of this name as well.As a child in rural CO my sons' great grandparents pronounced their Inskeep name Inskip.When I married into the family I got tired of spelling and pronouncing and gave in to the popular pronunciation of the name "Inskeeeep".
Judy
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