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 Banton Coat of Arms / Banton Family CrestThe surname of BANTON was a locational name 'of Little Bampton and Kirkbampton' in Cumberland, of Bampton in Devonshire and there is a parish of the name in Oxfordshire. The name was derived from the Old English word 'beam-tun' and meant 'the dweller by the hot bath or hot spring'. Banton is a variant of the name. Early records mention Badentone ( without surname ) listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. In 1086 the compilation of the Domesday Book was ordered by William the Conqueror (1027-87), king of England from 1066. He was born in Failaise, the bastard son of Robert, Duke of Normandy, by Arlette, a tanner's daughter. On his father's death in 1035, the nobles accepted him as a duke. When Edward the Confessor, king of England died in 1066, William invaded England that Autumn, on 14th October, 1066 killing Harold (who had assumed the title of King). English government under William assumed a more feudal aspect, the king's tenants-in-chief and all title to land was derived from his grants, and the Domesday Book contains details of the land settlements, and the names of the owners of such.The name was spelt Baentona in 1130. Philip de Bamptone, was recorded in County Somerset, during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). Josha Banton and Rebecca Stiles were married at St. George's, Hanover Square, London in the year 1785. During the Middle Ages, when people were unable to read or write, signs were needed for all visual identification. For several centuries city streets in Britain were filled with signs of all kinds, public houses, tradesmen and even private householders found them necessary. This was an age when there were no numbered houses, and an address was a descriptive phrase that made use of a convenient landmark. At this time, coats of arms came into being, for the practical reason that men went into battle heavily armed and were difficult to recognise. It became the custom for them to adorn their helmets with distinctive crests, and to paint their shields with animals and the like. Coats of arms accompanied the development of surnames, becoming hereditary in the same way. |
