Genealogy Report: Descendants of George Pringle
Descendants of George Pringle
1.GEORGE1 PRINGLE was born Bef. 1830.He married (1) SOPHIA MITCHELL.He married (2) SOPHIA MITCHELL.
Notes for GEORGE PRINGLE:
PRINGLE:Scots/English from Stowe in the former county of Roxburghs; formerly called Hop (P) ringle "Narrow Valley". A family of this name trace their descent from Robert PRINGLE, squire of the Earl of Douglas, who fought the Battle of Otterburn (1388) and of Vernevil in Normandy (1424).
According to detailed records of the Pringles, published by Alexander Pringle in 1933, the surname Hoppringill, or Pringle, dates from the reign of Alexander III of Scotland (1249-86) and is one of the oldest names of the Scottish border region.It is a placename derived from a locale in the Parish of Stow on the left side of Gala Water, about ten miles north of Galashiels.Hoppringill lies about one half mile up from the bank of the river on the southern slopes of a ridge separating the valleys of the rivers Armet and Todhole (now named Armet Water and Toddle Burn).
This ridge, with its level crest, abuts at its western extremity on the Gala in a remarkably rounded knob some 300 ft above the level of the river, which winds around its base in a semi-circle.It is this ring-like boss which no doubt gives the place its name of Hoppringhill, as it is occasionally writtenin older records.
The first syllable is the name Hope, Hopp, Op or Up, derived from the Old Norse Hop - a haven, denoting a small enclosed valley branching off a larger one.The other syllables include ring (or rink), and hill. As such names are always descriptive, Hoppringhill means simply the small enclosed valley of the ring, or round hill.
The full name of Hoppringhill was in use for 300 years. The last recorded usage in its full form is by a Chief of the Clan whose will, dated 1737, is in the name of John Hoppringle of that ilk. Around 1590, however, Pringhill, which had appeared raely before, begins to become the dominant form, until around 1650, when it gave way to Pringle. This change closely follows similar changes in the spelling of words like Temple and Single, derived from Tempill and Singill. The final syllable was never actually pronounced gill.
Children of GEORGE PRINGLE and SOPHIA MITCHELL are:
i. | JOHN2 PRINGLE. | ||
ii. | NELSON PRINGLE. | ||
iii. | CHARLES PRINGLE. | ||
iv. | GEORGE A. PRINGLE, m. ELIZABETH GOODWIN. | ||
v. | MELLIE PRINGLE. | ||
2. | vi. | DARIOUS SPENCER PRINGLE, b. December 1843, Ontario, Canada. |
Child of GEORGE PRINGLE and SOPHIA MITCHELL is:
3. | vii. | SIMEON SPRINGSTEIN2 PRINGLE, b. Bet. 1844 - 1848, Ontario, Canada. |