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Price Surname History
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For ancestry, genealogy research heraldic merchandise, please visit: • https://coadb.com/which-coat-of-arms-... • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 785-324-2529 11AM - 9PM (ET) • SURNAME MEANING • An Anglicized form of the Welsh patronymic ap Rhys, meaning “son of Rhys”, with Rhys, Rees, and Rice being popular personal names. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr (died 1093). The name has been established in Ireland since the 14th century. • An alternate theory is that Price is an occupational surname, from the Old French word pris, meaning “price”, denoting an early trading standards officer who set the prices of local goods. • EARLY BEARERS • Robert Price – Cornwall – 1297 • Richard Prys – Essex – 1320 • Jorwerth ap Reys – London – 1393 • LANDED GENTRY • Price of Plas Cadnant, co. Anglesey, Wales • Price of Gunley, co. Montgomery, Wales • Price of Rhiwlas, co. Merioneth, Wales • Price of Saintfield House, co. Down, Ireland • Price of Cyfronydd, co. Montgomery, Wales • KNIGHTHOODS • Sir Richard Price of Huntingdon – 1603 • Sir Jarvis Price of Wales – 1607 • Sir John Price – 1618 • Sir Charles Price, sheriff of Oxford - 1761 • Sir John Frederick Price, Indian Civil Service – 1898 • NOBLE TITLES HELD • The Price Baronetcy of the Priory, Brecon, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1657 for Sir Herbert Price. The title became extinct upon the death of his son, Sir Thomas Arden Price c. 1689. • The Price Baronetcy of Jamaica in the West Indies, was created in the baronetage of Great Britain in 1768 for Sir Charles Price, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. He was the grandson of Francis Price, who settled in Jamaica in the 1650s. The second baronet also served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. The title became extinct on his death in 1788. • The Price Baronetcy of Spring Grove in Richmond in the County of Surrey is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom created in 1804 for Sir Charles Price, Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1802 to 1812 and Lord Mayor of London from 1802 to 1803. • The Price Baronetcy of Trengwainton in the County of Cornwall was created in the baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1815 for Sir Rose Price. • The Price Baronetcy of Foxley in the County of Hereford was created in the baronetage of the in 1828 for Sir Uvedale Price, best known for his writings on the Picturesque. Sir Robert Price, 2nd Baronet, was a Member of Parliament for Herefordshire. The title became extinct on his death in 1857. • The Pryce Baronetcy of Newton in the County of Montgomery, was a title in the Baronetage of England created in 1628 for Sir John Pryce, later Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1791. • The Pryse Baronetcy of Gogerddan (or Gogarthen) in the County of Cardigan was created in the Baronetage of England in 1641 for Sir Richard Pryse, subsequently Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire. • NOTABLES • Hugh Price (c. 1495-1574) was a Welsh lawyer and clergyman who was instrumental in the founding of Jesus College, Oxford. • Dr Richard Price (1723–1791), was a Welsh moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister, mathematician, political reformer, and pamphleteer • James Price (1752–1783) was an English chemist and alchemist who claimed to be able to turn mercury into silver or gold. When challenged to perform the conversion a second time in front of credible witnesses, he instead committed suicide by drinking prussic acid. • Rear Admiral David Powell Price (1790-1854) was a Royal Navy officer of the 19th century, who served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific from 1853. He was also known for being a primary commander during the Siege of Petropavlovsk within the Crimean War before allegedly committing suicide before the bombardments of the fort. • The Reverend Thomas Price (1787-1848) was a historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century. • Rodman McCamley Price (1816-1894) was an American naval officer, businessman, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 17th Governor of New Jersey from 1854 to 1857. • Major-General Sterling Price (1809-1867) was a United States General and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who fought in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. He rose to prominence during the Mexican–American War and served as governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857. • EARLY SETTLERS • Ann Price – Virginia – 1620 • Henry Price – Virginia – 1622 • Hugh Price – Virginia – 1623 • Edward Price – Virginia – 1623
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