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Fleming Family History
Fleming Genealogy & Family TreeFleming is a German name from Lower Saxony, Germany, where one of the earliest known Fleming ancestors—Ilias Flammic—was recorded in 1135. It comes from the German word for “flame.” Roots for the name can also be found in Ireland and Scotland. The family motto is Pax, copa, sapientia which means “Peace, plenty, wisdom.”
Other spellings include “Flemming,” “Flamen,” “Flemmig,” “Flaeming,” “Fleminge,” “Flemminch,” and “Flemmingen.” Notable people with the surname include American figure skater Peggy Flemming, American football player Donald Fleming (Cleveland Browns), American actress Brighid Fleming (Gamer, Labor Day), and American actress Rhonda Fleming (Spellbound, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Spiral Staircase). The first Flemming to come to America was Thomas Fleming in Virginia in 1616.
Fleming Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Janet Fleming -- --, 1613 February 13, 1692
- Henry Fleming -- --, 1568 January 13, 1629
- Benaiah Fleming -- --, 1791 December 0, 1813 West Virginia
- William Fleming -- --, 1663 October 4, 1744 Virginia
- Warren Sumter Fleming -- --, 1845 February 24, 1931
Fleming Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Basil Fleming -- --, 1903 August 15, 1974 Ontario
- Margaret Fleming -- --, 1835 November 6, 1930
- Michael Fleming -- --, 1124 December 0, 1186 Cumberland
- Thomas Fleming -- --, 1633 April 27, 1686
- Billy Gene Fleming -- --, 1927 April 5, 1967 Missisippi
