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Monk Family History The name Monk was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is a name for a monk. Further research showed the name was derived from the Old English word munuc, of the same meaning, and would indicate that the original bearer was a Monk in the medieval period (celibacy among monks was not generally adopted until the later Middle Ages, so some of them would have had families). On the other hand, the surname may be a nickname to describe someone who was perhaps a recluse. Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Monk include Monk, Monks, Monck, Moncks, Monckes and others. Links to Monk Family History: The Derivation in England of the Family Names of MONK and MONKS, (and their phonetic variations) The Worthy Rebels of Worth County: A History of Company B, 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry; Including a history of participation in that unit by Sgt. Miles Monk, Sr. and his brother, Thomas John Monk Monk Family Index Alberta Angeline Monk       BIRTH: 17 Sep 1897 in Colquitt County, Georgia Armesa Monk       BIRTH: 1865 George Albert Monk       BIRTH: 13 May 1891 in Colquitt County, Georgia       DEATH: 4 March 1942       BURIAL: Westview Cemetery, Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia James S. Monk       BIRTH: 1877 Jeremiah Bryant Monk I       BIRTH: 6 Apr 1882 in Colquitt County, Georgia       DEATH: 29 Aug 1960 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia Jeremiah Bryant Monk II       BIRTH: 3 May 1917 John F. Monk       BIRTH: 1870 Julia Missouri Monk       BIRTH: 14 Nov 1880 in Colquitt County, Georgia Katie A. Monk       BIRTH: 1876 Mahlon Monk       BIRTH: 1800 in Colquitt County, Georgia; Malon Monk       BIRTH: 1731 in Edgefield District, South Carolina       DEATH: 10 Nov 1808 in Bulloch County, Georgia Martha A. Monk       BIRTH: 1875 Mattie Idella Monk       BIRTH: 17 Feb 1885 in Georgia       MARRIAGE: Joseph Milton Newton in Colquitt County, Georgia in 1905 Miles Monk, Sr. [Profile]       BIRTH: 7 Apr 1842 in Worth County, Georgia       DEATH: 1 Apr 1919 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia Miles Monk, Jr.       BIRTH: 30 Jan 1872 in Moultrie, Georgia       DEATH: 29 Aug 1944 in St. Petersburg, Florida Rufus Monk       BIRTH: 28 Mar 1919       DEATH: 29 Dec 1995       BURIAL: Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Baker County, Georgia       MARRIED: Anne DeAlva Rufus A. J. Monk       BIRTH: 27 Oct 1894 in Colquitt County, Georgia Sarah Elizabeth Monk       BIRTH: 15 Jan 1885 in Colquitt County, Georgia Stanley Monk       BIRTH: 6 Dec 1915 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia       DEATH: 1917 Thomas Harrison Monk       BIRTH: 13 Mar 1888 in Colquitt County, Georgia Wiley Monk       BIRTH: 30 Jan 1862 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia William Henry Monk       BIRTH: 2 Jul 1861 in Colquitt County, Georgia       DEATH: 25 Dec 1943 in Moultrie, Georgia       MARRIAGE: Missouri Angeline Tucker