| ![Show Contents]() Chisenhall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Chisenhall name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the farmstead of Chisnall which was in the township of Coppull in the parish of Standish in Lancashire. 1 The surname Chisenhall belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Chisenhall familyThe surname Chisenhall was first found in Lancashire, at Chisenhall. One of the first records of the family was found in the Assize Rolls for Lancashire where Roger de Chysenhale was listed 1284-1285. 1 Edward Chisenhall was recorded here in 1646. Some of the family were also found in Cheshire as the Will at Chester recorded Alice Chisnall, of Chisnall, widow, 1607; and Humphrey Chisnall, of Coppull, 1610. 2 Early History of the Chisenhall familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chisenhall research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1362, 1607, 1610, 1653, 1671 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Chisenhall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chisenhall Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Chisenhall has undergone many spelling variations, including Chisnall, Chisnell, Chesnall, Chesenhall, Chesnal, Chesnall, Chisenhall, Chysenhale and many more. Early Notables of the Chisenhall familyNotables of the family at this time include - Edward Chisenhall or Chisenhale (d. 1653?), English historian, the eldest son of Edward Chisenhall, esq. of Chisenhall, Lancashire. "He bore a colonel's commission for Charles I in the civil war, and...
- Sir Edward Chisenhall, was Member of Parliament for Wigan in 1689 and a knight of King Charles II (1671.)
Migration of the Chisenhall familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Chisenhall were among those contributors: Martha Chisnell, who settled in America in 1758; Johanna Chisnall, who arrived in America in 1765; Peter Chisnall, who settled in America in 1770; George Chisnell, who came to Allegheny Co., PA in 1880.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Chisenhall (post 1700) | + |
- Gar Chisenhall, American Chief Appellate Counsel at Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Regulation, Tallahassee, Florida
- Larry E. Chisenhall, American attorney with Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Daniel M. Chisenhall, American researcher at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Lonnie David Chisenhall (b. 1988), American Major League Baseball third baseman with the Cleveland Indians (2011-2018)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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