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Where did the English Gilman family come from? What is the English Gilman family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gilman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilman family history?
The Norman Conquest of England of 1066 added many new elements to the already vibrant culture. Among these were thousands of new names. The Gilman name is derived from the baptismal name Gilmyn. Gillman indicated that the bearer was the son of (or descended from) someone named Gilmyn. The name is of Norman origin, and was brought to England in the wake of the conquest after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Gillman, Gilman and others.First found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Gilman. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Gilman or a variant listed above:
Gilman Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edward Gilman, who arrived in Hingham, Mass in 1638
- John Gilman, who landed in New England in 1657
- Mary Gilman, who landed in Virginia in 1666
- Philip Gilman, who arrived in Maryland in 1668-1670
- Joshua Gilman, who arrived in Hampton, NH in 1669
Gilman Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Daniel Gilman, who landed in America in 1741
- Johan Adolph Gilman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752
- John Adolph Gilman, who arrived in Germantown, Pa in 1764
Gilman Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- I T Gilman, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- F D Gilman, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- G W Gilman, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- M S Gilman, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- M W Gilman, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Alfred Goodman Gilman (b. 1941), American pharmacologist, biochemist, and Nobel Prize winner
- Arthur Delevan Gilman (1821-1882), American architect
- Henry Gilman (1893-1986), American organic chemist known as the father of organometallic chemistry
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), prominent American sociologist, novelist, and writer
- Benjamin Ives Gilman (1852-1933), American Secretary of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from 1893 to 1925
- Laura Anne Gilman (b. 1967), American fantasy author
- Dorothy Gilman (b. 1923), American author of mystery and spy fiction
- Sander L. Gilman (b. 1944), American cultural and literary historian
- Theodore P. Gilman (1841-1930), American banker and politician
- Nicholas Gilman Jr. (1755-1814), American soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the U.S. Constitution
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- The Gilmans of Connecticut by Lloyd Gilman.
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