| ![Show Contents]() Hinchman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The origins of the Hinchman surname lie with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Hinchman began when someone in that family worked as a groom, squire, or page. The surname Hinchman is derived from the Old English words hengest, which means stallion, and mann, which means groom or servant. The latter word acquired its meaning of squire or page of honor in later times, in other words "an attendant upon a nobleman or personage of high distinction." 1 Early Origins of the Hinchman familyThe surname Hinchman was first found in Northamptonshire near Seagrove, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Hinchman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hinchman research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1592, 1669, 1675, 1684, 1691, 1694, 1702 and 1739 are included under the topic Early Hinchman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hinchman Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Hinchman has appeared include Henchman, Hensman, Hinxman, Hinchman, Hincksman and many more. Early Notables of the Hinchman familyDistinguished members of the family include Humphrey Henchman (1592-1675), who was Bishop of Salisbury and later of London. He was "the third son of Thomas Henchman, skinner, of the city of London, by his wife Anne Griffiths, daughter of Robert Griffiths of Carnarvon, was born at Barton Seagrove, Northamptonshire, in the house of Owen Owens, the rector of the parish, whose wife...
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 Hinchman migration to the United States | + |
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Hinchman arrived in North America very early:
Hinchman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Hinchman, who landed in New England in 1654 2
- Nathaniel Hinchman, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 2
- Edmund Hinchman, who arrived in New England in 1668 2
Hinchman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- F Hinchman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
- T. Hinchman, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1852
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hinchman (post 1700) | + |
- Harry Sibley Hinchman (1878-1933), American Major League Baseball second baseman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who played for the Cleveland Naps in 1907
- Bill Hinchman (1883-1963), American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Naps, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1905 to 1920
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Hinchman migration to the United States 
