Pennyman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Pennyman is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name was given to a person who was a person who worked as the servant for Penn. The name may also be derived from their work as local treasurers or pennymasters who were in charge of the Mint.

Early Origins of the Pennyman family

The surname Pennyman was first found in Somerset where one of the first records of the name was Simon Penyman in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1268. Others include: William Peniman in the Hundredorum Rolls of Cambridge in 1279; and Ralph Paniman or Panyman was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296.

Early History of the Pennyman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pennyman research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1569, 1607, 1608, 1628, 1635, 1636, 1642, 1643, 1661, 1664, 1679, 1695, 1702, 1708, 1745, 1750, 1778 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Pennyman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pennyman Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Pennyman family name include Pennyman, Penniman, Penyman and others.

Early Notables of the Pennyman family

Notables of the family at this time include

William Pennyman (died 1628), a Clerk in Chancery, he held a third of the Manor of Marske, Yorkshire
Sir James Pennyman, 1st Baronet of Ormesby (1608-1679)
Sir Thomas Pennyman, 2nd Baronet of Ormesby (1642-1708), High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1702
Sir James Pennyman, 3rd Baronet of Ormesby (c.1661-1745)

Migration of the Pennyman family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Pennyman or a variant listed above: James Penniman, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630, with his wife Lydia; as well as Jane Penniman and her husband, who settled in Boston in 1679..

Contemporary Notables of the name Pennyman (post 1700) +

Sir William Henry Pennyman (1764-1852), 7th Baronet of Ormesby, English peer
Sir James Pennyman (1736-1808), 6th Baronet of Ormesby, English peer, Member of Parliament for Scarborough (1770-1774) and Beverley (1774-1796)
Sir Warton Pennyman -Warton (1701-1770), 5th Baronet of Ormesby, English peer

The Pennyman Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fortiter et fideliter
Motto Translation: Boldly and faithfully.