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Early Origins of the Stinnette family

The surname Stinnette was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1560 when Nicholas Stennett held a family seat in that shire.

Early History of the Stinnette family

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Stinnette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stennett, Stennet, Stennit, Stennitt, Stenett, Stenitt, Stenit and many more.

Early Notables of the Stinnette family

Distinguished members of the family include Joseph Stennett (1663-1713), English Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter from Abingdon, Berkshire. He was second son of Edward Stennett (d. 1690?) by his wife Mary Quelch and was born at Abingdon, Berkshire. "His father...
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Migration of the Stinnette family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Stennett settled in Maryland in 1661; John Stennitt settled in Maryland in 1684; Walter Stennet settled in Boston in 1812.


Contemporary Notables of the name Stinnette (post 1700) +

  • Juanita Stinnette Chappelle, American co-founder of Chappelle and Stinnette Records, sometimes known as C&S Records in New York City around 1921


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