Hinsey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

The name Hinsey is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from a nickname as in "son of the hine (hind.)" 1

Early Origins of the Hinsey family

The surname Hinsey was first found in Yorkshire, where we find Henry Hynson, Ellen Hyneson and Thomas Hynson, "ploghwryght," (plough wright) listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. Henry and Thomas were either brothers or father and son, and were the scions of their respective branches of the family name. 1

Early History of the Hinsey family

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Hinsey Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Hinsey include Hinson, Hineson, Hindson, Hyneson, Hynson and others.

Early Notables of the Hinsey family

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Migration of the Hinsey family to Ireland

Some of the Hinsey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Hinsey migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Hinsey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hen Hinsey, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
J Henry Hinsey, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)