Belinger History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe name Belinger was carried to England in the enormous movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Belinger family lived in Nottingham in the midlands of England. However, the family was originally descended from the Bellengers, the Knights of Facomberg in Picardy, France and the name has been corrupted from the name of the French Boulanger family, who were chevaliers (knights) of Hainaut and Flanders. Early Origins of the Belinger familyThe surname Belinger was first found in Worcestershire where John Belinger was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1275. 1 From this earliest record, we move to 16th century London where William Bellinger is buried at St. Peter, Cornhill in 1563; and the same church records show Thomas Bland and Rose Bellynger married at that time. William Bellinger and Dorothy Ferrybye were married in 1572-3 and later, Richard Ashman and Joan Belinger were married in 1620. 2 Early History of the Belinger familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belinger research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1468, 1469, 1477, 1642 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Belinger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Belinger Spelling VariationsMultitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Ballenger, Ballinger, Bellinger, Bellenger and others. Early Notables of the Belinger familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Francis Bellinger (died 1721), an English physician, an original member of the Spalding Society.
John Bellinger was a "bookseller in London; Cliffords... Migration of the Belinger family to IrelandSome of the Belinger family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Belinger or a variant listed above: Belinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
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