Gylpin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gylpin family

Early History of the Gylpin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gylpin research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1167, 1216, 1514, 1517, 1539, 1541, 1583, 1602, 1625, 1661, 1700, 1879 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Gylpin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gylpin Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Gilpin, Gilpins, Gylpin, de Gilpin and others.

Early Notables of the Gylpin family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Bernard Gilpin (1517-1583) the 'Apostle of the North,' born at Kentmere, Westmorland, in 1517. "He came, both by father and mother, of ‘ancient and honourable’ families. His mother was daughter of William Laton of Delamain, Cumberland. Having received the rudiments of education at a grammar school in the north, Gilpin was sent to Queen's College, Oxford, at the age of sixteen. At Oxford he was much attracted to the works of Erasmus, and received help in acquiring Greek and Hebrew from Mr. Neale, a fellow of New College, and afterwards the author of...
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Migration of the Gylpin family to Ireland

Some of the Gylpin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Gylpin family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Gylpin or a variant listed above were: Anthony Gilpin, who settled in Barstable, Massachusetts about 1640; Jane Gilpin settled in Virginia in 1652; Dynes, George, John, Thomas, and William Gilpin settled in Pennsylvania between 1807 and 1860.