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![Show Contents]() Hening History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Hening is one of the oldest family names to come from the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from the personal name Henning or Hemming. The letters n and m were often regarded as interchangeable in the medieval records. Early Origins of the Hening familyThe surname Hening was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Hening familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hening research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1276, 1498 and 1601 are included under the topic Early Hening History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hening Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hening has undergone many spelling variations, including Henning, Hening, Hennings, Hemington and others. Early Notables of the Hening familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hening Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Hening family to Ireland
Some of the Hening family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hening were among those contributors:
Hening Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Hening, who landed in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1674 1
Hening Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Henry Hening, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
- Georg Hening, who landed in America in 1783 1
Hening Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James Hening, who landed in New York in 1811 1
- George Hening, aged 68, who arrived in New York in 1812 1
- Erastus Hening, who arrived in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1846 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hening (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas S. Hening, American politician, Member of Virginia State Senate 16th District, 1916-21 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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