Hinckes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Hinckes is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the son of Hink or Hinche. 1 However, for the reader's perusal we are including the following quotation: "Hinks is no doubt a corruption of Hengest, which signifies a stallion. Some traditions make Heingist a Frisian, in which language the word is hingst, which approaches nearer to Hincks. In the names of places, Heingist has become changed to Hinks, as in Hinksey, county Berkshire." 2

Early Origins of the Hinckes family

The surname Hinckes was first found in Oxfordshire at either North Hinksey or South Hinksey, parishes, in the union of Abingdon, hundred of Hormer. 3 Traditionally part of Berkshire, this jurisdiction was changed to Oxfordshire in 1974. The place name dates back to Saxon times when it was first listed as Hengestesige in the 10th century. Literally the place name means "island or well-watered land of the stallion or of a man called Hengest," from the Old English words hengest or the Old English personal name + "eg." 4 One of the earliest records of the family was Roger Hanke who was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 in Norfolk. 5 William Hynke was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327 as was ? Hynks in 1381. 6

Early History of the Hinckes family

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Hinckes Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Hinckes has been spelled many different ways, including Hincks, Hinks, Hinck, Hincke, Hinckes, Hink and others.

Early Notables of the Hinckes family

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Migration of the Hinckes family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Hinckess to arrive in North America: Joseph Hinck who settled in Maryland in 1734; Caspar Hinck, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1754; John Hink, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1773; and William Hink, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1803..

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