| ![Show Contents]() Minnett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Minnett familyThe surname Minnett was first found in Kent where Peter Mignot, Minnot was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1191 and 1201. Later, Robert Mignot, Minot was found in Oxfordshire in 1232 and 1237. About a century later, Nicholas Mynyot was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 1 The family is thought to come from Cotes du Nord in Normandy. 2 Thomas Minot, also spelt Mynot or Mynyot (1349-1375) was an English-born judge and cleric in fourteenth-century Ireland. He was born in Nothorpe, Lincolnshire moving to Seaton, Rutland in 1351. He was Archbishop of Dublin from 1363 to 1375 and is best remembered for his extensive restoration works to St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Minot's Tower is so named for his efforts. Early History of the Minnett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Minnett research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1043, 1172, 1180, 1191, 1201, 1401, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1534 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Minnett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Minnett Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mignot, Minot, Miniot, Minnot, Minnitt, Minett, Minitt, Minet, Mignott, Mynett, Minette, Minnett, Minard, Minaud, Miniot, Miniott, Mynott, Mynot, Minott, Minot and many more. Early Notables of the Minnett familyMore information is included under the topic Early Minnett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Minnett family to Ireland
Some of the Minnett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 93 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Minnett migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Minnett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Minnett, who landed in Maryland in 1658-1663 3
| Historic Events for the Minnett family | + |
- Mr. M. Minnett, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 4
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- 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)
- HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
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Minnett migration to the United States 
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