Penyston History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe Penyston surname is a habitational name, taken on from the place named Penistone near Sheffield, in South Yorkshire. Early Origins of the Penyston familyThe surname Penyston was first found in South Yorkshire at Penistone, a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Pengestone. 1 By 1199, the place name was known as Peningeston. The name probably meant "farmstead by a hill called Penning," from the Celtic "penn," meaning hill + the Old English "-ing" + "tun." 2 One of the earliest records of the surname was Sir Gyles Penyston (fl. 13th century), whose ancestors held a family seat in Cornwall and is an ancestor of the Penyston Baronets. Aanother early reference of the name is "Thomas de Penyston, who is said to have flourished at Truro, co. Cornwall, in the reign of the Conqueror." 3 Early History of the Penyston familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Penyston research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1412, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1556, 1591, 1600, 1620, 1637, 1640, 1642, 1648, 1656, 1674, 1679 and 1705 are included under the topic Early Penyston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Penyston Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Penniston, Pennyston, Penestone, Peneystone, Peneyston, Penyston and many more. Early Notables of the Penyston familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Penyston familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicholas Pennistone, who settled in Maryland in 1666; Sarah Pennistone, who settled in Maryland in 1666; Jno Pennistone, who arrived in Virginia in 1687.
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