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![Show Contents]() Reignay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Reignay familyThe surname Reignay was first found in Devon at Eggesford, a parish, in the union of Crediton, hundred of North Tawton, South Molton and North divisions of Devon. 1 "Eggesford, also a possession of the family of Reigny, like Chumleigh, passed by female heirs to the Coplestones and Chichesters." 2 Early History of the Reignay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reignay research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1091, 1327, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1538 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Reignay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Reignay Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Reignay has appeared include Regney, Geckney, Regny, Reigney, Reigny, Reginy and many more. Early Notables of the Reignay familyMore information is included under the topic Early Reignay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Reignay familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Reignay arrived in North America very early: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
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