| ![Show Contents]() Santon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland Early Origins of the Santon familyThe surname Santon was first found in Selkirk, where they held a family seat in their territories. An inquisition made at Selkirk, July 23, 1305, found "that William, formerly King of Scotland gave the sheriffdom of Selkirk to one Andrew de Synton to be held by answering to the King and his heirs for the issues, and being freed of the farm of the castle ward of Roxburgh and suit thereto, which he and his heirs were used to make for the barony of Synton". Four generations following the first Andrew are mentioned in the finding, the fourth, also named Andrew de Synton, while holding the sheriffdom, "was taken at the battle of Dunbar, and sent to the Castle of Fodringeye where he died in prison" (loc. cit). Alexander de Sintun, c. 1200, witnessed a chartcr by Henry de Graham, and c. 1259 a later Alexander de Sinton also appears as witness in the same record (ibid., p. 7). This later Alexander is also a witness, c. 1260-68 to a quitclaim by Malcolm de Constableton and Alicia, his wife, of a carucate in Edulfistune. Andrew de Sintun witnessed charters by John, son of Michael de Methkil, to the Abbey of Melrose, c. 1230-31. 1 Early History of the Santon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santon research. Another 286 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1510, 1550, 1600, 1745, 1792, 1800, 1808, 1811, 1826, 1850, 1860, 1887 and 1900 are included under the topic Early Santon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Santon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sinton, Synton, Syntone, Syntune, Sintone, Sancton and many more. Early Notables of the Santon familyNotable among the family at this time was Thomas Sinton (1826-1887), Irish industrialist and magistrate. Sinton made a significant impact upon the Irish linen trade; not least establishing the village of Laurelvale, County Armagh. The Sintons, like so many of Northern Ireland's linen families, were Quakers, in this case of Scottish descent; although the Sintons had been settled at Tamnaghmore for several hundred years. Sinton's father, David Sinton (1792-1860), was the first cousin...
Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Santon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Santon family to Ireland
Some of the Santon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 111 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Santon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- R Santon, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1855 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Santon (post 1700) | + |
- Bruno Santon (1942-2023), Italian footballer who played as a midfielder in 231 matches (1959-1972)
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
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Santon migration to the United States 
