Swindon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Swindon family

The surname Swindon was first found in Berwickshire, in Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, they were descended from Edulf of Swinton, living about 1050 A.D. Other early records revealed Alanus de Svint' witnessed a charter by the first earl of Dunbar and Sir Alan de Swynton witnessed a deed of sale of Adam, son of Thurill c. 1240. 1

Early History of the Swindon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swindon research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1388, 1552, 1621, 1625, 1660, 1674, 1678, 1679, 1682, 1688, 1689, 1700 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Swindon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Swindon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Swinton, Swintone, Swynton, Swyntone and others.

Early Notables of the Swindon family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Alexander Swinton of Swinton; and his first son, John Swinton (1621?-1679), a Scottish politician active during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms; and his second son, Alexander Swinton, Lord Mersington (1625?-1700), a Scottish judge who fought in the battle of Worcester along side of King Charles II of Scotland, where he was taken prisoner.Tobias Swinden (d. 1719), was...
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Swindon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swindon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joseph Swindon, who arrived in Maryland in 1660 2
Edward Swindon, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 2

Swindon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swindon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

George Swindon, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749

Citations +

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)