Vinter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vinter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Hans Vinter, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
• Jerick Vinter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1

Vinter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Gidney Vinter went to Michigan in 1856
• Edwin Vinter went to Michigan in 1860

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Vinter Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

• Richard Vinter went to Barbados, in 1679