Adenston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland

Etymology of Adenston

A Boernician family in ancient Scotland were the ancestors of those who first used the name Adenston. They lived in Adinston, near Macmerry, in the county of East Lothian.

Early Origins of the Adenston family

Early History of the Adenston family

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Adenston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations occur frequently in Scottish names that date from the medieval era. They result from a general lack of grammatical rules and the tendency to spell names according to sound. Adenston has been spelled Adaistone, Adenston, Adiestoun, Adieston, Adistone, Adistone, Aldinston, Adingston and many more.

Early Notables of the Adenston family

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Migration of the Adenston family

In the 20th century, the ancestors of many of those Boernician-Scottish people still populate North America. They distributed themselves on either side of the border at the time of the War of Independence. United Empire Loyalists went north to Canada and those who wanted a new nation stayed south. Both groups went on to found great nations. Some of the first North American settlers with Adenston name or one of its variants: Thomas Adinston who settled in Virginia in 1645.