| ![Show Contents]() Bengston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Bengston family name is linked to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from the German name Beringer. "Beringar ‘bear-spear’ [was] the name of one of the paladins in the Charlemagne romances and fairly common in England in the 12th and 13th centuries. " 1 "Beringer [was] a town in France, where a battle was fought between the French and the English." 2 The surname Bengston probably arrived in England shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066, when the Normans imported many laborers from the continent in order to expedite their hold on England. Early Origins of the Bengston familyThe surname Bengston was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Berengerus was recorded. 3 Later, Robertus filius Beregarii was listed in English Feudal Records in Lincolnshire c. 1150 and Bengerus was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Bedfordshire in 1203. Belingar was found in Dorset in 1207 and Berenger faber in the Assize Rolls for Yorkshire in 1219. 1 The variant Bengston "came from Bynna's homestead; one who came from Bensington (the village of the Benesingas), in Oxfordshire." 4 Early History of the Bengston familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bengston research. Another 195 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1208, 1420, 1457, 1500, 1520, 1523, 1572, 1778, 1782, 1790, 1791 and 1827 are included under the topic Early Bengston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bengston Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bengston include Benger, Benyger, Beniger, Beneger, Bengar, Benniger and many more. Early Notables of the Bengston familyDistinguished members of the family include John Benger (died c. 1457), of Pewsey, Wiltshire, an English politician, He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Great Bedwyn in 1420; Richard Benger, English Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1520-1523); and Sir Thomas Benger Master of the Revels under Queen Elizabeth I of England (ca. 1520?-1572.) Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger (1778-1827), was an English author, "born at Wells, Somerset, in 1778. Her father was in trade in that city, but left it in 1782 for Chatham to get employment in the navy, and was made...
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 Bengston migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bengston were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Bengston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Anders Bengston, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1693 5
- Bengt Bengston, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1693 5
Bengston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Knut Bengston, aged 28, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1868 5
| Bengston migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Bengston Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Christine Bengston, aged 32, a servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Forfarshire" in 1873 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bengston (post 1700) | + |
- Billy Al Bengston (1934-2022), American visual artist and sculptor who lived and worked in Venice, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii
- Thure Bengston, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Britain, 1930 7
- Larry Bengston, American Democratic Party politician, Kansas Democratic State Chair, 1979-81 7
- John A. Bengston, American politician, Mayor of Rock Island, Illinois, 1935-37 7
- Joan Romero Bengston, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984 7
- H. P. Bengston, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932 7
- Gary L. Bengston, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972 7
| Historic Events for the Bengston family | + |
SS Atlantic - Mr. Efrahim Bengston, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- S. M. Bengston, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
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- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 6th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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