Bennington History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of BenningtonWhat does the name Bennington mean? The Anglo-Saxon name Bennington comes from the Latin personal name Benedictus, which means blessed. Early Origins of the Bennington familyThe surname Bennington was first found in Hertfordshire at Benington (Bennington), a parish, in the hundred of Broadwater where Almar de Benintone 1 was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. Benington and Long Bennington can be found in the Borough of Boston in Lincolnshire and this is presumably a later branch of the family as Alan de Beninton was listed there in the Assize Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1218. 2 Both place name literally mean "farmstead associated with a man call Beonna," from the Old English personal name "-ing" + "tun. 3 The Lincolnshire branch have by far the most number of entries in the 13th century. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Alice de Bennington and Astin de Bennington in Lincolnshire and the another roll lists Alan de Bennington and Ralph de Bennington at about the same time in the same shire. 4 Early History of the Bennington familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bennington research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1647 is included under the topic Early Bennington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bennington Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bennington has appeared include Benington, Bennington and others. Early Notables of the Bennington familyAnother 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bennington Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bennington RankingIn the United States, the name Bennington is the 9,058th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bennington arrived in North America very early: Bennington Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Bennington Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Bennington Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Bennington Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
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: Bennington Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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