Gwinnett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gwinnett family

The surname Gwinnett was first found in Herefordshire, where they held a family seat on the Welsh border. The Celtic resistance north and south along the border of Wales and England was considerably increased after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Normans met more resistance from the Welsh than in the rest of England. The Welsh fought from behind their hills and mountains and tenaciously held their ground. Finally, Edward 1st, to placate this founding nation, conferred the principality of Wales upon his eldest son, who became Edward II. This brought Wales into England as an equal while the King was alive, and integral part of the royal title when on the throne. Edward III confirmed and all Princes of Wales were presented to the Welsh people at Caernarvon Castle. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Welsh surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Gwinnett family

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Gwinnett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gwinnett, Gwinet, Gwinett, Gwinnet and others.

Early Notables of the Gwinnett family

George Gwinnett of Shurdington, Gloucestershire
Richard Gwinnett (died 1717), an English dramatist

Gwinnett migration to the United States +

Gwinnett Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Daniel Gwinnett, who landed in America, in 1903
Daniel Gwinnett, aged 59, who immigrated to America from Dublin, in 1903
Eliza Gwinnett, who landed in America, in 1903
Eliza Gwinnett, aged 54, who immigrated to the United States from Dublin, in 1903
William Gwinnett, aged 21, who settled in America from Coventry, in 1905
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gwinnett (post 1700) +

Richard Gwinnett (d. 1717), English dramatist, best known as the author of a play entitled "'The Country Squire, or a Christmas Gambol"
Button Gwinnett (1735-1777), English-born, American politician who was the second of the signatories on the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia