The Hastins family claim the land of colorful tartans and skirling bagpipes as their ancient homeland. In
Scotland,
hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread.
Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Norman knight Robert of Hastings distinguished himself at the Battle of Hastings and was granted the town of Hastings by William the Conqueror as reward.
Early Origins of the Hastins family
The surname Hastins was first found in
Sussex, where the family were descended from Robert of (de) Hastings, who having assisted William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, was given the town of Hastings in gratitude. He became Mayor of Hastings.
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. Another branch that some claim to be older, was found at Fillongley in
Warwickshire. "This place, the name of which is variously written in
Domesday Book, is supposed to have been the earliest seat of the rich and powerful family of Hastings, who held many offices of distinction during several reigns."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. One of the first records of the name was of Henry de Hastings (c.1235-c.1269) who was created
Baron in 1264 by Simon de Montfort. He led the Londoners at the Battle of Lewes. His son John Hastings, 1st
Baron Hastings (1262-1313) fought in the 1290s wars in the
Scotland,
Ireland and France under
King Edward I. His son, John Hastings, 2nd
Baron Hastings (1287-1325) served in the First War of Scottish Independence under King Edward II and later became Governor of Kenilworth Castle. "Sir William Hastings, created
Baron Hastings by Edward IV., and who was beheaded by Richard III., built a strong castle [in Ashby-De-La-Zouch in Leicestershire] in the reign of the former monarch, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, while in the custody of the Earl of
Huntingdon, was for some time kept in confinement. Ashby Castle was garrisoned for his majesty by the earl's second son, Col. Henry Hastings, who was made general of the king's forces in the midland counties, and, for his services to the royal cause, was in 1643 created
Baron Loughborough."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. Again in
England, another early record was found at Aston-Cantlow in Warwickshire. "John de Hastings, into whose possession it had come, claimed by prescription, in the 13th of Edward I., a court leet, with assize of bread and beer, weifs, gallows, and free warren, all which were allowed."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. What an incredible example of the dutiful
feudal records of the time!
Early History of the Hastins family
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Hastins Spelling Variations
Early Notables of the Hastins family (pre 1700)
Notable among the family at this time was William Hastings, 1st
Baron Hastings
KG (c.1431-1483), an English nobleman executed on the charge of treason; Edward Hastings, 2nd
Baron Hastings, KB (1466-1506), an English peer; George Hastings, 1st Earl of
Huntingdon (1488-1544), English nobleman; Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon,
KG (1514-1561)...
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Migration of the Hastins family to Ireland
Some of the Hastins family moved to
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Migration of the Hastins family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Hastins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John Hastins, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)