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![Show Contents]() Hinxmend History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Hinxmend is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a groom, squire, or page. The surname Hinxmend is derived from the Old English words hengest, which means stallion, and mann, which means groom or servant. The latter word acquired its meaning of squire or page of honor in later times, in other words "an attendant upon a nobleman or personage of high distinction." 1 Early Origins of the Hinxmend familyThe surname Hinxmend was first found in Northamptonshire near Seagrove, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Hinxmend familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hinxmend research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1592, 1669, 1675, 1684, 1691, 1694, 1702 and 1739 are included under the topic Early Hinxmend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hinxmend 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 Hinxmend include Henchman, Hensman, Hinxman, Hinchman, Hincksman and many more. Early Notables of the Hinxmend familyDistinguished members of the family include Humphrey Henchman (1592-1675), who was Bishop of Salisbury and later of London. He was "the third son of Thomas Henchman, skinner, of the city of London, by his wife Anne Griffiths, daughter of Robert Griffiths of Carnarvon, was born at Barton Seagrove, Northamptonshire, in the house of Owen Owens, the rector of the parish, whose wife...
Another 61 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hinxmend Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hinxmend familyThousands 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 Hinxmend were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Daniel Henchman, who sailed to Boston, Massachusetts in 1635; Richard Hensman, who came to Barbados in 1664; Anne Hinxman who came to Maryland in 1677.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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