| ![Show Contents]() Kenston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of KenstonWhat does the name Kenston mean? The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Kenston came from King, a nickname for someone with kingly qualities. Though originally applied as a nickname, the name King became used as a personal name. Kingson means "king's son." Early Origins of the Kenston familyThe surname Kenston was first found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Kenston familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kenston research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1130, 1273, 1379, 1532 and 1585 are included under the topic Early Kenston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kenston Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Kenston family name include Kingson, Kinson, Kingsoun, Kyngsoun, Kyngesone, Kyngson, Kyngeson, Cyngessone and many more. Early Notables of the Kenston familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kenston Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Kenston migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Kenston surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Kenston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Anth Kenston, who landed in Virginia in 1662 1
- 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)
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