The name Minshew belongs to the early history of Britain, it's origins lie with the
Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the parish of Minshull, which was located five miles from Nantwich in the county of
Cheshire. The surname Minshew belongs to the large category of
Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Early Origins of the Minshew family
The surname Minshew was first found in
Cheshire at Minshull Vernon. "The manor belonged anciently to the Vernons, from whom it passed to the family of Aldeton, sometimes called Oldington and Oulton; it was subsequently divided among the Starkies, Newtons, and Minshulls."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. Later some of the family were found at Alsager, again in
Cheshire. "The manor [of Alsager] was at an early period in the possession of the Vernon family, and subsequently in that of the family of Minshull."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early History of the Minshew family
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Minshew Spelling Variations
Until 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 Minshew include Minshull, Minshall, Minshaw, Mynshawe, Mynshewe and many more.
Early Notables of the Minshew family (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Richard Minshull or Minshall (died 1686), an English academic, Master of Sidney
Sussex College, Cambridge (1643-1686); and John Minsheu (or Minshew) (1560-1627), English lexicographer who taught languages in London, his dictionary "Guide to Tongues" provides equivalents of eleven languages and is a valuable...
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Migration of the Minshew family to Ireland
Some of the Minshew family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Minshew family to the New World and Oceana
Thousands 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 Minshew were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Minshew Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John Minshew, who landed in Virginia in 1711 [2]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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Minshew (post 1700)
- Lamar Wayne Minshew (1936-2015), American journalist and minor league baseball player
- Kathryn Minshew (b. 1985), American CEO and co-founder of The Muse, a career-development platform
- Nancy Minshew, American Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh
- Alicia Minshew (b. 1974), birth and stage name of Alicia Herschenfeld, an American two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominated actress, best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children