Pinchbox History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Pinchbox

The ancestors of the Pinchbox surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived in the parish of Pinchbeck located in the county of Lincolnshire.

Early Origins of the Pinchbox family

Early History of the Pinchbox family

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Pinchbox Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Pinchbox include Pinchbeck, Pinchbank, Pinchback and others.

Early Notables of the Pinchbox family

Christopher Pinchbeck (c.1670-1732), a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He invented the copper and zinc alloy called after his name. "The family doubtless sprang from a small town called Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire." 1 Pinchbeck took out three patents: the first (No. 892), granted in 1768, was for an improved candlestick, with a spring socket for holding the candle firmly; the second in 1768 was for his 'nocturnal...
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Migration of the Pinchbox family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Thomas Pinchback who settled in Barbados with his servants in 1680; John Pinchbank settled in Boston in 1766.