Show ContentsPynder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Pynder

What does the name Pynder mean?

The origins of the Pynder surname lie with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Pynder began when someone in that family worked as a person who worked as the Pinder which referred to the individual who impounded stray cattle. During the Middle Ages there was rampant theft of livestock, which made the Pinder a very important member of the community. 1 The variant Pounder was used interchangeably with Pinder. 2

Early Origins of the Pynder family

The surname Pynder was first found in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire where the name has appeared "for six centuries, and occurs in both counties as Le Pinder in the reign of Edward I." 3

"The Pindar (or Pinder) of Wakefield (George a Green) is the subject of one of the Robin Hood ballads. "

"She doth not only think of lusty Robin Hood, But of his merry man, the Pindar of the Town Of Wakefield, George a Greene.- Drayton, Poly-Olbion, xxviii, 70-2." 2

Interestingly, the Hundredorum Rolls had only two entries for the family and both were in the aforementioned counties: Hugh le Pinder, Lincolnshire; and Walter le Pinder, Nottinghamshire. 1 The Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi listed John le Pindere while the Writs of Parliament c. 1300 listed Henry le Pynder

Early History of the Pynder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pynder research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1538, 1565, 1650, 1680, 1693, 1694, 1705 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Pynder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pynder Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pynder has appeared include Pinder, Pynder, Pyndar, Pendar, Pindar, Pinner, Pinter, Pender and many more.

Early Notables of the Pynder family

Sir Paul Pindar (c. 1565-1650), English diplomat, born at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. "The family is said to have been long resident in Wellingborough." 4 Sir Peter Pindar, of Idinshaw in the County of Chester, 1st...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Pynder Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pynder migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Pynder arrived in North America very early:

Pynder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Anna Pynder, aged 12, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 5
  • Francis Pynder, aged 20, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 5
  • Jo Pynder, aged 8, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 5
  • Joanna Pynder, (Pinder), aged 14, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 5
  • Marie Pynder, aged 17, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 5
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Pynder migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6
Pynder Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Miss Margaret Pynder, (b. 1594), aged 41, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 7
  • Mr. Tymothie Pynder, (b. 1609), aged 26, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 7

The Pynder Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Ex fide fortis
Motto Translation: Strong though faith.
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
  4. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  5. 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)
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  7. Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm

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