Spinckes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Spinckes

The name Spinckes comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who because his physical characteristics was referred to as the spink, which literally means the finch. Often nicknames described strong traits or attributes that people wished to emulate in a specific animal. In the pre-Christian era, many pagan gods and demigods were believed to be a mixture of animals and humans, such as the Greek god Pan who was the god of flocks and herds and was represented as a man with the legs, horns and ears of a goat. In the Middle Ages, anthropomorphic ideas, which attributed human qualities and form to gods or animals, were held about the characters of other living creatures. They were based on the creature's habits. Moreover, these associations were reflected in folk tales, mythology, and legends which portrayed animals behaving as humans.

Early Origins of the Spinckes family

Early History of the Spinckes family

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Spinckes Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Spinckes has undergone many spelling variations, including Spink, Spinks, Spinkes, Spink and others.

Early Notables of the Spinckes family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

• Nathaniel Spinckes (1653-1727), English nonjuror, born in 1653 at Castor in Northamptonshire, where his father, Edmund Spinckes, was rector of the parish. "Spinckes' high character and varied learning...

Migration of the Spinckes family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Spinckes were among those contributors: William Spinke who settled in Barbados in 1654; George Spinke settled in New York with five children in 1823; Samuel Spink settled in Bristol, R.I. in 1823.