Stennitt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stennitt family

The surname Stennitt was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1560 when Nicholas Stennett held a family seat in that shire.

Early History of the Stennitt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stennitt research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1663, 1674, 1690, 1713 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Stennitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stennitt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stennett, Stennet, Stennit, Stennitt, Stenett, Stenitt, Stenit and many more.

Early Notables of the Stennitt family

Distinguished members of the family include Joseph Stennett (1663-1713), English Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter from Abingdon, Berkshire. He was second son of Edward Stennett (d. 1690?) by his wife Mary Quelch and was born at Abingdon, Berkshire. "His father...
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Stennitt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stennitt Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Stennitt, who settled in Maryland in 1684
John Stennitt, aged 46, who arrived in Maryland in 1684 1

Citations +

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)