| ![Show Contents]() Tynte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of TynteWhat does the name Tynte mean? The history of the Tynte family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Somerset, at Tynte. Early Origins of the Tynte familyThe surname Tynte was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Wrexhall. Traditionally they are descended from the noble house of Arundel and it is said that a young knight of that house appeared on the field of the Battle of Ascalon in 1192 and so gallantly distinguished himself that King Richard Coeur de Lion praised the maiden knight who had borne himself so well as a Lion, with deeds equal to that of six Crusaders. The King granted to him the arms of a lion surrounded by six crosses. The family later enjoyed three or four centuries of influential west country life from their seat in Somerset. Early History of the Tynte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tynte research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1645, 1661, 1703, 1709 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Tynte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tynte Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Tint, Tinte, Tynte, Tynt and others. Early Notables of the Tynte family- Colonel Kemeys Tynte
- Edward Tynte (1703-1709), Governor of South Carolina
Migration of the Tynte family to IrelandSome of the Tynte family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Tynte migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Tynte or a variant listed above were:
Tynte Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Tynte, who arrived in Carolina in 1700
- Edward Tynte, who settled in Carolina in 1709
- Edward Tynte, who landed in Carolina in 1710 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tynte (post 1700) | + |
- Charles John Kemeys Tynte (1800-1882), MP for Somerset West, who claimed the dormant Barony of Wharton in 1844
- 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)
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