Winden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Winden family

The surname Winden was first found in Radnorshire (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed), a former historic county of mid-Wales, anciently part of the kingdom of Powys, where a Norman knight, de Winton, was granted vast estates on the English Welsh border including Maesllwch Castle.

Andrew of Wyntoun (1350?-1420?), was a Scottish historian, "Canon regular of St. Andrews, and was elected, as he modestly says, by favour of his brethren and not for his own merits, prior of St. Serf's Inch in Loch Leven, a dependent house of the priory of St. Andrews. " 1

Early History of the Winden family

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Winden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winton, Dewinton, Wintone and others.

Early Notables of the Winden family

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Migration of the Winden family to Ireland

Some of the Winden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Winden family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Winton arrived in Barbados in 1686; Alexander Winton arrived in Philadelphia in 1834; William Winton arrived in Philadelphia in 1840.

Contemporary Notables of the name Winden (post 1700) +

Vnessa Winden, American camera operator, known for her wok on The Bigfoot Hunters (2013)

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print