| ![Show Contents]() Wintertone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of WintertoneWhat does the name Wintertone mean? The Wintertone surname is thought to be derived from several place names in South Humberside and in Norfolk. These places names come from the Old English "winter," and "tun," which meant enclosure or settlement; perhaps referring to a place only inhabited in the winter. Early Origins of the Wintertone familyThe surname Wintertone was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat. It has also been suggested a family of this name came to Britain following the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. There was a Tochus (Touchet) of Winterton listed in the Domesday Book, 1 who held lands in Norfolk. Touchet came from the family of Notre-Dame du Touchet in Normandy and arrived with William the Conqueror. Thomas Winterton (fl. 1391), was an early English theological writer, a native of Winterton, Lincolnshire, and an Augustinian hermit of Stamford. 2 Early History of the Wintertone familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wintertone research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1204, 1273, 1379, 1600, 1620, 1635 and 1636 are included under the topic Early Wintertone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wintertone Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Winterton, Wintertone, Wynterton, Wyntertone, Wyntertune, Wintertune, Wynterton, Wintertone and many more. Early Notables of the Wintertone familyRalph Winterton (1600-1636), an English physician, son of Francis Winterton, was born at Lutterworth, Leicestershire. By the age of 17, he had been sent to Eton and elected scholar of King's College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow on 3 June 1620. "He suffered from sleeplessness and melancholia, and consulted the regius professor of physic, Dr. John Collins, who advised him to give up mathematics...
Another 65 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wintertone Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Wintertone familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Marg Winterton, who arrived in Virginia in 1650; Wm. Winterton, who settled in Virginia in 1656; George Winterton, who arrived in Maryland in 1660; William Winterton, who arrived in New York in 1801.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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