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MY PATERNAL
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Shinn Family History
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My
Shinn family line begins with Margaret W. Shinn born in the cold month of
February 1845 in Burlington County, New Jersey. She is the daughter of a
Samuel and Catherine West Shinn both of New Jersey. Margaret married a Leander B. Bozarth in 1866 in Pemberton TWP, Burlington Co., NJ. Margaret and Leander had 8 children in their nearly 64 year marriage. Margaret died in 1930 at the ripe old age of 85. We know that the parents of Margaret were a Samuel Shinn & Catherine West based on the Certificate of Death for Margaret. The confusion lays with which of the many Samuel Shinn’s in the Burlington Co., NJ area is the correct Samuel Shinn. It’s fairly certain that it is not the Samuel Shinn s/o Ziba Shinn b. 13 JAN 1777 m. Elizabeth Colkitt. Apparently that Samuel never had offspring nor was he ever married. Samuel and Catherine had 5 children that we are aware. They were married abt 1838. |
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Shinn |
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Origins
of the Surname*
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English: metonymic occupational name for a Skinner,
from Old English scinn, Middle English shin ‘hide’, ‘pelt’. In
Middle English this word was replaced by the Norse equivalent, skinn. This unusual and interesting name is a medieval English
occupational surname for a 'skinner', someone who stripped the hide from
animals, to be tanned for leather. 'Skinner' is the more familiar form of
this surname, deriving from the Middle English 'skin', meaning hide or pelt,
from the Old Norse 'skinn'. The variants Shinn, Shynn and Shinner are much
rarer, and derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century word 'scinn', meaning
hide. One 'Elizabeth Shyne' was married to 'Richard Tarrowe' at North
Wingfield in Derbyshire on the 12th September 1579. 'Sarah Shinn', daughter
of John and Judith, was christened in April 1643 at St. Botolph without
Aldgate, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to
be that of Herveus Schin, which was dated 1165, in the Suffolk Pipe Rolls,
during the reign of King Henry 11, known as the Builder of Churches, 1154
-1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal
taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries,
surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading
to astonishing variants of the original spelling. |
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*Although the
Domesday Book compiled by William the Conqueror required surnames, the use of
them in the British Isles did not become fixed until the time period between
1250 and 1450. The broad range of
ethnic and linguistic roots for British surnames reflects the history of Britain
as an oft-invaded land. These roots include, but are not limited to, Old
English, Middle English, Old French, Old Norse, Irish, Gaelic, Celtic,
Pictish, Welsh, Gaulish, Germanic, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Throughout the British Isles, there are
basically five types of native surnames. Some surnames were derived from a
man's occupation (Carpenter, Taylor, Brewer, Mason), a practice that was
commonplace by the end of the 14th century.
Place names reflected a location of residence and were also commonly
used (Hill, Brook, Forrest, Dale) as a basis for the surname, for reasons
that can be easily understood.
Nicknames that stuck also became surnames. About one-third of all US surnames in the
United States are Patronymic in origin, and identified the first bearer of
the name by his father (or grandfather in the case of some Irish names). Acquired ornamental names were simply made
up, and had no specific reflection on the first who bore the name. They
simply sounded nice, or were made up as a means of identification, generally
much later than most surnames were adopted. |
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Shinn Variations
of
the Surname
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The
complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many
cases an ancestors surname may have been misspelled. This is especially true when searching
census documents. |
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The
Soundex system was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling
variations for a given surname. Soundex is a method of indexing names in the
1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in their
research. Soundex Code for Shinn = S500, Other
surnames sharing this Soundex Code: SCHANEY
| SCHINE
| SCHOEN
| SCHONE
| SCHWAN
| SCOWN
| SEHON
| SENEY
| SENN
| SHAHAN
| SHAIN
| SHANE
| SHAWHAN
| SHEEHAN
| SHEWAN
| SHINE
| SHINN
| SHOUN
| SHUMWAY
| SIM
| SINE
| SKEEN
| SKENE
| SMAW
| SNOW
| SUMMA
| SUMNEY
| SWAIM
| SWAIN
| SWAN
| SWANN
| SWAYNE
| SWEENEY
| SWEENY
| SWIM
| SWINNEY
| SYME
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Source: Surname Resources at ROOTSWEB |
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Searching
for more Information about this and other surnames? Then
take a look at our: |
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Shinn Direct Ancestors
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Additional
information about my DIRECT ANCESTORS and
their families
may be reviewed by clicking on the name LINK(s)
below. |
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BIRTH / DEATH / LOCATIONS |
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b. abt 1818 in
NJ. m. Catherine West abt 1838 prob. In Burlington Co., NJ. d. ??? |
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b.
8 Feb 1845 in Burlington Co., NJ. m.
Leander Budd Bozarth 25 May 1866 in Pemberton
TWP, Burlington Co., NJ. d.
26 Mar 1930 in Bordentown, Burlington Co., NJ. |
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The following LINK will
take you to a complete listing of individuals in my database with this surname. |
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Free Genealogy Surname Search Help from Google |
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different ways of using Google and the Internet to find ancestry information
about this or any other Surname. |
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Shinn Family
Location Information
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Researching
the locations where my ancestors lived has provided me
with valuable evidence needed to fill-in the gaps in my family trees. It has also led me to many interesting
facts that enhance the overall picture of each family group. The names of states and counties on the
following list were derived from the known places where the persons in the
“Direct Ancestors” list (see above) were born, married, and/or died. |
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COUNTRY |
STATE |
COUNTY
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UNITED STATES |
New Jersey |
Burlington County |
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Use this LINK to find out
more about the locations listed above. |
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Shinn Source
Documents
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The
documents and headstones contained within the “Source Documents Archives”
have been located during my research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the
facts contained within the database of this family’s record. Most of these documents can be
considered as primary or secondary evidence.
Primary evidence is usually defined as the best
available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original document or
record. Secondary evidence
is in essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary
evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there
is a greater chance of error. Examples
of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral
testimony of a record’s contents.
Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary
evidence. Classifying evidence as either
primary or secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or ultimate
value. This is especially true of
secondary evidence. Thus it is always
a good idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from the
original is it, (when it is a copy)?;
(2) What was the reason for the creation of the source which contains
this evidence?; and (3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary
evidence and what interest did they have in its accuracy? SOURCE:
Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, 2nd
edition, Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Baltimore, MD 21202, 1990, pgs. 62-63 You
are welcome to download any of the documents contained within this archive. Should you encounter a problem obtaining a
copy you may get in touch with us via the contact information found at the
end of this page. |
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Use the following LINK to
view the source documents pertaining to this family. |
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Shinn Website Resources
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The Google search engine and following websites may provide you with
additional information to assist with your research about persons with this
surname. |
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Search
these sites for this surname or any of its varients:
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Linkpendium Surnames - Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other
material specific to a surname. |
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Family Images Gallery
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral family we
would greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use
the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to
this family. |
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