The following are the ones listed (in areas of interest) for Hindman and McConnel[l]:

Name:  John Hindman
Gender: M (Male)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County
Town: London Grove
Residence Year: 1770
Household Remarks:
Acres: 100; Horses: 2; Cattle: 4; Sheep: 6; Servants: 1.

Source Citation: Document: Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Proprietary Tax Lists, Chester County Rates – 1771. Volume Number: Vol 11. Page Number: 714. Family Number: 22.
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Name:  Rob’t Hindman
Gender: M (Male)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County
Town: West Nottingham
Residence Year: 1770
Household Remarks:
Acres: 200; Horses: 3; Cattle: 3; Sheep: 15; Servants: 0.

Source Citation:  Document: Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Proprietary Tax Lists, Chester County Rates – 1771. Volume Number: Vol 11. Page Number: 709. Family Number: 10.
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Name:  Sam’l Hindman
Gender: M (Male)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County
Town: West Nottingham
Residence Year: 1770
Household Remarks: He is on the list of “Freemen”.

Source Citation:  Document: Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Proprietary Tax Lists, Chester County Rates – 1771. Volume Number: Vol 11. Page Number: 710. Family Number: 24.
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Name:  Matt’w McConnell
Gender: M (Male)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County
Town: New Garden
Residence Year: 1770
Household Remarks:
Acres: 200; Horses: 2; Cattle: 3; Sheep: 10; Servants: 0.

Source Citation:  Document: Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Proprietary Tax Lists, Chester County Rates – 1771. Volume Number: Vol 11. Page Number: 740. Family Number: 15.
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Name:  Thomas McConnell
Gender: M (Male)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County
Town: New London
Residence Year: 1770
Household Remarks:
Acres: 40; Horses: 1; Cattle: 1; Sheep: 0; Servants: 0.

Source Citation:  Document: Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Proprietary Tax Lists, Chester County Rates – 1771. Volume Number: Vol 11. Page Number: 717. Family Number: 3.
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Name:  Alexander McConnel
Gender: M (Male)
State: Ohio
Locality: Territory North West of Ohio River
County: Hamilton County
Residence Year: 1800
Household Remarks: Petition, 13 Jul 1799, to Congress by citizens of Hamilton County seeking relief from paying for their land between the “great and little Miami Rivers” until the controversy with Judge Symmes is resol

Source Citation:  Document: Territorial Papers of the US. Volume Number: Vol 3. Page Number: 34. Family Number: 94.
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Name:  Wm McConnel
Gender: M (Male)
State: Ohio
Locality: Territory North West of Ohio River
Residence Year: 1800
Household Remarks: Petition to Congress, 20 Feb 1801, by settlers on the public land between the “Waters of Muskingum, and Sciota River” seeking pre-emption rights for the land they have settled and improved.

Source Citation:  Document: Territorial Papers of the US. Volume Number: Vol 3. Page Number: 126. Family Number: 57.
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Name:  John McConnell
Gender: M (Male)
State: Ohio
Locality: Territory North West of Ohio River
Residence Year: 1800
Household Remarks: Petition to Congress, 20 Feb 1801, by settlers on the public land between the “Waters of Muskingum, and Sciota River” seeking pre-emption rights for the land they have settled and improved.

Source Citation:  Document: Territorial Papers of the US. Volume Number: Vol 3. Page Number: 126. Family Number: 22.
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From Public Profiler  Name Search — Where the HINEMAN surname is found today: I am curious, who are all the Hinemans living in Wyoming? Did they drift down from Canada or or they related to ours or are they from the German line?

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One more:

Beaver County Times – Apr 16, 1995

Synopsis:

The Scotch-Irish were from Ulster, Northern Ireland, ruled by (tenant system) Absentee Scots, who were appointed by the King of England.

Clara E. Miller
Cabot
Formerly of Mahaffey

Clara Evelyn (Stamm) Miller, 94, of Cabot, formerly of Mahaffey, Pa., died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot, where she had been residing in recent years. The daughter of Charles Henry and Bessie Ethel (Nedrow) Stamm, she was born June 19, 1916, in Scottdale. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of Aliquippa High School. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Mahaffey, Pa.

She married her husband, the late Edgar Tussey Miller, May 18, 1937. Mrs. Miller is survived by her six siblings, Charles Stamm Jr., of Deltona, Fla., Grace Snyder, of Tucson, Ariz., Ruth Creider, of Lakeland, Fla., Marie Hineman, of Kissimmee, Fla., Virginia McNeel, of Perryopolis, and Louise Barto, of Baden; and her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Dec. 31, 1991; and her three siblings, Lillian, Elvie and Paul.

Friends will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the RAIRIGH FUNERAL HOME LTD., 18944 Route 286 Hwy E., Hillsdale, Indiana County, Pa., where a 3 p.m. funeral service will be held Friday. Clara’s brother-in-law, the Rev. George A. McNeel, will officiate. Interment will follow at the Rowley Cemetery in Hillsdale, Pa.

Pittsburg Tribune Review – Aug 5, 2010

Connection: Clara’s sister, Marie Henrietta Stamm was the wife of Wayne Roy HINEMAN, son of John Roy Hineman and Lossie Mae Crooks.

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RACCOON TOWNSHIP – Matthew Luketic Jr., 78, of Raccoon Township, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, after a long illness.

He was born Feb. 5, 1932. He was a son to Matthew Luketic Sr. and Anna Glad Luketic.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie VanFossen Luketic; one daughter, Patricia Davis, Olathe, Kan.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are four brothers: Steve, Arthur, Robert and William; and five sisters: Ann Morrow, Clara Duganich, Darlene Connin, Eleanor Luketic and Carol Hineman.

He was preceded in death by two children, Matthew J. Luketic and Jeanette Turner, and seven siblings.

Matthew was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.

Friends will be received Sunday from 1-8 p.m. in the Welch Funeral Home, Hookstown, where services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in John Anderson Memorial Cemetery, Raccoon Twp.

The Review – May 20, 2010
East Liverpool, Ohio 43920

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Randall Stover
October 23, 2010

ANNA MARIA, Fla. – Randall Stover of Anna Maria passed away peacefully at home Oct. 18, 2010, after a long illness.

He is survived by his wife Brenda Heitzwebel Stover; his mother, Marjorie Sanford Stover; and his sister, Victoria Stover Hineman and her husband, Lynn Hineman.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herschel C. Stover.

Randall lived in the City of Anna Maria since 1984, and served as Chairman, Planning and Zoning Board. He was born and raised in East Liverpool and was a 1964 graduate of East Liverpool High School. He attended Kent State University, where he studied architecture.

He was an avid car enthusiast, had a wonderful zest for life and loved people.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to www.800charitycars.org., or the First Church of the Nazarene, Bradenton.

The Review
210 East Fourth St. , East Liverpool, OH 43920

Connection: The Earl Jay Hineman and Grace Lillian Aber line.

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Margaret Brown

Updated: 04.28.10

Margaret Evelyn Brown, age 91, of Conroe, Texas peacefully passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 3 p.m. in Cashner Colonial Chapel with Pastor Mike Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Garden Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Friday prior to the service.

Margaret was born September 2, 1918 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and passed away on April 26, 2010 at her grandson’s home in Conroe, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Jacob Brown, and her only son, Kenneth LeRoy Hineman.

Margaret is survived by her daughter-in-law, Sally Hineman Dunaway; daughters, Donna Kathryn Burney and husband Charles of Pearland and Patricia Sue Garrett and husband Duane of Louisville, Kentucky; grandchildren, , Mark Hineman and wife Lisa of Valencia, California, Greg Hineman and wife Sandra of Conroe, Texas, John Hineman and wife Elaine of Stevenson Ranch, California, Kent Hineman and wife Susan of Conroe, Texas and Beth Grohman and husband Bill of New Braunfels, Texas, Melissa Garrett Chattaraj and husband Jeet, Kristen Garrett and Jesse Garrett; great grandchildren, Lindsey Hineman, Derrick Nagle, Kendall Hineman, Keaton Hineman, Kenneth Hineman, Spencer Belko, Hunter Hineman, Haley Hineman, Will Grohman and Hannah Grohman along with many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank Lottie Lovelady who loyally gave Nana wonderful companionship and care. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials to Lighthouse Hospice, 200 River Pointe, Suite 300, Conroe, TX 77304. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great grandsons.

Conroe Courier – Apr 28, 2010

Connection: Descends from the David Harper Hineman and Emma Marie White line.

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Rose M. Hineman
Beaver County Times  Paid material written by contributors.

BEAVER

Rose M. Hineman, 67, of Beaver, peacefully passed into eternal rest, at her home, on Friday, October 15, 2010, after many years of experiencing problems with her health.

She was born, September 22, 1943, in Monaca, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elsie (Wittenkeller) Bellock. Rose graduated from Monaca High School. She retired in February 2010 after twenty plus years of service, with Heritage Valley Health Systems, as a medical transcriber.

In addition to her parents, Rose was preceded in death by her brothers, William and John Bellock; her sister, Mary Cook; a brother-in-law, James Taylor, and her father-in-law, Lawrence Hineman.

She is survived by her faithful loving husband and caregiver of 23 years, Thomas Hineman; her son and daughter-in-law, David and Maria Pfaff, Kennedy Township; her children through marriage, daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Tim Harris, Georgetown; her sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Sue Hineman, Jr., North Canton, OH, and Kevin and Brisilia Hineman, Gilbert AZ; ten grandchildren, and her faithful furry companion, Daisy May. Also surviving is one sister, Ann Taylor, Monaca; her sister-in-law, Bettie Lou Bellock, Industry; a brother-in-law, Gary Hineman and his wife Darla, Calcutta, OH; her mother-in-law, Ruth Hineman, Georgetown, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received Monday, October 18, 2010 from 3 to 8 p.m. in the SAUL-GABAUER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 273 Route 68, Rochester (adjacent to Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum).

Her funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, in the funeral home.

Connection: The David Martin Hineman and Alice May Hall line.

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Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) Dec 8, 1919

ETYMOLOGY MADE INTERESTING.

The Origin and Curious Evolution of Some English Surnames.
Baltimore Sun.

A recent magazine article by Sir Herbert Maxwell presents in a very readable form the derivation of a number of common names. it will be news, for example, to many readers that Snooks was once known as Sevenoakes.

Some persons are not aware that Elizabeth is to be accounted an uncouth form of Isabel, which was formed from Isabeau on a false supposition that Isabeau was masculine. Eliza, it is stated, is not a shortened form of Elizabeth, but is the equivalent of Alice.

Marion, we know, is in line with Marie, Mary and Maria.

Patronymics have been much multiplied through pet names. The Saxons formed pet names by adding to the original name — often abreviated — kin and cock, and the Normans introduced et and ot, en and on.

From William we have the pet names Will, Wilcock, Wilkin, Wilett, Willey, Willemot, Bill and Guili (Latin). From these we get, in order, Williams, MacWilliams, Williamson, Wills, Wilson, Wilcox, Wilkins, Wilkison, Wilkinson, Willett, Willetson, Wilmot, Willing, Wilson, Gill, Gilson, Gilkins, Gillon and Gillott.

Robert — through Robin, Dobb, Hob, Rob and Hobkin — gives us Roberts, Robertson, Robins, Robinson, Robison, Probyn, Dobbs, Dobson, Hobbs, Hobson, Robbs, Robson, Hopkins and Hopkinson.

Phillip gives us Phipps, Philpot and Philpots.

Richard has been distorted by affection into the pet names Rich, Richie, Dick, Diccon, Hitchin and Hitchcock.

From these in turn we have Richards, Richardson, Rickards, Pritchard, Rixon, Ritchie, Richison, Dick, Dixie, Dixson, Dickens, Dickenson, Hitchins, Hitchison, Hitchcock and Hithcox.

David has given us Davidson, Dodson, Dodds, Davy, Davison, Daw, Dawson, Dawkins and O’Dowd.

We have from Henry the derivations Hal, Hallet, Harry, Harriet and Hawkins.

From John we get Jack and Jenkins; from Simeon, Simkins. Thackeray’s ancestor was a thatcher.

Malthus got his name from malthouse, and the common family name of Bacchus would be more correctly spelled bakehouse.

Macpherson means parson’s son. Vickers was the vicar’s son.

Wallace means a Welshman, and Bruce is a Norman name. Sinclair, Montgomery, Hay and Vance are, like Bruce, names derived from lands in Normandy.

Many English surnames end in ford (house), lea, ton (farm), and by (dwelling), from the old practice of naming persons after their native place. Aylesford, Grimston, Habersham and Ormsby are examples.

Winslow is from words that mean Wine’s Hill.

From Lea we get Lee, Leigh and Legh.

The Welsh Ap son, with Robert, has become Probert, Ap Rhys has become Price, Ap Owen has become Bowen, and Ap Hugh has become Pugh.

A prosperous Dublin snuff dealer, name Halfpenny, has had his appellation shortened, it is narrated, to Halpen, and then enlarged to an imposing McAlpin.

It is interesting in this connection to know that Finn and Finley are Celtic surnames, equivalent to our White.

Duff, Macduff and Dow are for Black.

Glass is for Gray.

Roy, Corkran and Cochrane all mean read.

Our Mr. Brown is the Celtic Mr. Dunn or Mr. Donnan.

Moore and Moran answer to our Bigg. On the other hand Beggs is good Celtic for Little or Small.

Oliphant (elegant) is a name derived from a shop sign.

The reader will perceive that many of our christian names and surnames have had curious histories.

Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) Jul 31, 1892

*I put in all the breaks to maker it easier to follow.

BACK IN YE OLDEN DAYS.

Slaves and Distilleries Are on the Tax books of 1805.

The Commissioners have been busy during the past week, hauling down tax books used just after the organization of the county and which have laid away for years untouched. Grim age has stained the pages, yet here and there one can find some items not found on the assessor’s books today.

The tax book of Armstrong township in 1805, is perhaps the oldest book in the Commissioner’s office giving a detailed account of each man’s property. On its dusty, stained pages are still visible all the items assessed to each property holder and in this book the assessor has made note of two slaves owned then by Wm. Brady and Wm. Fulton and assessed for ten dollars.

Liquor in those good old days was then a household article and from the number of distilleries assessed, one would think that every person in the township used that which tickled the inner man. The assessor found twenty distillers during that year. Their assessed value of each was thirty dollars. The following were the proprietors and many of the names are likely familiar to some living in that neighborhood:

James Brown, 1;
John Cummins, 1;
Chas. Campbell, 1;
Patrick Daugherty, 1;
James Even, 1;
John Harrold, 2;
Thomas Jones, 1;
Randles Laughlin, 1; [see below]
John Lydick, 2;
Wm. Farland, 2;
Samuel McCartney, 1;
Patrick McGee, 2;
James Montgomery, 2.

Conemaugh township had its share of still too, and in the assessor’s book of the same year is found mention of eighteen distilleries in use. Some of the taxpayers must have devoted their time to distilling, as two men are assessed with three each and several with two. The following are those who paid taxes on the distilleries and were actively engaged in the business:

Wm. Crawford, 2;
John Hindman, 1;
James Hutchinson, 2;
Jos. Henderson, 1;
Christian J. Muller, 2;
John Nesbit and David Elder, 1;
Wm. Thompson, 1;
Moses Thompson, 3;
Adam Thompson, 3;
Jos. Yeates, 2.

The Mahoning which then comprised the four townships were assessed in 1808, with only six distillers. They were owned by the following persons:

Peter Crotzer, 2;
James Ewing, 1;
Robt. Hamilton, 1;
John Leasure, 1;
Frederick Clingenberger, 1.

The same year Washington township was assessed with six distillers. The following persons paid taxes on these properties:

Jacob Shallaberger, 1;
James Armstrong, 1;
James Simpson, 1;
Wm. Armstrong, 1;
Jos. Lydick, 1.

In those days, each man raised a quantity of rye, simply for the purpose of stilling liquor, and a large number of these distilleries perhaps were kept busy doing “custom work.” In an old tax book of Green township, was found the return sheet of an election in that township, held in the fall of 1821. Green township now polls the largest vote in the county, but in that year there were only eighteen votes polled at the fall election.

Indiana Progress (Indiana, Pennsylvania) Apr 17, 1895

More about Randall Laughlin:

And more from the following book:

Title: Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania: The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania
Volume 2
Authors: Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, John M. Buckalew, Sheldon Reynolds, Jay Gilfillan Weiser, George Dallas Albert
Editor: Thomas Lynch Montgomery
Publisher: W.S. Ray, state printer, 1916 (Google book LINK)

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If you click on the Google book linked above, you can read more about him being captured by the Indians.

Born in Londonderry, Ireland, came to America in 1739 and settled in Chester Co., PA. Sent by the Donegal Presbytery to the valley (VA?) in 1742.  In 1746, he went to London, England and was ordained as a priest of the Established Church.  April 5, 1747, accepted  as the first rector of the Augusta parish. Died at the home of John Stevenson in  Oct of 1748.

Notice the spelling above, and also this (Hynman/Hindman) one:

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Rev John Hindman #2

Born in 1795 in Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA,the son of Thomas Hindman and Susan McMasters (according to ancestry.com tree.) Died in 1860 in Dayton, Armstrong Co., Pa.

There was another John Hindman, who was the cousin of this Rev. Hindman. They were born within a year of each other. The Rev. Hindman, son of Thomas, was known as John Sr., while the son of James, probably Thomas’ brother, was known as John Jr., in order to limit the confusion:

According to a family tree on ancestry, John Jr. was the son of James Hindman (1763 IRE – 28 Apr 1846 West Franklin, Armstrong Co., PA)  and Mary McClatchey McClelland (1765-1856) although another wife is also listed with children that have conflicting birth dates, unless they were divorced. According to Chesbro’ Genealogy @ rootsweb, there probably was a divorce.

This Rev. John Hindman (son of Thomas) was married to Rachel Stevenson (1807 OH – 1866 East Mahoning, Indiana Co., PA) the daughter of James Stevenson and Elizabeth Unknown. She moved with her family to Allegheny Co., PA at age 4 until age 16, then moved to Cannonsburgh, Washington Co., PA. Married John Hindman in 1829 and in 1831 they moved to Indiana Co., PA, then later to Armstrong Co., PA  a few years later. (This info is from her obituary.)

Interesting NOTE: It mentions that Rachel Stevenson‘s family was in Cannonsburgh, Washington Co., PA.  There was a (our?) McConnell family was also in Cannonsburg:

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Rev. John Hindman #3

This  Rev. John Hindman was born in 1817 in Armstrong Co., PA, the son of Samuel Hindman (1776-1831) and Sarah (possibly Manning) (1788-1881). About 1828, his family moved to Trumbull Co., Ohio. In 1844, he moved to Linn Co., Iowa and Cedar Co., Iowa at some point, before moving to Johnson Co., Iowa.  He was married twice, first to Emily Weeks, then to Mrs. Aris McKinsey. John died in 1901, in Chester, Nebraska, obituary in The Nebraska State Journal 11 May 1901.

The daughter Mrs. Ada Pickering, is listed as Elizabeth on the census records. Husbands name is George Pickering. They are in Johnson Co., IA in 1880, then Lancaster Co., NE in 1900.

NOTE: This Samuel Hindman, father of Rev. John Hindman, is one I had looked at awhile ago and ruled out as my Samuel Hineman (was also in Trumbull/Portage OH) father of my John Hineman,  who went to Wisconsin.

From a tree on ancestry.com, Samuel Hindman‘s father:

ID: I636249830
Name: David HINDMAN
Birth: Abt 1735 in possibly Donegal, Ireland
Death: 1802 in Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Notes:
Judge of Court in Franklin Co. Penn. Settled in Franklin Co. Penn.
Private in the Revolutionary War from Cumberland County, PA

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Interesting tidbits on the Hindman surname:

Posted by “thewoodpecker” on Ancestry.com Hindman message board:

All the Hindman/Hyndmans in Northern Ireland are descended form three brothers who came from Scotland circa 1600. The spelling of the surname depended on who was recording it and how he could spell.

And this from JWHindman:

The name seems to derive from the great red deer in Scotland. The Hind was th femail and the Hart was the male. So if thessssse people were the keepers of deer or hunters the name Hindman and Hartman are similar and have the same crest in early Scotish history.
In early Scotland the forman or overseer of the lands of the nobelmen was known as the Hind so the name may have originated there at the t9me when people assumed names by their jobs or their localities The name quite often is spelt Hyndman n scotland, Hindman in Ireland and Hineman in England
Most migration of the Hindman name cane be traced back to Scotland that is if you can trace it.

And this, which is very interesting,  from Mick Hynman:

The person who drove cattle to the market from the back was called a Hyndman. My family came from Inverness some time in the early 19th. My grandfather was Hynman but his sister was Hyndman, through the ages the family have spelt the name anyway they fancied at any given time. A lot Hyndmans or Hindmans went to Ireland in the 18th century due to some kind of religous persecution. The names Hunman and Innman are supposed to derive from the name. All of this was told to me by my father who said his father had told him exactly the same. I have some other info written down somewhere but it could be anywhere amongst the jumble we call a spare room.
Mick Hynman ( Newcastle Upon Tyne England)

More from Mick:

There are several possible explanations for the origin of the Scottish surname Hyndman. In the first instance, it may be of nickname origin, being one of those names derived from a personal or physical characteristic of the original bearer. The source of the name can be traced to the Middle English word “HENDE” which simply meant “courteous” and the nickname was applied as an additional name to a person with good manners in order to distinguish him from others who bore the same personal name,
Alternatively the name may be of occupational origin, being one of those names derived from the type of work a man once did or the profession he once pursued. In this case it sim[ply indicates the person who tended the hinds or deer.
The surname is recorded in Scottish documents during the sixteenth century when a family of this name possessed lands in Cunderstown in Renfrewshire. In 1662 John Hyndman was a resident in Bute, while John Hyndman was a merchant in Cargos in 1749. In that same year one Annie Heyman was at a meeting of witches in Bute and this entry is believed to be a mis-spelling of the name
BLAZON OF ARMS Azure, a saltire or
The saltire is indicative of the cross of St Andrew It signifies suffering for a faith and Perseverance. Azure (blue) denotes truth and loyalty Or (gold) is symbolic of generosity
CREST A sundial and the sun shining thereon all proper
ORIGIN Scotland
This info came from the Historical Research Center in Britain
Mick

Transcription: “Passed at the last sitting of the Pennsylvania Legislature.”

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Transcription: “An act to authorize John Sherer to erect a wing dam on Monongahela river, in the county of Allegany.”

The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) 21 Apr 1802

Wing Dam (Image from www.nps.gov)

From Wikipedia:

A wing dam is a manmade barrier that, unlike a conventional dam, only extends partway into a river. These structures force water into a fast-moving center channel which reduces the rate of sediment  accumulation, while slowing water flow near the riverbanks.

Image from www.vistagallery.com

FAMILY TREES

You boast about your ancient line,
But listen, stranger, unto mine:

You trace your lineage afar,
Back to the heroes of the war
Fought that a country might be free;
Yea, farther — to a stormy sea
Where winter’s angry billows tossed,
O’er which your Pilgrim Fathers crossed.
Nay, more — through yellow, dusty tomes
You trace your name to English homes
Before the distant, unknown West
Lay open to a world’s behest;
Yea, back to days of those Crusades
When Turk and Christian crossed their blades,
You point with pride to ancient names,
To powdered sires and painted dames;
You boast of this — your family tree;
Now listen, stranger, unto me:

When armored knights and gallant squires,
Your own beloved, honored sires,
Were in their infants’ blankets rolled,
My fathers’ youngest sons were old;
When they broke forth in infant tears
My fathers’ heads were crowned with years,
Yea, ere the mighty Saxon host
Of which you sing had touched the coast,
Looked back as far as you look now.
Yea, when the Druids trod the wood,
My venerable fathers stood
And gazed through misty centuries
As far as even Memory sees.
When Britain’s eldest first beheld
The light, my fathers then were eld.
You of the splendid ancestry,
Who boast about your family tree,

Consider, stranger, this of mine –
Bethink the lineage of a Pine.

DOUGLAS MALLOCH

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Title: The Melody of Earth: An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-day Poets
Selected and Arranged By: Mrs. Waldo Richards
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918

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