| ![Show Contents]() Intee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of InteeWhat does the name Intee mean? Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Intee is "Mag Fhionnbhairr," which is derived from the word "fionnbharr," which means "fair head." 1 The Mc Geaney and O'Geaney variants were originally Geibheannaigh in Gaelic which roughly translates to "fettered" in English. These branches were typically found in Co. Cork and Co. Roscommon. 1 Early Origins of the Intee familyThe surname Intee was first found in county Longford (Irish: An Longfort) traditionally known as Annaly or Teffia, and situated in the Irish Midlands, in Northwest Leinster. 2 They claim descent through the Line of Ir, Irish kings and one source notes the Gaynor variant as originally Geraadhan in Gaelic. However, the same source claims the name could have been MacFinbhair, which matches the aforementioned entry. 3 Early History of the Intee familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Intee research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Intee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Intee Spelling VariationsThe archives that survive today demonstrate the difficulty experienced by the scribes of the Middle Ages in their attempts to record these names in writing. Spelling variations of the name Intee dating from that time include Gaynor, Gainor, Gainer, Gaines, Gains, McGaynor and others. Early Notables of the Intee familyMore information is included under the topic Early Intee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Intee familyIn the 18th and 19th centuries, thousands of Irish families fled an Ireland that was forcibly held through by England through its imperialistic policies. A large portion of these families crossed the Atlantic to the shores of North America. The fate of these families depended on when they immigrated and the political allegiances they showed after they arrived. Settlers that arrived before the American War of Independence may have moved north to Canada at the war's conclusion as United Empire Loyalists. Such Loyalists were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Those that fought for the revolution occasionally gained the land that the fleeing Loyalist vacated. After this period, free land and an agrarian lifestyle were not so easy to come by in the East. So when seemingly innumerable Irish immigrants arrived during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s, free land for all was out of the question. These settlers were instead put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Whenever they came, Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Intee or a variant listed above, including: Samuel Gayner who settled in Virginia in 1663; Austin, Edward, James, John, Luke, Patrick, and Peter Gaynor, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
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- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
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