| ![Show Contents]() Santan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Santan familyThe surname Santan was first found in Selkirk, where they held a family seat in their territories. An inquisition made at Selkirk, July 23, 1305, found "that William, formerly King of Scotland gave the sheriffdom of Selkirk to one Andrew de Synton to be held by answering to the King and his heirs for the issues, and being freed of the farm of the castle ward of Roxburgh and suit thereto, which he and his heirs were used to make for the barony of Synton". Four generations following the first Andrew are mentioned in the finding, the fourth, also named Andrew de Synton, while holding the sheriffdom, "was taken at the battle of Dunbar, and sent to the Castle of Fodringeye where he died in prison" (loc. cit). Alexander de Sintun, c. 1200, witnessed a chartcr by Henry de Graham, and c. 1259 a later Alexander de Sinton also appears as witness in the same record (ibid., p. 7). This later Alexander is also a witness, c. 1260-68 to a quitclaim by Malcolm de Constableton and Alicia, his wife, of a carucate in Edulfistune. Andrew de Sintun witnessed charters by John, son of Michael de Methkil, to the Abbey of Melrose, c. 1230-31. 1 Early History of the Santan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santan research. Another 286 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1510, 1550, 1600, 1745, 1792, 1800, 1808, 1811, 1826, 1850, 1860, 1887 and 1900 are included under the topic Early Santan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Santan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sinton, Synton, Syntone, Syntune, Sintone, Sancton and many more. Early Notables of the Santan familyNotable among the family at this time was Thomas Sinton (1826-1887), Irish industrialist and magistrate. Sinton made a significant impact upon the Irish linen trade; not least establishing the village of Laurelvale, County Armagh. The Sintons, like so many of Northern Ireland's linen families, were Quakers, in this case of Scottish descent; although the Sintons had been settled at Tamnaghmore for several hundred years. Sinton's father, David Sinton (1792-1860), was the first cousin...
Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Santan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Santan family to IrelandSome of the Santan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 111 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Santan familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Santan (post 1700) | + |
- Florencio Santan (b. 1805), brother to Pedro Santana, 1st Marquis of Las Carreras
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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