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My Haynes ancestors are of German descent. I have traced my 3rd great grandfather back as far as 1810 census, and I note that the surname was also sometimes spelled, Haines. The versions of the spelling of both Haynes and Haines are the ENGLISH way of spelling the surname. I am curious if anyone knows what the GERMAN original spelling would be. I have been stuck with my research and cannot get past my 3rd great grandfather who was according to census documents born about 1791 in NY state.
Many names underwent some sort of adaptation though. If Haynes was inspired by an originally German name it could be difficult or impossible to guess what it might be. Maybe the paper trail will reveal something.
It's probably Heins or Heinz but there's no way to know for sure until you find it in a document. Immigrants could Anglicize their names however they wanted. Typically, they chose the closest English version, which for Heinz or Heins would most likely be Haynes/Haines, but there could be other similar German surnames that might have anglicized to Haynes.
This is what I thought early in my research but I've not found anything yet.
I've always believed that my Haynes German ancestors may have come here as either 1)indentured servants of British during the Revolution 2)Hetian (sp) soldiers during the Revolution. My 3rd ggrandfather was born about 1791 in New York state, which leads me to believe that his father was born in the 1770's. and obviously too young to be a Revolutionary soldier.
It's probably Heins or Heinz but there's no way to know for sure until you find it in a document. Immigrants could Anglicize their names however they wanted. Typically, they chose the closest English version, which for Heinz or Heins would most likely be Haynes/Haines, but there could be other similar German surnames that might have anglicized to Haynes.
I think you are right. It's finding the document part of the equation that is frustrating. The documents would be from 1700's is my guess. My 3rd g grandfather was born about 1791 in NY state, so somehow I would have to find that trail. I feel like I've explored all the obvious routes like Ancestry.com, Family Search, ect. have not found any family trees with this line of William Haynes born 1791 who married Rebecca Stanton born 1793. Married 1809 in Mt. Pleasant, Wayne, Pa. Have lots of info on Stanton side.
Many names underwent some sort of adaptation though. If Haynes was inspired by an originally German name it could be difficult or impossible to guess what it might be. Maybe the paper trail will reveal something.
I'll try Hagen, thank you.
Yes, I belong to Ancestry and have seen the English version.
I found many of my wife's German ancestors in Pennsylvania through church records. Many of those are on Ancestry but I don't know about New York's. There are also a few books of immigrant records of Germans and Swiss to Pennsylvania. You might check for such New York items.
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