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Mary Hynds
The Hynds, Hind, Hinde, Hinds name comes from the word Hyne which can be found in the old English and Scottish Language.
The root of the word is of ancient derivation. It means a farmer, a dweller in the country. It is thought to refer to the large body of “freeholders” or small land owners called “yeomanry”.
Another theory points to the name as Anglo Saxon in origin meaning small red deer. An old English family of Hynde had just such a deer, or hind’s head on their family crest.
It is possible that Mary Hynds was of MicMac origin. At the time of her marriage to John Mingo in 1814, a large tract of land in an area known to have been MicMac territory, was acquired by John MIngo. Perhaps it was some sort of dowry.
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