The Origin of Our Surname

The Joines/Joynes/Jines surname has multiple spellings, including Joins, Joyne, possibly Gynes, and others. The name likely originated in western England or Wales.

• In the 1881 England Census, 81 individuals with the surname Joines were recorded, primarily in Staffordshire and Oxfordshire.
• The same census listed 522 people with the surname Joynes, most residing in Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire.
• Historical records show John Joines traveled from London to New England aboard the Hopewell in 1635. Edmund Joynes later settled in Virginia in the late 1600s.
• DNA results indicate that most Joines/Joynes/Jines men in America descend from Edmund Joynes.

Migration and Family Branches

Several family branches have been identified across the United States and beyond:

• Ezekiel Joines settled in Northwest North Carolina in the 1770s, likely migrating from Delaware or Maryland.
• Noah and Joseph Joines moved from Georgia to Kentucky, with some descendants adopting the Jines spelling.
• Thomas Joines, born in Maryland, later moved to Tennessee, with descendants settling in Texas.
• Joines and Joynes families can be found in New Zealand, Australia, and England, where some use variations like Joineson or Joyneson.