"Thomas Minot, of Saffron Walden, Essex county, England, the earliest of the name from whom the American family can prove descent, was a man of education and wealth. In a "Survey of the Manors of the Abbey of Walden" (1399), there is an account of the lands held by Thomas Mynot and his sons. The lands were situated in Springwell, one and a half miles from Saffron Walden, on the Cambridge road, near where the parishes of Saffron Walden and Little Chesterford now meet. He married a daughter of Thomas de Hasilden, Esq., of Little Chesterford, a member of parliament and a soldier. Thomas Minot and his wife were the parents of two sons, Richard and John"
Ancestry.com - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.