The Mayne family can trace its lineage to the Frankish Lords of Mayenne in northern France from 980 AD. 

Five possible sources exist for the Mayennes coming to England and therefore starting my line, all descending from Geoffroy I de Mayenne (first Lord of Mayenne) b. 1005 and his father Haimon b. 980 AD (right to left above)

1. Hamelin of Mayenne (briefly Lord of Mayenne) – Hamelin may have gone to England around 1100 to claim the land he exchanged with the agreement of King Henry I but there is no direct evidence. There is also no evidence of his death nor what became of him. His brother Juhel I de Mayenne became Lord of Mayenne.

2. Juhel I Lord of Mayenne – It is documented that in 1139 Juhel I de Mayenne went to England as part of Empress Matilda’s army to challenge King Stephen for the English throne. It is also documented that he held land in Devon.

3. Juhel’s son, Walter of Mayenne – Walter went to England with Henry II in 1153 to claim the English throne and is known to have started the Mayne Kent line.

4. Juhel’s son Guy of Mayenne – Nothing is known of this individual, but he may have gone to England.

5. Juhel’s sixth son, also named Juhel de Mayenne – Juhel is known to have gone to England and married an Englishwoman, but no other details are known.

[Source: "History of the Mayne Family" by Henry J Mayne]

To identify descendants, follow the orange dot in the name from the right.

(Image: Juhel II Lord of Mayenne  (1162-1220)

It is suggested that Juhel I (1090-1161) one of the Lords of Mayenne was responsible for the creation of the first coat of arms for the Mayenne family in France. The basis for it was that the shield contained six smaller shields, referring to Juhel’s six sons. Apart from Juhel there are no other coats of arms described until we get to the early 17 Century. Thereafter, coats of arms, either official or otherwise, have striking similarities. 

The hands refer to the French word 'main', meaning hand. 

Henry Malmains'  arms image is AI-generated from a description of his arms from "The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent" (Gules, three right hands, couped argent.) There is no documented connection between Henry Malmains and the Mayne family; however, the coat of arms featuring three couped hands appears to be the earliest known example of its kind.

The other images are AI representations of drawings by David Gore from his book "Mayne - One Name Study"