| ![Show Contents]() Dosset History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DossetWhat does the name Dosset mean? The name Dosset comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a good-tempered person. The surname Dosset is derived from the Old English words douce and dowce, which mean sweet, pleasant. These words, which later became doux, were ultimately derived from the Old French words dolz and dous, which had the same meaning. As a personal name, Dosset was often given to females and occasionally was borne by males. Early Origins of the Dosset familyThe surname Dosset was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Dosset familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dosset research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1582, 1619, 1630, 1640, 1648 and 1683 are included under the topic Early Dosset History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dosset Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Dosset has undergone many spelling variations, including Dowse, Dowcett, Dowsett, Dorset, Dorsett, Dowser, Dowsey and many more. Early Notables of the Dosset familyNotables of the family at this time include William Dowse of Collingborn; Edward Dowse (1582-1648), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648; and Thomas Dowse,(c. 1630-1683), also...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dosset Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Dosset family to IrelandSome of the Dosset family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Dosset were among those contributors:
Dosset Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Molly Dosset, aged 22, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1755 1
- Anna Dosset, aged 73, who landed in Massachusetts in 1755 1
- Nanny Dosset, aged 41, who landed in Massachusetts in 1755 1
Dosset Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- S Dosset, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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