| ![Show Contents]() Pitwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of PitwellWhat does the name Pitwell mean? Pitwell is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the village of Pitfield in the county of Middlesex. The surname was originally derived from the Old English word pyt which referred to an area that was pitted. The original bearers of the surname Pitwell lived in an area that was known for its many hollows of pitted ground, Early Origins of the Pitwell familyThe surname Pitwell was first found in Middlesex where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Pitwell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pitwell research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1086 are included under the topic Early Pitwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pitwell Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Pitwell family name include Pittfield, Pitfield, Pitfeild, Pitfeld, Pittfeld, Pitville, Pittville, Petfield, Pettfield, Petwell, Pitfell, Pittfell, Pitwell and many more. Early Notables of the Pitwell familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pitwell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Pitwell migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Pitwell surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Pitwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Pitwell, who landed in Virginia in 1636 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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