| Southcot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Etymology of SouthcotWhat does the name Southcot mean? Southcot is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in the tithing of Southcote in the county of Devon. The surname was originally derived from the Old English words sud which meant south and cot which meant cottage. Early Origins of the Southcot familyThe surname Southcot was first found in Devon where they were Lords of the Manor of Southcote anciently seated in that shire. "Southcote, an estate in the parish [of Winkleigh], appears to have given name to the Southcote family." 1 Early History of the Southcot familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Southcot research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1242, 1345, 1511, 1556, 1559, 1560, 1562, 1563, 1585, 1620, 1622, 1661, 1662 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Southcot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Southcot Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Southcot has been recorded under many different variations, including Southcote, Sothcotte, Southcott, Sothcott, Southcod, Southcodt, Soutcott and many more. Early Notables of the Southcot familyNotables of the family at this time include - John Soputcote (1511-1585), an English judge, second son of William Southcote, by his wife, Alice Tregonnell, grandson of Nicholas Southcote of Chudleigh, Devonshire. "He was a member of the Middle Te...
- Thomas Southcote (c 1622-1664), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1664
Southcot migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Southcot or a variant listed above:
Southcot Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Southcot, who landed in New England in 1630 2
- Thomas Southcot, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1631 2
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
- 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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