The chronicles of the Calp family reach back into Scottish history to an ancient tribe known as the Picts. The ancestors of the Calp family lived in the place named Colp in Aberdeenshire.
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Early Origins of the Calp family
The surname Calp was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland.
One of the first records of the family was Johannes Coup who was recorded there in Aberdeen in 1408. "A 'commone hande bell, with ale proffetis,' was granted to William Colp and his son, David Colp in the same town in 1503, and a payment was made in 1518 to Sir Andrew Cup, evidently a cleric." 1
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Early History of the Calp family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Calp research. Another 160 words (11 lines of text) covering the year 1408 is included under the topic Early Calp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Calp Spelling Variations
When the first dictionaries were invented in the last few hundred years, spelling gradually became standardized. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound. Names were often recorded under different spelling variations every time they were written. Calp has been written Culp, Colp, Cup, Cope and others.
Early Notables of the Calp family
More information is included under the topic Early Calp Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Calp family
The crossing to North America did not seem so great in comparison with the hardships many Scots endured at home. It was long, expensive, and cramped, but also rewarding. North America offered land and the chance for settlers to prove themselves in a new place. And many did prove themselves as they fought to forge a new nation in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of those Scots can now experience much of their once-lost heritage through the Clan societies and highland games that have sprung up across North America in the last century. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Calp: Connard Colp who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1732; followed by Charles in 1856; Anthony Cope settled in Jamaica in 1722; Richard Cope settled in New England in 1635.
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