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Where did the English Potts family come from? What is the English Potts family crest and coat of arms? When did the Potts family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Potts family history?
The Anglo-Saxon name Potts comes from Phillip. A common medieval English form of the name Phillip is Philpot. This form was often shortened to the diminutive form Pot or Pott. It is from this form of Phillip that the surname Potts is derived. The personal name Phillip was popular thanks to the influence of St. Phillip, one of the twelve apostles of Christ. There is, however, another possible etymology, that better explains some instances of the name. Pott was an Old English word which meant hole or pit. It was sometimes used topographically to indicate residence near such a geographical feature. This makes this surname polygenetic; that is, derived from more than one source and having more than one initial bearer.
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- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Potts were recorded, including Potts, Pott, Pot and others.First found in Durham where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Potts research. Another 219 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1641, 1st , 1644, 1686, 1675, 1721 and 1605 are included under the topic Early Potts History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Potts. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Potts family emigrate to North America:
Potts Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richard Potts arrived in Virginia in 1608
- Anthony Potts settled in Virginia in 1635
- Lacrecia Potts, who landed in Virginia in 1649
- Fran Potts, who arrived in Virginia in 1664
- Mary Potts, who arrived in Virginia in 1665
Potts Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Lancelot Potts, who arrived in Virginia in 1719
- Margret Potts, aged 22, landed in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Michel Potts, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Hans Michael Potts, who came to Philadelphia in 1732
- John Lodwick Potts, who came to Philadelphia in 1738
Potts Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Walter Potts, aged 25, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1803
- Day Potts, who arrived in America in 1805
- Hans Potts, who arrived in America in 1805
- Hans and Hanna Potts, who settled in Philadelphia in 1805
- James Potts, aged 21, landed in Virginia in 1812
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- Lieutenant General William Edward Potts (1921-2005), American Army Officer and a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
- Annie Potts (b. 1952), American television and film actress
- Andy Potts (b. 1976), American Olympic triathlete
- Frederick William Owen Potts (1892-1943), English soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the first World War
- Brigadier Arnold William Potts DSO, OBE, MC (1896-1968), Australian grazier who served in both World Wars
- Alistair Potts (b. 1971), British World Rowing Championship rower
- Thomas Henry Potts (1824-1888), British-born New Zealand naturalist, ornithologist, entomologist, and botanist
- Renfrey Burnard "Ren" Potts AO (1925-2005), Australian Rhodes Scholar and mathematician
- Brigadier Arnold William Potts (1896-1968), Commanding Officer, 23rd Australian Infantry Brigade from 1942 to 1945
- Major-General Arthur Edward Potts (b. 1890), Canadian District Officer Commanding 2nd Military District
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Thomas Potts (Shield): and Related Families by Gloria(Potts) Stracke.
- My O'Bryand-Potts-Cowan Family of Union County, Kentucky by Marscena Frakes.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortis et astutus
Motto Translation: Bold and Crafty.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
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