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![Show Contents]() Cuttes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Cuttes is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from a baptismal name meaning the son of Cuthbert. 1 Early Origins of the Cuttes familyThe surname Cuttes was first found in Lincolnshire where Cutus de Lincoln was listed in the Hundreorum Rolls of 1273. Over one hundred years later some of the family were found in Yorkshire where the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list; Radulphus Cutte; Willelmus Cutte, 1319; and Johannes Cuttesone as all holfing lands there at that time. 2 Early History of the Cuttes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cuttes research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1516, 1604, 1610, 1613, 1633, 1634, 1640, 1646, 1661, 1670, 1681 and 1707 are included under the topic Early Cuttes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cuttes Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Cuttes has been spelled many different ways, including Cutts, Cutt, Cut, Cuts, Cuttes, Cutte and others. Early Notables of the Cuttes familyNotables of the family at this time include - Lieutenant-General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts PC (1661-1707), was a British soldier and author. He was second son of Richard Cutte or Cuttes of Woodhall, Arkesden, an Essex squire of an old family ow...
Migration of the Cuttes familyThousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Cuttess to arrive in North America: Richard Cutt who settled in Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1630; Roger Cutts settled in Virginia in 1635.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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