Batishill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Batishill family

Early History of the Batishill family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Batishill research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1691, 1738, 1746 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Batishill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Batishill Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Batishill include Battershill, Battishill, Battershell, Batteshell and many more.

Early Notables of the Batishill family

Notables of the family at this time include Jonathan Battishill (1738-1801), composer, was the son of a solicitor, and was born in London in May 1738. At the age of nine he became a chorister of St. Paul's, and was articled pupil to the choirmaster, William Savage, before the age of thirteen. Under this master, who treated...
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Migration of the Batishill family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Batishill were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Henry Batteshell who settled in Maine in 1616; four years before the arrival of the "Mayflower," in 1620.