Bootes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Bootes is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is a name for a maker or seller of boots. 1 The name is derived from the Middle English word bote, which means boot. They were originally from Buat a castle near Falais in Normandy. 2

Early Origins of the Bootes family

The surname Bootes was first found in Warwickshire where Hugh Bote was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. Later, William Bote was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1279 and in 1354, Adam Boot was listed in Kent. 1

Early History of the Bootes family

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Bootes Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Boot, Boots, Boote, Bootes and others.

Early Notables of the Bootes family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Arnold Boate, De Boot, Bootius or Botius (1600?-1653?), Hebraist, the son of Godefrid de Boot of Gorcom, Holland. Born about 1600 he graduated at the university of Leyden, where he received the degree of doctor of medicine, and applied himself assiduously to the study of Hebrew rabbinical writings. His labours in that direction were mainly in relation to questions which had been raised concerning the various readings in the Hebrew text of the Bible, and the possibility of correcting them by the Septuagint. Boate's first work appears to have been that produced in...
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Bootes migration to the United States +

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bootes or a variant listed above:

Bootes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Bootes, who landed in Virginia in 1665 3

Bootes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Leonard Bootes, aged 13, who immigrated to the United States from Colchester, in 1893

Bootes Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Leonard E. Bootes, aged 24, who settled in America from Colchester, in 1903
Infant Bootes, who landed in America, in 1903
Ernest Bootes, aged 4, who immigrated to the United States from Colchester, in 1903
Elizabeth Bootes, aged 27, who landed in America, in 1906
Arthur Bootes, aged 4, who immigrated to America, in 1907
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Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
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)