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![Show Contents]() Boykett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Boykett is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Boycott, an estate in the county of Salop. Early Origins of the Boykett familyThe surname Boykett was first found in Salop where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William n 1066 A.D. Early History of the Boykett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boykett research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1800, 1832, 1880 and 1897 are included under the topic Early Boykett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boykett Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Boykett family name include Boycott, Boycotte, Boykett, Bowcott and others. Early Notables of the Boykett familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boykett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Boykett family to Ireland
Some of the Boykett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Boykett surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Boykett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jarvis Boykett who settled in Charles Town Massachusetts in 1637
- Jarvis Boykett, who arrived in America in 1637 1
- Jarvese Boykett, who landed in New England in 1637 1
- 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)
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Boykett migration to the United States 
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