Comtass History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Comtass family

Early History of the Comtass family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Comtass research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1196, 1225, 1262, 1293, 1327, 1769 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Comtass History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Comtass Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Comtass has appeared include Countesse, Cunte, Conte, Counte, Contesse, Count, Comitissa and many more.

Early Notables of the Comtass family

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Migration of the Comtass family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Comtass arrived in North America very early: Barnet Counts who sailed to Philadelphia in 1732 and William Counts to Delaware in 1803.