Mudgett History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe surname Mudgett is a nickname of Madge and baptismal name as in 'the son of Margaret.' 1 Early Origins of the Mudgett familyThe surname Mudgett was first found in Surrey where William Maggard was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 2 From this earliest entry we must move to Yorkshire to find the next two entries. It is here that Willelmus Machet was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 1 and later, Samuel Maggett was listed in 1647. 2 Early History of the Mudgett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mudgett research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1379, 1526, 1670, 1736, 1737, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1799 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Mudgett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mudgett Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Mudgett has undergone many spelling variations, including Machet, Machett, Madgett, Madget, Machitt, Machtit, Matchet and many more. Early Notables of the Mudgett familyDistinguished members of the family include John Machet, Rector of Lambeth, county Surrey, in 1526.Nicholas Madgett of Madget (fl. 1799), was an Irish adventurer, born at Kinsale, co. Kerry, and was according to a secret correspondent of Lord Castlereagh-probably Samuel Turner in 1799, at the time of Humbert's expedition to Ireland, near sixty years of age, and had lived for forty years in France. He was employed in the French foreign office in 1794 and the succeeding years in negotiating measures between the French government and Irish politicians for a French invasion of Ireland. In 1794 he gave William Jackson (1737?-1795)... Migration of the Mudgett family to IrelandSome of the Mudgett family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Mudgett familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Mudgett were among those contributors: Thomas Matchett, who came to Barbados in 1672; John Matchett, a bonded passenger who arrived in Barbados in 1675; Robt. Matchett, who arrived in Virginia in 1680.
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