| ![Show Contents]() Paulet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The history of the Paulet family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Pawlett, a small village 4 miles (6 km) north of Bridgwater, in the Sedgemoor district of the English county of Somerset. The Paulet family claim descent from Hercules de Tournon but "he appears to be a mythic personage." [1] This reference continues: "it is really descended from the Norman house of D'Aunou. Baldric Teutonicus, living c. 900 was ancestor [of this family]. [1] Early Origins of the Paulet familyThe surname Paulet was first found in Somerset, at Pawlett (Paulet.) It was here that "in the reign of Henry I, Fulco de Alnou had a grant from the Crown of Grandon. He had two sons: 1. Walter de Poeleth, who in 1203 paid a fine in Somerset [and] 2. Robert de Polet, mentioned in Buckinghamshire 1198. " [1] A later descendant was William de Paulet who was Lord of Paulet, Stretchill and Walpole, Somerset in 1316. Another reference claims the first record of the name was Sir William de Paulet who died in 1242. [2] This may have been a descendant of the aforementioned William de Paulet but Shirley contends that this latter William was actually "of Leigh in Devonshire." [2] The parish of Peverell Sampford in Devon had a house with an infamous history. "This place is distinguished as having been the residence of Margaret, Countess of Richmond, mother of Henry VII. The house in which she lived, subsequently belonged to Sir Amias Poulett, who had the custody of Mary, Queen of Scots, at the time of her execution; it was a castellated building, erected in 1337, and taken down in 1775." [3] Early History of the Paulet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paulet research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1483, 1532, 1539, 1550, 1551, 1562, 1572, 1585, 1588, 1600, 1606, 1608, 1610, 1615, 1621, 1625, 1649, 1661, 1665, 1699, 1722 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Paulet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Paulet Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Paulet, Paulett, Paullet, Pawlet, Pawlett and others. Early Notables of the Paulet familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Sir William Paulet (1483-1572), English politician, Lord Treasurer of England, created Baron St John (1539), Earl of Wiltshire (1550), and Marquess of Winchester (1551)
- Sir Hugh Paulet (died ca. 1572), an English military commander and governor of Jersey
- Sir Amias Paulet (1532-1588), an English diplomat, Governor of Jersey, and the gaoler for a period of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Anthony Paulet (1562-1600), Governor of the Isle of Jersey from 1588 until his death in 1600
- Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC (c.1625-1699)
Paulet RankingIn France, the name Paulet is the 1,395th most popular surname with an estimated 4,105 people with that name. [4]  Migration of the Paulet family to Ireland
Some of the Paulet family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 282 words (20 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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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Paulet name or one of its variants:
Paulet Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Tho Paulet, who landed in Virginia in 1663 [5]
Paulet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henriette Paulet, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1896
- Mrs. Eugenie Paulet, aged 49, who landed in America, in 1896
- Elizabeth Paulet, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Morriston, in 1898
Paulet Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Edmond Paulet, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1908
- Madeline Paulet, who landed in America, in 1914
- Marius Paulet, aged 25, who settled in America, in 1920
- Juan Paulet, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
- George Paulet, aged 17, who immigrated to America, in 1922
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Paulet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Antoine Paulet, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Suzanne Miville, daughter of Pierre and Charlotte, in Quebec on 12th April 1655 [6]
- Antoine Paulet, son of Antoine and Suzanne, who married Renée Graton, daughter of Claude and Marguerite, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 30th August 1683 [6]
Paulet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Jean-Baptiste Paulet, son of Antoine and Anne, who married Marie-Josephte Roy, daughter of Jean and Catherine, in Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 6th August 1726 [6]
- Pierre Paulet, son of Antoine and Anne, who married Marie-Madeleine Gosselin, daughter of François and Marie-Charlotte, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 17th January 1729 [6]
- Jean-François Paulet, son of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Josephte, who married Marie-Louise Noel, daughter of Ignace and Marie, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 2nd February 1751 [6]
- Arnaud-Guillaume Paulet, son of Guillaume and Marie-Andrée, who married Cécile Pepie, daughter of Daniel and Marie-René, in Quebec on 19th October 1761 [6]
- André Paulet, son of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Josephte, who married Thérèse Coutancineau, daughter of Michel and Marie-Madeleine, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 23rd November 1761 [6]
Paulet Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Georges-François Paulet, resident of Quebec in the 1840's
Paulet Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Norman Paulet, aged 52, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1916
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- Marc Gaspard Abraham Paulet de La Bastide, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 [7]
- Field Marshal Lord William Paulet GCB (1804-1893), British Army officer
- Lord Henry "Harry" Paulet KCB (1767-1832), British officer in the Royal Navy
- Christopher Paulet (b. 1969), Earl of Wiltshire
- Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick Paulet CB (1810-1871), senior British Army officer
- Charles Ingoldsby Paulet PC (1764-1843), 13th Marquess of Winchester, British peer and courtier
- Admiral Lord George Paulet (1803-1879), British officer of the Royal Navy
- Pedro Paulet Mostajo (1874-1945), Peruvian scientist who some claim to be the first person to build a liquid-fuel rocket engine in 1895
- Nigel George Paulet (b. 1941), 18th Marquess of Winchester, highest ranking Marquess in the United Kingdom
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Aymez loyaulté
Motto Translation: Love Loyalty.
- 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)
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Marc Paulet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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