Plater History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Plater family

The surname Plater was first found in both Suffolk and Norfolk where the first on record was Thomas Playters of Thorndon in Suffolk. His son, Thomas Playters (died 1479) held Wilborne manor and advowson in Norfolk, Sotterley, and Ugshall manor in Suffolk. He was buried in Sotterley church. Hi son William Playters (died 1512) had a son named Christopher Playters (d. 1547.)

Early History of the Plater family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plater research. Another 163 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1103, 1177, 1449, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1552, 1560, 1590, 1600, 1605, 1606, 1623, 1640, 1648, 1649, 1668 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Plater History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Plater Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plater, Plator, Playter, Playtor, Platter, Plattor, Plaitor, Plaiter, Plaitors and many more.

Early Notables of the Plater family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Thomas Playters, 1st Baronet of Sotterley, High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1605; and Sir William Playters, 2nd Baronet (1590-1668)...
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Plater migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Plater Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Plater, who arrived in Maryland in 1666 1
George Plater, who landed in Maryland in 1685 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Plater (post 1700) +

Thomas Plater (1769-1830), American lawyer and politician
George Plater (1735-1792), American lawyer and politician
Bobby Plater (1914-1982), American jazz alto saxophonist
Thomas Plater (1769-1830), American politician, Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-05 2
John Rousley Plater, American politician, Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1796, 1808; Member of Maryland State House of Delegates from St. Mary's County, 1805, 1809-13 2
George Plater Jr., American politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates from St. Mary's County, 1790, 1792-93, 1820 2
George Plater (1735-1792), American politician, Delegate to Maryland State Constitutional Convention, 1776; Member of Maryland State Senate, 1777-90; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-80 2
Steve Plater (b. 1968), English motorcycle racer
Alan Plater (b. 1935), English playwright and screenwriter
Kazimierz Plater (1915-2004), Polish chess master
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html