Saubie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Saubie is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Saubie family once lived in the parish of Saxby in the counties of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. The surname Saubie is an example of a habitation name which forms a broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Saubie family

The surname Saubie was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Saubie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Saubie research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1616 and 1658 are included under the topic Early Saubie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Saubie Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Saubie family name include Saxby, Saxbe, Saxbie, Saxby and others.

Early Notables of the Saubie family

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Migration of the Saubie family

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 Saubie surname or a spelling variation of the name include: John Saxby settled in Philadelphia in 1685 with his wife and five children.

The Saubie Motto +

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: Sit saxum firmum
Motto Translation: Let the stone be firm.