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Early Origins of the Wittey family

The surname Wittey was first found in Oxfordshire where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list early spelling of the name: Thomas ate Wytheg; William ate Wytheg; and Nicholas de la Wytheg. The same rolls listed Walter de la Wythege in Southamptonshire. "This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white hay.' "1

Another early rolls included John Witege at Eynsham, Oxfordshire in 1186. Later, Bartholomew atte Withegh was found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1332 and later again, Edmund de Whitehey was listed in the Assize Rolls for Essex in 1351. 2

Early History of the Wittey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wittey research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1097, 1305, 1493, 1586, 1630, 1659, 1755, 1769, 1835 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Wittey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wittey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whitty, Witty and others.

Early Notables of the Wittey family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Mr. Thomas Whitty, a clothier, who developed the idea from an attempt to imitate the Turkey fabrics in Axminster, Devon in 1755...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wittey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ireland Migration of the Wittey family to Ireland

Some of the Wittey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 149 words (11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Wittey family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Whitty was a shoreman in possession of property at Tor Bay, Newfoundland, in 1764; John Whitty settled in Virginia in 1656; John Whitty arrived in Philadelphia in 1856..

Contemporary Notables of the name Wittey (post 1700) +

  • L. Y. Wittey, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Missouri State House of Representatives from Scotland County, 1920
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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