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Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Hucstable is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in the village of Huxtable in East Buckland in the county of Devon. The suffix staple was originally derived from the Old French word estaple when translated means a mart or market-place. Therefore the original bearer of the surname Hucstable lived near an area that was a market place.
The surname Hucstable was first found in Devon, where the name could have been derived from the aforementioned Huxtable or from Hexworthy, a hamlet on Dartmoor.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hucstable research. Another 190 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1330, 1500 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Hucstable History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Hucstable has been spelled many different ways, including Huxtable, Hucstable, Huckstable, Hokestaple and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Hucstable Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Hucstables to arrive in North America: William Huxtable, a bonded passenger, who arrived in America in 1744; William Huckaby, who came to America in 1764; John Huxtable, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1817.