| ![Show Contents]() Bettie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Bettie familyThe surname Bettie was first found in Northumberland where the name was derived from the name of an ancestor as in the son of Beatrice. An "abbreviation of the female name Beatrix." 1 The name appeared here and in Lowland Scotland. "The following variants of this surname are "found on the Scottish/English Border: Baetie, Baitie, Baittie, Batie, Baty, Batye, Baytie, and Bette." 2 Early History of the Bettie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bettie research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1597, 1603, 1735, 1771, 1803 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Bettie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bettie Spelling VariationsThe name Bettie, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Beattie, Beatty, Beaty, Beatie, Betay, Bety and others. Early Notables of the Bettie familyAnother 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bettie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bettie family to IrelandSome of the Bettie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 61 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Bettie migration to the United States | + |
The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Bettie family, or who bore a variation of the surname Bettie were
Bettie Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Martha Bettie, who landed in Maryland in 1663 3
Bettie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michel Bettie, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 3
| Bettie migration to Canada | + |
Bettie Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Robert Bettie, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bettie (post 1700) | + |
- Bettie Mae Albert (1912-1995), American private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, first all-female, all-African-American battalion to server overseas
- Bettie Arseneault, French Canadian director and writer, known for De retour pour de bon (1994), Fripes de choix, guenilles de roi (1998) and Bateau bleu, maison verte (1985)
- Bettie F. Holmes, American politician, Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933 4
- Bettie Page (1923-2008), American pin-up model, one of the first Playboy playmates
- Bettie West, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1996 5
- Bettie Kujawa, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Coronado, California, 1978 6
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: Lumen coeleste sequamur
Motto Translation: May we follow heavenly inspiration.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
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