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Etymology of Endecott

What does the name Endecott mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Endecott comes from when the family resided as dwellers at the end cottage. The surname Endecott originally derived from the Old English words Ende and Cot. 1

Early Origins of the Endecott family

The surname Endecott was first found in Devon "at Endicott in Cadbury, " 1 but, unfortunately we cannot locate this place today. Records of the family is the early years are scarce, but the Devon Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1327 do mention Johannes de Ynndecote, and this may be the first record of the family.

Without a doubt, the most important member of the family was John Endecott (1588?-1665), Governor of New England. He was "supposed to have been born at Dorchester, Dorsetshire, in or about 1588, but nothing is known of his early life. On 19 March 1628 he joined with five other ‘religious persons’ in purchasing a patent of the territory of Massachusetts Bay from ‘the corporation styled the council established at Plymouth in the county of Devon for the planting, ruling, and governing of New England in America.’ " 2

Early History of the Endecott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Endecott research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1300, 1601, 1629, 1630 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Endecott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Endecott Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Endecott include Endacott, Endecott, Endicott and others.

Early Notables of the Endecott family

  • John Endecott (c. 1601-1664), English colonial magistrate, soldier and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629 to 1630)

Endecott migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Endecott Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Endecott, who arrived in New England in 1665 3
  • Zerubbabel Endecott, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1665 3

Endecott migration to Australia +

Endecott Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Endecott, (Handicott), (b. 1794), aged 25, English farm labourer who was convicted in Devon, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Dromedary" on 11th September 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1825 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Endecott (post 1700) +

  • John Endecott (1588-1665), English-born American colonial administrator who was a founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served frequently as its governor between 1628 and 1664
  • John Endecott also, English-born American colonial administrator who was a founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served frequently as its governor between 1628 and 1664
  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  3. 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)
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dromedary

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