Glasscott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Glasscott

What does the name Glasscott mean?

The Glasscott name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the township of Glascott, in the parish of Tamworth in the county of Warwickshire. 1 2

Alternatively, the name could have originated in Glascote, Staffordshire where the first record found as in the 12th century as Glascote. The place name literally means "hut where glass is made." 3

Early Origins of the Glasscott family

The surname Glasscott was first found in Staffordshire where Walter de Glascote was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1332. 1 The Glascocks of High Estre, co. Essex, traced their pedigree to temp. Edward III. The Irish family of Glasscott claim extraction from the Glascocks of High Estre, Essex." 4 "Glasscock, which was numerous in Co. Kildare [Ireland] in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. " 5

Early History of the Glasscott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glasscott research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1730, 1787, 1793, 1812 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Glasscott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glasscott Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Glasscott has undergone many spelling variations, including Glascock, Glascott, Glascote, Glascoke, Glascok, Glasscock, Glasscoke and many more.

Early Notables of the Glasscott family

Sir John Glasscott...

Migration of the Glasscott family to Ireland

Some of the Glasscott family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 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 Glasscott family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Glasscott were among those contributors: Richard Glascock who settled in Virginia in 1635; Thomas Glascocke and his wife Jane Glascocke, who arrived in Virginia in 1643; Davy Glascock, who settled in Virginia in 1667.

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Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.