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Early Origins of the Harriot family

The surname Harriot was first found in Midlothian where they held a family seat from early times and held the lands of Heriot, and were found there as early as c. 1164, when Henry of Heriot witnessed confirmation of the church of Karnewid (Carnwath) to Joceline, bishop of Glasgow.

"Laurence de Herryhot witnessed a grant of the lands of Swaynystoun to the Hospital of Soltre c. 1221-1238. The lands of Trabroun in the sheriffdom of Berwick were confirmed to John de Heriot de Trabroun, son and heir of James de Heriot de Nudre Marschele in 1424." 1

Further to the south in England, Richard de Heriett, de Herierd was found in Berkshire and Bedfordshire according to the Feet of Fines of 1197-1198. 2

In Somerset, Walter Henriot was listed there 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of King Edward III) 3 and in Norfolk Heriot Heringflet (no date). 4

Early History of the Harriot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harriot research. Another 264 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1221, 1424, 1429, 1458, 1468, 1504, 1525, 1537, 1549, 1550, 1560, 1563, 1570, 1580, 1585, 1586, 1588, 1591, 1621 and 1624 are included under the topic Early Harriot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harriot Spelling Variations

During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Harriot occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Herriot, Heriot, Harriet, Hariet, Herriott, Harriott and many more.

Early Notables of the Harriot family

  • Thomas Harriott (1560-1621), was a mathematician and astronomer, born at Oxford, probably in the parish of St. Mary, in 1560. It is "believed that he came of a Lancashire family. He entered St. Mary's...

Harriot migration to the United States +

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Harriot, or a spelling variation of the surname include:

Harriot Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Harriot, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Harriot (post 1700) +

  • Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch (1856-1940), American writer and suffragist 6
  • Harriot Mellon (1777-1837), English actress
  • Harriot Stanton Blatch, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 8th District, 1922 7

The Harriot Motto +

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: True and trusty
  1. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
  4. Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
  5. 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)
  6. Harriot Blatch. (Retrieved 2010, October 8) Harriot Blatch. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriot_Eaton_Stanton_Blatch
  7. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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