Heartopp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The Anglo-Saxon name Heartopp comes from when the family resided in Hartop, a place which is no longer known. The place-name is derived from the Old English word har, which meant hoar or gray, and also meant boundary, and the Old Scandinavian word topt, which meant cottage or homestead. The name as a whole means "gray cottage," or "cottage in the gray lands," or perhaps "homestead on the border."

Early Origins of the Heartopp family

The surname Heartopp was first found in Leicestershire at Freeby, (formerly known as Freathby and Fredebi) a chapelry, in the parish and union of Melton-Mowbray, hundred of Framland. "The whole of the lordship belongs to Sir E. C. Hartopp, Bart. " 1

The Baronetcy of Hartopp of Freathby was created in 1619 for Edmund Hartopp (c. 1583-1652) , High Sheriff of Leicestershire 1618-1619. This baronetcy continued until Sir John Hartopp, 4th Baronet (1680-1762.)

Later in Leicestershire, the Cradock-Hartopp Baronetcy, of Freathby would be created in 1796 for Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 1st Baronet (1749-1833), High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1781.

Early History of the Heartopp family

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Heartopp Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Heartopp has been recorded under many different variations, including Hartopp, Hartop and others.

Early Notables of the Heartopp family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir William Hartopp of Rotherby; and Job Hartop, an English adventurer, chief gunner on John Hawkins' third voyage to the Caribbean but became stranded and was captured by the Spanish. He was used...
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Migration of the Heartopp family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Heartopp or a variant listed above: John Hartopp who settled in Virginia in 1654; Edward Hartopp settled in Virginia in 1637; John Hartopp settled in Virginia in 1698.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.