Huntting History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestry of the name Huntting dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the settlement of Huntingdon in the county of Huntingdonshire, or in one of the various places called Huntington in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Huntting family

The surname Huntting was first found in Huntingdon in Huntingdonshire. "This place, called by the Saxons Huntantun, and in the Norman survey Huntersdune, appears to have derived its name from its situation in a tract of country which was anciently an extensive forest abounding with deer, and well suited for the purposes of the chase. A castle was built here in 917, by Edward the Elder, and enlarged by David, Earl of Huntingdon and King of Scotland." ^[1]

Important Dates for the Huntting family

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Huntting Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Huntting have been found, including Huntington, Huntingdon and others.

Early Notables of the Huntting family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Huntting family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Huntting, or a variant listed above: Charles Huntington arrived in New England in 1654; Christopher and Margaret Huntington settled in Boston in 1633; with their sons Simon and Thomas; Lydia Huntington settled in Virginia in 1642..

Contemporary Notables of the name Huntting (post 1700)

• Henry E. Huntting, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Suffolk County, 1886, 1888-89 ^[2]
• Benjamin Huntting, American politician, Member of New York State Senate Southern District, 1800-04 ^[2]
• Brigadier-General Stephen Huntting Sherrill (1893-1956), American Commanding General Eastern Signal Corps Training Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in 1945 ^[3]

Citations

1. ^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
3. ^ Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Stephen Sherrill. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Sherrill/Stephen_Huntting/USA.html