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![Show Contents]() Indicott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Indicott is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived as dwellers at the end cottage. The surname Indicott originally derived from the Old English words Ende and Cot. 1 Early Origins of the Indicott familyThe surname Indicott 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 Indicott familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Indicott research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1300, 1601, 1629, 1630 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Indicott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Indicott Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Indicott family name include Endacott, Endecott, Endicott and others. Early Notables of the Indicott familyAnother 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Indicott Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Indicott familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Indicott surname or a spelling variation of the name include : John and Anne Endicott who settled in Massachusetts and became Governor of Massachusetts in 1628.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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