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![Show Contents]() Quatermant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Anglo-Saxons of Britain first developed the name Quatermant. It was a name given to someone who was a person who was mail-fisted or perhaps the nickname 'four hands.' 1 The surname Quatermant originally derived from the armor that soldiers or knights donned for protection in battle. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Early Origins of the Quatermant familyThe surname Quatermant was first found in Oxfordshire where the first records of the name were Clare Quatremayns and William Quatremeyns who were both listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. A few years later, Thomas Quatremains was listed in the Writs of Parliament in 1313. 2 Digging further into the 'four hands' reference we found: "French for 'four hands' which form the charge of the family shield." 1 Thame in Oxfordshire was home to one branch of the family. "About the time of Edward IV., an hospital for destitute persons was endowed with lands by Richard Quatremain, a member of a family of high repute. The north transept [of the church] is the burying place of the Dormer family, and the south transept the sepulchral chapel of the Quatremains; both contain handsome monuments." 3 The Quartermaine family is a fictional family from the ABC soap opera, General Hospital and Al(l)an Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines. The character was recently reintroduced with the popular series League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG) and in the eponymous film released in 2003, Sean Connery played the character Alan Quatermain. Quartermaine's Terms is a play by Simon Gray which won The Cheltenham Prize in 1982. Early History of the Quatermant familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quatermant research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1662 and 1667 are included under the topic Early Quatermant History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Quatermant Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Quatermant have been found, including Quartermain, Quartermaines, Quarterman, Quartermaynes, Quatermain, Quatermaines, Quaterman, Quatermay and many more. Early Notables of the Quatermant familyAnother 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Quatermant Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Quatermant familyFamilies 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. Among the first immigrants of the name Quatermant, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were: John Quarterman, on record in Virginia in 1742; and Joseph Quartman settled in Philadelphia in 1824.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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