| ![Show Contents]() Sapcot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Sapcot familyThe surname Sapcot was first found in Huntingdonshire at Elton, where the family held lands for many years. By the 15th century, Sir Richard Sapcote (d. 1477) of Elton Hall, had built this illustrious hall which survives today. One source claims the name was derived from the term "sheep-cote" 1 where a cote is a "shed or coop for small domestic animals," in this case "sheep." Early History of the Sapcot familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sapcot research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1075, 1080, 1091, 1179, 1180, 1189, 1448, 1472, 1477, 1489, 1501, 1510, 1539, 1547, 1558, 1559, 1574 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Sapcot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sapcot Spelling VariationsSapcot has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Sapcotts, Sapcot, Sapcott, Sapcote, Sappcote, Sappcotts and many more. Early Notables of the Sapcot family- John Sapcote (1448-1501), an English Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in 1472...
- John Sapcote (died 1574), of Therfield, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire, was an English politician, Member of the Parliament of England for Ripon in 1559...
- Edward Sapcote (1489?-1547), of Burley, Rutland, was an English politician, Member of the Parliament of England for Rutland in 1539...
Migration of the Sapcot familyIn an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Sapcots to arrive on North American shores: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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