| ![Show Contents]() Sapcote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Sapcote familyThe surname Sapcote 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 Sapcote familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sapcote 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 Sapcote History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sapcote Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Sapcote include Sapcotts, Sapcot, Sapcott, Sapcote, Sappcote, Sappcotts and many more. Early Notables of the Sapcote 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 Sapcote familySearching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Sapcote or a variant listed above: 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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