| ![Show Contents]() Sapot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Sapot familyThe surname Sapot 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 Sapot familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sapot 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 Sapot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sapot Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Sapot has been spelled many different ways, including Sapcotts, Sapcot, Sapcott, Sapcote, Sappcote, Sappcotts and many more. Early Notables of the Sapot familyJohn 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...
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sapot Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sapot familyThousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Sapots to arrive in North America: 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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