| ![Show Contents]() Sappcote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Sappcote familyThe surname Sappcote 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 Sappcote familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sappcote 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 Sappcote History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sappcote Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Sappcote are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name Sappcote include: Sapcotts, Sapcot, Sapcott, Sapcote, Sappcote, Sappcotts and many more. Early Notables of the Sappcote 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 Sappcote Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sappcote familyMany English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Sappcote 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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