| ![Show Contents]() Spottswood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Spottswood familyThe surname Spottswood was first found in Berwickshire where "the name is derived from the barony of Spottiswoode. The family were benefactors to the Abbeys of Melrose and Kelso in early times. The immediate ancestor or Spottiswoode, still 'of that Ilk,' was Robert de Spottiswood, who was born in the reign of King Alexander III., and died in that of Robert Bruce. " 1 Early History of the Spottswood familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spottswood research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1510, 1513, 1565, 1567, 1585, 1596, 1597, 1637, 1639, 1645, 1646, 1666, 1676, 1710, 1728, 1740 and 1923 are included under the topic Early Spottswood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Spottswood Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Spottiswood, Spottiswode, Sportwode, Sportwood, Spotswood and many more. Early Notables of the Spottswood familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was John Spottiswoode (1565-1639), Archbishop of St Andrews, Primate of All Scotland and historian of Scotland.James Spottiswood (1567-1645), was Bishop of Clogher, born at Calder in Scotland, the second son of John Spottiswood (1510-1585.) He was younger brother of John Spottiswood (1565-1637), Archbishop of St. Andrews. His father was a Scottish reformer, second son of William Spottiswood of Spottiswood who was killed at Flodden in 1513.Sir Robert Spottiswoode Lord Newabbey (1596-1646), was a Scottish lawyer and second...
Another 86 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Spottswood Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Spottswood family to Ireland
Some of the Spottswood family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 43 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Spottswood Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Alexander Spottswood, who landed in Maryland or Virginia in 1650 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Spottswood (post 1700) | + |
- Richard K. "Dick" Spottswood (b. 1937), American musicologist and author
- Lydia Carol Spottswood, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1996, 1998; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2000 3
- John Spottswood Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Florida State Senate 40th District, 1978 3
- Thomas Spottswood Hinde (1785-1846), American newspaper editor, abolitionist, author, historian, real estate investor who founded the city of Mount Carmel, Illinois
- Spottswood Rice, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912 4
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Patior ut potiar
Motto Translation: I suffer that I may obtain.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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