Trescot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Trescot

What does the name Trescot mean?

The Trescot surname is a habitation name created from a place so named in the parish of St. Stephens, Cornwall. It comes from the Cornish words "dres," or "beyond" and "cuit," or "wood."

Early Origins of the Trescot family

The surname Trescot was first found in Staffordshire where they were Lords of the manor of Trescott from very ancient times. They were tenants recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and their estates from the King by the Canons of Wolverhampton.

Early History of the Trescot family

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Trescot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Truscott, Trescott, Truscoat, Truscotte and others.

Early Notables of the Trescot family

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Trescot migration to the United States +

Trescot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Trescot, aged 26, who landed in South Carolina in 1812 1
William Trescot, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1824 1

Sources +

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)