Whitcome History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Whitcome family

The surname Whitcome was first found in Shropshire where Berwick Mavesyn was settled in Morey. In ancient times, they moved to Wydecombe in Devon.

Early History of the Whitcome family

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Whitcome Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Widdicombe, Witchcombe, Whitcombe, Wydecombe and others.

Early Notables of the Whitcome family

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Migration of the Whitcome family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Widdicamp who settled in Mississippi in 1820; John Widdicombe arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1843; Thomas Widdicombe arrived in Philadelphia in 1850..

Contemporary Notables of the name Whitcome (post 1700) +

John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. (1921-2002), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Brown County Democratic Party, 1953-57; Governor of Wisconsin, 1963-65; Defeated, 1964; Candidate for Democratic Nomination for President, 1964 1
John Whitcome Reynolds Sr. (b. 1875), American politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1924; Wisconsin State Attorney General, 1927-33 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html