Wyncott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wyncott family

The surname Wyncott was first found in Warwickshire at Wincott in Whichford where the first record of the family was Hugh de Withmecote who was listed in the Assize Rolls in 1221. A few years later, William de Wynnecote was listed in the Feet of Fines (1253-1254) and John Wynecotte was listed in Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1332. 1 Wincot(t) is where Shakespeare's mother was born. We cannot find Wincott in Warwickshire but Whichford is a small village and civil parish in the south of Warwickshire.

Bardsley presumes that the name was a baptismal name as in 'the son of Wingod,' and believes that the Wyncott spelling is a corruption of the original name. He found Robert Wynegod listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273 and William Wynegod in the same rolls in Someset. 2

Early History of the Wyncott family

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Wyncott Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wincot, Wincott, Wincote, Wyncote, Wyncot and many more.

Early Notables of the Wyncott family

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Wyncott migration to the United States +

Wyncott Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ann Wyncott, aged 16, who settled in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Speedwell" 3
Dorothie Wyncott, aged 40, who settled in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Speedwell" 3

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)