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ORCUTT DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN FAMILY NAMES ELSDON C. SMITH HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS 1956 page
158 " Orcutt (Eng.)
Dweller in a hillside, or riverbank, cottage." Edsons in England and America and Genealogy of the Edsons, by
Jarvis Bonesteel Edson Of the City of New York, The Knickerbocker Press, 1903 page 90 "The Orcutt
family, as the Edson, had long been seated in Warwickshire. The surname appears to be an etymological
modification of the French compound, Orcote, which in England became
corrupted into Alcott, Orcutt, Aucott, and Howcote.” Orcutt is
an old English surname closely connected in both meaning and common usage,
especially in Warwickshire and surrounding areas of England, with the various renditions of names such
as those noted by Jarvis B. Edson, and
also others. Alcott, Allcott, Alcot, and Aucott,
are all used very much in common with Awcott, Awcote, Aucote, Hawcott,
Howcotte, Alcote, Alcock, Alcocke, Orcott, Orket, Allkutt, and other variant spellings. As Mr. Edson noted , the names are rooted
in the French compound word, “Orcote”,
and also, such as it would appear logical ,
in both Arcote, and Arcotte, compound surnames common especially to
the area of near Gascony, France, which are surnames having the same basic
etymological meaning “dweller in a mountain cottage”, as in the case of Arcote and Arcotte, or
“dweller in a hillside or riverbank cottage”,
as for both Orcote and Orcutt, and very similar renderings for
“dweller at the old cottage” for
Olcott, Oldcote, Ulcote, Aucott, and Awcote. All of
these names can be found used very interchangeably in English parish
registers, and many various other records,
exactly as were similar names found in early Colonial American
records, which as most people of those times
often could not read, write, or spell their own name, were often recorded solely at the mercy of
the personal knowledge, supposition, or whim of the person making the record,
and as a result persons in the same parish that were members of the same
families often experienced a “name change” in the record books, inasmuch as
how their name was then currently being spelled, whenever the persons making
the records might happened to have changed.
And, naturally, many of the variants were simply due to local accents,
and pronunciation, which varied greatly from one shire, or even
parish, to the next. Ancient
records and accounts of early England relate one Phillip Ulcote, born ca.
1171 at Chinon, Touraine, near Tours, France,
who after becoming the enemy of several noted local feudal lords, with
the help of King John of England fled from France to England, and not
long after became the sheriff of
Northumberland, in the early 1200’s.
By 1215 Phillip was sheriff of Northern England and Scotland, and is
found in numerous records also referencing Robert and William de Bruce. Described as a “minion” of King John,
Phillip seems to have indeed been well favored by the King, and on land he
seized from one Richard de Umfreville started
to erect a castle at Prudhoe in 1215.
Unfortunately for Ulcote, King John died before Ulcote had finished
his castle and Hugh DeBurg, who was serving as regent for young Henry III,
after petition from de Umfreville, stopped
the construction on the castle and restored the land it was sitting on to
it’s previous owner. A Robert
de Ulecot is listed as a witness in a land grant from Eustace de Moretone to
Richard de Staford in North Debyshire in the reign of Henry III. In 1230 a
George de Ulecote was appointed Rector of the Parish Church of St Edward the
Confessor & King, Shalstone in Buckingham. Many
persons, including myself, believe that our Orcutt family is closely
connected to the Awcotte family that was established very early in the area
surrounding Mancetter, Warwickshire.
Very little of the early history of the Orcutts and Awcottes, other
than what Jarvis Edson’s research indicated about having been of French
extraction, is yet known, and needs to be further researched. Perhaps there was an early connection between
them and the persons having borne the name Ulcote, and it’s variants, such as
the three men listed above, as would seem very possible, or perhaps we go
back to another line of an old French family that settled in England sometime not long after William the
Conquer. Information is becoming more
widely available every day, and hopefully we will be learning more about the early origins of
the Orcutts in the future. BOOK INFORMATION Many
persons such as myself born before 1960
had instilled from early childhood the importance of the vast amount
knowledge, and enjoyment to be found in books. For those of us that are of the old school
there is no substitute for books.
Perhaps with the advent of the internet, cd’s, and DVD's, books for
many people may not be the most preferred medium of communication that they
were not so long ago. But, while I
enjoy my computer, and other benefits of recent technology, I still find
considerable comfort, relaxation, and satisfaction in holding a book in my own hands and turning the pages.
I have worked at genealogy and family
history for a number of years, quite a while before I, or most people, ever
imagined there would be home computers.
The goal was to do the
research, and at some point of completion to make books with the
information. Recently I completed a
set of books documenting what I have been able to learn about my various
families. These books are for sale,
and I am adding links to pages that will give a detailed description of
each. I point out the fact that I am
not a book dealer, and that I derive my living from a trade that I enjoy
pursuing very much, and that trade provides me a fairly good living. Unless you are Ancestry.com, a professional
genealogist, a supplier or bookstore, or a similarly related company, there
is no money to be made in genealogy on simply a personal family history
related basis, that I personally know of.
If I, like countless thousands other persons, had taken the same time I have devoted to
genealogy and family history and worked a little part time job for minimum
wage, I would have accumulated a very sizable nest egg by this time. Beside the time I have invested I have
spent considerable monies for various records, copies, subscriptions, books,
postage, ect., and sometimes the expense of the help of professional
researchers, which is not inexpensive.
I do not expect to recover the money I have spent, or to be paid for
the time I spent doing what I wanted passionately to do, and enjoyed so much,
but the books do have a value, especially for people sincerely wanting to learn and know about their family. The cost, relative to the large amounts of
information contained in each book, is actually quite modest for books of
these types, especially considering the prices of all things in general these
days. I
have been diligent to try and do my best to maintain the overall integrity of
my information. My books contain
much information that is not posted to
the internet, and has not been previously published. There are many family lines that I have
researched exclusively, and also a large number of related “allied”
families, that are not found in the ever popular IGI family files, World
Connect, Ancestry.com, or on similar genealogical websites. I have a
sincere desire to share the information I have compiled with genuinely
interested persons, but I wish to do so by the medium, and in the manner I
most prefer, which is a nice cloth bound book. Vanity
press, particularly personal family history books, when made to be of a nice Library quality finished product,
are not inexpensive. My books are
bound by an old and well established company that have long been employed to
bind state and county government record books, as well as much work for
private publishers. The books are attractive, and very durable, and with
normal care will last many generations. I haven’t bothered to consider the
cheapest way to get by, as I can’t see how making something cheap to hold
something I esteem highly would afford either the dignity, or appreciation
warranted by the importence of the information about our ancestors and their
families . I believe these books will
be appreciated by other “book people”, or scholarly and learned people that
appreciate both nice books, and family history. These books are being produced exclusively
for those particular persons, for their education, enlightenment, enjoyment,
and hopefully as a source of pride for those obtaining them. Genealogy and History Books for Sale by Joel Thomas Orcutt To see pictures of the books , and for more
detailed information about the contents of each book, such as related
surnames, click on the book links listed below. William Orcutt
1639-1693 Colonial Settler Of
Plymouth County, Massachusetts Listing
30,000 of His Descendants And Including The English Origins
of The Orcutt, Edson, & Bickley Families Published February, 2006, ISBN 0-9778907-4-0 , Over
800 pages. 17 Chapters, the first 4
dealing with issues and information surrounding the early history of William
Orcutt, and the origins of the Orcutt family, and their connection to the
families Bickley, Edson, and Awcotte, of Warwickshire, England. The remaining chapters list by generation
approximately 30,000 descendants of
William and wife Mary Lane, and include linked pedigrees of each person
back to William. This is a very large, very nice cloth bound
books, royal blue with gold lettering, and sells for $125.00, plus $10.00
shipping and handling. To order by mail send cashier’s check or money order to Joel T. Orcutt,
RR 1, Box 186, Terlton, OK. 74081 ____________________________________________ Lt. Joseph
Orcutt 1672-1758 Colonial Settler of Connecticut Published February, 2006, ISBN 0-9778907-0-8 , over
400 pages. 15 Chapters, the first 4 dealing with issues and information
surrounding the early history of Joseph Orcutt’s father, William Orcutt, and
the origins of the Orcutt family, and their connection to the families
Bickley, Edson, and Awcotte, of Warwickshire, England. The remaining chapters list by generation
approximately 10,000 descendants of
Joseph and wife Sarah Smith, and include linked pedigrees of each person
back to the immigrant ancestor,
William Orcutt. There are many notable
Joseph Orcutt descendants listed, including the famed educator, Hiram Orcutt,
author and publisher William Dana Orcutt.
These are very nice cloth bound books, royal blue with gold lettering
, price $100.00 plus $10.00 shipping and handling. To order by mail send cashier’s check or money order to Joel T. Orcutt,
RR 1, Box 186, Terlton, OK. 74081 _____________________________________________ Published June, 2001, ISBN 0-9778907-5-9 , 240
pages. This book chronicles some specific lines of descendants of Joseph and
Temperence Loomis Orcutt, and includes many nice photograph pages, and a
detailed examination of issues surrounding the nativity and early origins of
William Orcutt, and the Orcutt family.
I had 300 copies of this book printed, which quickly sold out. I
have recently had a limited number of
the book reprinted. These are very nice cloth bound books, royal blue with
gold lettering. This book sells for
$75.00 plus $10.00 shipping and handling. To order by mail send cashier’s check or money order to Joel T. Orcutt,
RR 1, Box 186, Terlton, OK. 74081 ______________________________________________ The Genealogy and Family History of Richard Chesney 1730-1800 Spartanburg County, South Carolina Planter Published February, 2006. ISBN 0-9778907-1-6 , 256
pages. 11 Chapters, listing hundreds of descendants of Richard and Jane Young
Chesney, the founders of the large Chesney family that originated in
Spartanburg County, South Carolina. This book deals most specifically with
the line of Richard/Richard/John, whose descendants are largely found residing in Spartanburg and surrounding
counties in South Carolina, and also in Alabama, and Texas. The book includes over 30 pages of photographs. These are very nice cloth
bound books, royal blue with gold lettering.
This book sells for $100.00 plus $10.00 shipping and handling. To order by mail send cashier’s check or money order to Joel T. Orcutt,
RR 1, Box 186, Terlton, OK. 74081 For Richard
Chesney descendant information specific to the lines of both John Chesney of
Grainger and Union Counties, Tennessee, and the family of Nathaniel Richard
Chesney of Knox County, Tennessee, I would also recommend the book below. ______________________________________________ A Genealogy of the Families of John Chesney 1794 — 1876 Early Settler of Grainger County, Tennessee & Nathaniel Richard Chesney 1796—1885 Early Settler of Knox County, Tennessee & A
Genealogy of the Family of
Former Chesney Slave Pharaoh Jackson Chesney Published February, 2006, ISBN 0-9778907-3-2 , 11
Chapters documenting early Chesney history, descendants of John Chesney and
wives Sarah Skaggs, and Ruthy Lane., descendants and family history of former
slave Pharoah Jackson Chesney, and descendants of Nathaniel Richard
Chesney. Includes information
documenting both John and Nathaniel's connections back to Richard and Jane
Young Chesney, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Descendants include famed country music
star, Kenny Chesney. These are very
nice cloth bound books, royal blue with gold lettering. Price is
$60.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. To order by mail send cashier’s check or money order to Joel T. Orcutt,
RR 1, Box 186, Terlton, OK. 74081 ______________________________________________ A Genealogy and History of the Family of Jacob and Sarah Yoakum Including
The Families Yocham, Yochum, Yocum, and Yoakum Of Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri Published February, 2006, ISBN 0-9778907-2-4 , 390
pages, 15 Chapters. This book contains very much information concerning this
hardy pioneer Ozark family, whose members include persons of the variant
spellings of the surnames listed above. This book contains considerable new
information, recently assembled, that helps make more definitive connections
of many formerly hard to understand relationships. There
are thousands of descendants listed, all with linked pedigrees back to
Matthias Yoakum, considered to have been the immigrant ancestor from
Germany. There is very much
biographical information included of various members of this well known, and
long established Ozark family. The book also includes thousands of source
references. Also included is a
genealogy and family history of the much renown “Thresher Bill Yocham”, a widely referenced
Marion County, Arkansas Yocham found
mentioned in numerous famed Silas C. Turnbo accounts of history the Ozarks,
and documents information formerly unknown about Thresher Bill’s nativity,
and early origins. The final Chapter
offers a look into new
possibilities concerning the Yocum
silver dollar, an Ozark Icon that spawned a multi-billion dollar industry,
Silver Dollar City, in Branson, Missouri.
These are very nice cloth bound books, royal blue with gold
lettering. Price is $100.00
plus $10.00 shipping and handling. To order by mail send
cashier’s check or money order to Joel T. Orcutt,
RR 1, Box 186, Terlton, OK. 74081 RECOMMENDED ORCUTT
RELATED WEBSITES
Bruce Call Orcutt
Links to many other Orcutts
Edson Genealogical Association
The Jim Long Network/ Edson Family web page
Stu Wilson’s Edson (and others) Genealogy
Francis
Howcutt’s Howcutt Family History Other web sites ,
interesting and/or useful.
Pickard's Pink Pages Of Warwickshire Genealogy
The American Colonist’s Library
New England History and Genealogy
Free Books Online Effort
Poetic Works Of John Keats (1795-1821)
Easy reading English poetry.
Calendars
of Wills & Administrations of Lichfield and Coventry, 1516 to 1652
The Middle Centuries Of Western Civilization
British
Library Public Catalogue
International Genealogical Index
Batch Numbers
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Middle English glossary
Fair Use Of Copyrighted Materials Who said that?
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
America Plantations and Colonies
GENUKI English
County Genealogical Pages
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