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Note: HISTORY/GENEALOGY: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dtuttle/GenPages/NotesOnTheEarlyTuttles.htm
"Tuttle & Tuthill Lines in America", by Alva M. Tuttle, 1968
There seems little doubt that this family name originated in the British Isles, probably in several different instances. That is, I doubt that all of the name stem from a single first ancestor bearing this family name. Likewise there seems no doubt that it, like numerous other surnames, originated as a "place name" -- in this case from a hill for observation or look out -- a Tot-Hill, Thot-Hill, Tut-Hill, or Tuat-Hill, etc., said by some to come from the old Saxon word "teotan" meaning "to look out". There were numerous places in England called Tothill or Tuthill, etc., as early as the 10th or 11th centuries. Tuthill, near Thetford, Northfolkshire is said in London Notes and Queries to have been so-called in A.D. 871.
As with names and ordinary words, the spelling varied greatly in the British Isles in the early centuries and indeed in America during the colonial period. It had only begun to standardize mainly to TUTTLE or TUTHILL in the later decades of the 18th century in America, although well into the first half of the 19th century in the United States I have found in census and other contemporary public records numerous instances of the change of TOOTLE, TOOTTELL, TOOTHILL and TUTHILL to TUTTLE, in some line or lines. See, e.g., Absalom c1755- 65, Amos c1755-75, Elizabeth c1841, Stewart 1795 and Thomas c1819. There are a considerable number of other cases, some not shown herein. Also a tendency in early records has been noted to spell names of persons who definitely were TUTTLE as TURTLE, but TURTLE is a family name in its own right and most TURTLE records have been omitted.
As many as 40 spellings of what seems to be this place-derived family name are said to exist in early British records. In modern times it has mainly standard- ized to TUTHILL, TOTHILL or TUTTLE, the latter being most common.
Several male branches emigrated to America during the colonial period and a number of late-comers came in the 19th Century, several from Ireland. The following notes outline briefly the various Colonial American lines of which I have any considerable knowledge, although I suspect there may have been some others, so much more obscure that I omit them here, but some data on them will be found in the alphabetical listing.
"Hale, House, and Related Families", Jacobus & Waterman, 1952]:
Among those who embarked 2 April 1635 on the "Planter" were: A Mercer Jo: Tuttell 39,
Joan Tuttell 42,
John Lawrence 17,
Wm Lawrence 12,
Marie Lawrence 9,
Abigail Tuttell 6,
Symon Tuttell 4,
Sara Tuttell 2,
Jo: Tuttell 1,
Joan Antrobuss 65,
Husbandman Geo. Giddins 25,
Jane Giddins 20;
And among "more for the Planter":
Husbandman Richard Tuttell 42,
Ann Tuttell 41,
Anna Tuttell 12,
Jo. Tuttell 10,
Rebecca Tuttell 6,
Isbell Tuttell 70,
Marie Tolhouston 30;
Husbandman Willm Tuttell 26,
Elizabeth Tuttell 23,
Jo. Tuttell 3-1/2,
Ann Tuttell 2-1/2,
Tho. Tuttell 3 mo.,
Sycillie Clark 16,
Marie Bill 11.
SYMON TOOTILL or TOWTILLS of Ringstead, co Northampton, born say 1560, buried at Ringstead, 15 June 1630; married ISABEL WELLS, born about 1565, daughter of John Wells of Ringstead, who mentioned her in his will in 1618. Symon was mentioned in his father's will in 1589 and in that of his father-in-law in 1618. The will of John Wells also named all four of his Tuttell grandsons. Symon was supervisor of the will of Matthew Harris of Woodford, 5 Nov 1600. His own will was proved 1630 at Northampton. His widow accompanied her sons on the "Planter" in 1635, but no record of her has been seen in this country, and probably she did not long survive.
Three Tuttle heads of families who migrated together were two brothers, Richard and William, accompanied by their mother, Isabel (Wells) Tuttle; and their first cousin, John, accompanied by his wife, her children by her former Lawrence husband, and her mother, Joan (Arnold) Antrobus. About 1910 a remarkable manuscript family history was prepared by the late Alain C. White, Esq.; many of these pedigrees were carried back in England through the interest of Mr. White's brother-in-law, Mr. P. C. Morris, a London barrister, and the cooperation of the late Henry Farnham Burke. The English lines were approved by the College of Arms and include the ancestry of William Tuttle. Through the kindness of Gen. John Ross Delafield, a photostatic copy of the Tuttle Pedigree has been made available to the present compilers. The following account is based largely on this pedigree, with some data added from American sources.
The will of Symon TUTTELL (in his will) or TOOTILL and TOOTELL (in John WELLS will and other documents) was dated 19 Dec 1627 and names FIVE sons: Richard, John "my second sonne", Thomas (who was deceased when will was drawn), Simon and William. Also an addition has been squeezed in the will in a finer penmanship, obviously made by a different scribe at a later date (Abigail was born about two years before Symon's will was proved in 1630) leaves "to my sunn John, his Daughter Abigail, five pounds at the age of fifteene yeares".
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WILL:
Simon's will, dated December 19, 1627 was proved at Northampton. Simon's will transcription reads:
In the Name of God Amen The nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred twenty seven, I Symon Tuttell of Ringsted in the County of Northampton yeoman strong in mind and of good and perfect memory thanks and praise be to Almighty God and weighing and considering the frailty of mans life and the uncertainty of this world do make and ordain this my present testament containing therein my last will in manner and form as followeth; that is to say first I commend and commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God Creator assuredly believing through the only merit of Jesus Christ my savior to be made partaker of everlasting life And my body I commit to the earth from whence it came to be buried [torn] Christen burials at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named, hoping assuredly to receive the same again at the general resurrection not a mortal but an immortal and glorious body.
And now as concerning those lands and goods which God in his goodness hath lent me,
I give and bequeath unto Isabell my wife all that moytie or parcel of land meadows and commons with their and each of their appurtenances which is due to me out of the land formerly [?] conveyed to my eldest son Richard and the house messuages or tenements wherein I now dwell together with all the houses yards, lands, meadows, pastures, commons, commodities and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and also all those lands, meadows and commons with the appurtances which I lately had an purchased of Thomas Holding Edward Asin [?] alias James, and of William Sillyman and of each of them to have and to hold the same for and during the term of her natural life and after the natural death of decease of my said wife I give and bequeath all and singular the said mentioned lands and premises with their and each of their appurtenances unto William Tuttell my youngest son to have and to hold the same unto the said William Tuttell and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten, and for want of such issue to the second son of my son Richard and to his heirs forever
Item: I give and bequeath unto John Tuttle my second son all that dwelling house wherein Mr. Wrothfall now dwelleth with all the houses thereunto belonging and the yard and orchard thereunto adjoining, and sometimes in the tenure or occupation of John White to have and to hold the same unto the said John Tuttell and to his heirs and assignes forever
Item: I give and bequeath unto Isabel my said wife the one half [torn] that meadow which I lately purchased of Joane Bateman widow to have and to hold the same for and during her natural life, And I give and bequeath the other mytie or half of the same meadow to my son William to enter [there] upon immediately after my decease, and I likewise give and bequeath unto my said son William the other moytie of the same meadow to enter thereupon after the natural decease of my said wife to have and to hold the same unto him the said William and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten, so as he my said son relinquishes the twenty pounds given to him by his grandfather John Welles in and by his last will and testament and the five pounds which fell to him by the death of his brother Thomas Tuttell and for want of such issue of the body of the said William I give and bequeath the same meadow unto the eldest son of my said son Richard and to his heirs forever and I do give to my son Richard [illegible] half [illegible] the lord mordant [?] on both sides of it.
Item: I give to my son John and his heirs forever one dole of meadow [of?] forty foot in same which I purchased of Eusache Morton Thomas Ekins [?].
Item: I give to my son John his Daughter Abigaill five pounds at the age of fifteen years
Item: I give and bequeath unto the poor of Ringsted aforesaid xxs. to be distributed amongst the poorest sort at the discretion of the minister and churchwardens.
Item: I give to my godchildren xxs. apiece. Item: I give to my son William my best bedstead with the bedding and furniture thereunto belonging, or therewith used, the table in the hall with the frame, half a dozen of framed stools, the iron bars on the chimneys with the hooks and hangings the bed whereon he lyeth my best brass pan my best brass pot, my malt mill as now it standeth, my bolting [twine and yielding?] fat, the bar of iron and the package [?], and I will that all my sheep be equally divided between my said wife and my said son William with the increase thereof so long as he keepeth himself unmarried.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my said son Richard and to his heirs forever one acre of leyes which I purchased of Mr. Carier, and half a dozen sheep.
Item: I forgive [missing] my said son John thirty pounds. Item: I give more unto my said son William my great cupboard in the [missing] the greater chest, two of the biggest chairs, and the chest that standeth by the bedstead.
Item: I give unto my grand children xxs. apiece Divided all ways And I will that all the said movable goods herein given to my son William carefully to apply and husband his mothers business to the best of his power in [missing] of the person herein bequeathed performed and my funeral expenses discharged. I give bequeath unto Isabel my said wife [missing] and to be executrix of this my present testament and for the better execution thereof I order [missing] them supervisors thereof and [missing]s. apiece [missing] and seal the day and year above written.
Also an addition has been squeezed in the will in a finer penmanship, obviously made by a different scribe at a later date as Abigail was born about two years before Simon's will was proved in 1630
To my son John, his daughter Abigail, five pounds at the age of fifteen years
The will was signed by Simon T...., the rest of the surname and the date of probation being too fragmentary to transcribe. "Hale, House" [Jacobus] states that his will was probated in 1630.
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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Symon Tootill
Gender: Male
Birth Place: En
Birth Year: 1560
Spouse Name: Isabel Wells
Spouse
Birth Place: En [England]
Number Pages: 1
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