Brief Life History of William
William Elliott was born about 1722, in Kent Island Parish, Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America as the son of Susanna Carter.
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1692–1781 Female
Siblings (12)
1714– Male
1716– Male
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1718– Male
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Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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