Nathaniel Elliott was born about 1768, in Virginia, British Colonial America as the son of Samuel Aylett Elliott. He had at least 1 son with Nancy Littell.
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Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in Richmond Virginia.
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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