Britt Crest shown left was provided by Maisha D. Britt.
Britt Coat of Arms
The Britt Coat of Arms (illustrated right) was drawn by heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Britt Coat of Arms design can be found in Burke' General Armory. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield) is as follows:
"SA. A. FESSE AR. BETW. THREE ESCALLOPS OR."
Arms description is:
"BLACK; A SILVER HORISTONTAL BAND BETWEEN THREE GOLD SHELLS."
Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, locational, patronymical (father's name) and personal characteristics. The surname Britt appears to be locational with the English meaning, "one who came from Brit (the port or borough belonging to Bredy) in Dorset. Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate.
Notes on Britt:
Ethnicity: English
Other typical spellings: Brett turned into Britt. Oren E. Britt from NJ credited Alpheus Britt who moved from Winchester, NH to Perryville, NY for the name change to Britt but it appears brothers of Alpheus and even his father Seth Jr were also known as a Britt.
Family traits and historical notes:
1st immigrant and bleieved Pilgrim to America from Sussex, England was William Brett (abt. 1645)
Migration path from Plymouth Colony to Bridgewater, MA, To Winchester, NH (VT?), to Fenner/Perryville, NY, to Ridgeway/LeRoy, NY, to Turner, MI. William Brett was a pilgrim and co-founder of Bridgewater,MA with Myles Standish and John Alden (they bought the land from the Indians). Seth Brett Sr. was a Vet of the revolutionary war. Britt lineage appears related to the 1st white woman step unto American soil, Mary Chilton through Susanna Latham. Most surviving offspring: Alpheus Britt (1778) with 11. Most common vocation: Farming. Most repeated male name Seth. Most repeated female name: ?
