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Fettiplace is an
English family name of
Norman descent, with at least 800 years of history. They were
landed gentry, chiefly in the counties of
Berkshire and
Oxfordshire.
Origin
Fettiplace is Latin for 'make room' the shout given by the ushers/bodyguards/protectors of the French Kings. The name Fettiplace is now largely modernized within the direct descendants as
Fetterplace and known as
Phetteplaces in the
United States
English family
They are said to have first arrived in
England with
William the Conqueror. however, the first notable recorded family member was
Adam Fettiplace who was
Mayor of
Oxford for eleven terms from 1245 until 1268. His family became seated at North
Denchworth in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). Thomas Fettiplace of
East Shefford in Berkshire married Lady Talbot, said to have been a
Portuguese princess (probably illegitimate). Hence the family claim descent from the
Royal House of Portugal. Employment by the
Kings and Queens of England continued with the Fettiplaces for many hundreds of years with records show the
knighting of family members during the reigns of
Henry VII and
Henry VIII. During the latter's reign, whom Sir Thomas Fettiplace of
Compton Beauchamp in Berkshire accompanied the King to the
Field of the Cloth of Gold to meet the
French King,
Francis I in 1520. Another Fettiplace accompanyied the entourage that escorted
Anne of Cleves to England. Records also show
Elizabeth I awarding the family for service. They continued in royal esteem throughout the
Stuart dynasty and became persecuted under
Cromwell as a result. the main The main landed English branches of the family died out in the early
18th century, but a small number from younger branches remained and do so to this day. The English Fettiplaces have spread over England, the United States, Australia and elsewhere.
US family
The US 'Phetteplace' spelling is a result of a mistake dating from Phillip Fettiplace arriving on
Rhode Island (
Massachusetts) in the
17th century). However, the original line actually arrived in 1607, some 50 years earlier, and helped found
Jamestown. However, as adventurers in the employ of
John Smith, they returned with him when he was injured in 1609. The current American Phetteplaces therefore are not directly related to the Jamestown brothers, although they do have common ancestors. Two direct descendants of the Jamestown Brothers Fettiplace (now Fetterplace) do live in the United States.
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