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The first Guptills who landed in America were named Gubtail. By 1830 (US Census) and 1851 (Grand Manan Is, Canada, census), some branches had been spelling it as "Guptill". In 1852 Hilliard M. Sowle, Town Clerk of Gouldsboro, ME, changed the spelling of the name from "Gubtail" to "Guptill" in the town records and it was accepted as the family spelling. Some branches retained the name "Gubtail", and one Edward Gubtail died in Louisiana in August 1974. There are modern branches that use the form "Guptil", "Gubtil", "Guptail", "Guptell", "Gupthill" etc. But the majority has adopted "Guptill". |
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England, Wales or Scotland? |
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Written by admin
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
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Thomas and Nathaniel Gubtail (and some say two more brothers whose names are lost) arrived in Portsmouth, NH. Some say they came from Wales; Rev. Sinnett's genealogy says they came from England; some family crests show a thistle, denoting Scotland. Even the NZ branch, which descended from a Simon Guptill does not know for sure if their branch originated from the US or Canada. The name Gubtail has not been located in modern Great Britain so far. An early census of Grand Manan Island, NB, describes all Guptills as being English in origin. Take your pick.
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Written by Web Master
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Saturday, 12 June 2004 |
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This site will eventually contain genealogy information of the Guptill families in New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world. There is a lot of information yet to be transcribed from paper and email records, but if you have any updates or corrections, please get in touch. Privacy Information about living persons is partially blocked. If you are mentioned in any of these records and wish to have full access, please get in touch. You may need to answer some questions to prove your bona fides. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 March 2008 )
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