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Our Boatwright - Boatright Family Genealogy

Decendents of John Boatwright (b. 1607)
- Family Name Index - English-American Boat(w)rights
- Early Generations 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Decendents of Ambrose Boatwright (b. 1754)
- Generation 1
Boat(w)right Family Research
- Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr. Research Notes

The English surname BOATWRIGHT, and its variants BOATRIGHT and BOTWRIGHT, is of occupational origin, descriptive of the trade or profession pursued by the initial bearer of this surname. The name is derived from the Old English word "bat" meaning boat, and "wyrhta" meaning wright, and thus, the original bearer would have been a boat builder or ship's carpenter. The earliest reference to this surname dates back to the fifteenth century where one John Botwright is recorded as living in Suffolk County, England in 1469. In 1524 one John Botewrighte is listed in the "Subsidy Rolls" of Suffolk.

Our Boatwright - Boatright Family Genealogy
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