> Don't know a Sebott but we have a number of Emotts/Emets or other versions > of this name. I think it died out sometime in the 19th century. What it > turned into I've no idea - perhaps Emma or Emily? > > Audrey (Stockport) > My best guess for a modern version of Sebott is Shepherd. I base that deduction on phonetics. I have never had any time for the idea that all *hereditary* surnames had literal meanings, so I don't think it matters a damn what homonyms once existed for "sebott" or "shepherd". Gordon PS. Emmitt/Emmett still exists as a surname, I believe.

Chrius Emmet of News Hudlines Fame is such a one I think? -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Barlow [mailto:barlow@candw.ky] Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:15 PM To: OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OEL] Sybil/ Sebott > Don't know a Sebott but we have a number of Emotts/Emets or other > versions of this name. I think it died out sometime in the 19th > century. What it turned into I've no idea - perhaps Emma or Emily? > > Audrey (Stockport) > My best guess for a modern version of Sebott is Shepherd. I base that deduction on phonetics. I have never had any time for the idea that all *hereditary* surnames had literal meanings, so I don't think it matters a damn what homonyms once existed for "sebott" or "shepherd". Gordon PS. Emmitt/Emmett still exists as a surname, I believe. ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== OLD-ENGLISH Web Page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/