I had been under the impression that TUCKER was an English name. However Reason P. Tucker apparently though of himself as Scots. Does anyone have anything specific on the geographic origins of the Tucker name. Perhaps this has been discussed recently and I missed it. If so I apologize for covering old ground. More on the physical characteristics of Tuckers. Reason P. was a large man and his son Charlie was a big man (300 lb., and could bend horseshoes in his bare hands it was reported), and had red hair. > >

There are several stories (1) From the Birmingham, AL library, I obtained a copy of a newspaper column written by one Joel D. Jones. My copy does not shows the name of the newspaper. A letter to "Mr. Editor" was published in this column. One section reads (referring to the Tuckers) ""They claim descent from the Tucker, the first king of Troy, whom the Trojans called "Tuckers." One of them was the finest architects among the Greeks, and was supposed to be the brother of Ajax. In the reign of Augustus, there was one Tucker who was considered the most skillful gem engraver in the known world. The first of the Tuckers in England was John Tucker, who fought in the battle of Hastings in 1066, under William the Conqueror. He was granted the Tucker Coat of Arms in 1079, and also the estate of Tavistock in the county of Devon."" It goes on with more of this history. I have never seen this particular story except in that one place. (2) From the Georgia Department of Archives and History, I copied a quote from something which was apparently a reprint of an article which had appeared in a newspaper. It said that the Tucker name had several distinct origins. A derivative from the Old English "tucian" meaning "to torment," later came to mean "to tuck," "to full" and occasionally it was used as a nickname for "courage." Another reference suggests that a "tucker" was one who cleaned and thickened cloth. It goes on to say that ""In the Battle Rolls of Sussex" the name appeared in the year 1236; a Hugo "le-Tukker" was recorded in the "Ministers' Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall" in the year of 1297, showing evidence of the early appearance of the name in England."" There was other information, including that fact that a William Tucker came from England to Virginia in 1610, a Daniel Tucker sailed from Devonshire in the year 1616 to Virginia, and a Robert Tucker arrived in Milton, Massachusetts in 1621. Also, that Saint George Tucker was born in Bermuda in 1752, later coming to Virginia. He became a judge of the District Court of the United States. (3)The most widely mentioned origin seems to be that it is derived from the Teutonic noun "tuck," signifying cloth. Tucker, then means a fuller of cloth, an occupational name now obsolete. (4) Several books have implied a Norman origin, attributed to Lesire De Touke, a knight serving William the Conqueror. This theory has been said to be erroneous by an author who has researched this. Some people write Le Sire de Tuke when talking about this guy. Other variations of this story are around, with different spellings. I have even seen something that says Vikings came to France, would up the name something like Tu Cour or something, then later crossed into England with William the Conqueror. I don't know where all of this comes from. Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TUCKER-L] Are TUCKERs Scots? I had been under the impression that TUCKER was an English name. However Reason P. Tucker apparently though of himself as Scots. Does anyone have anything specific on the geographic origins of the Tucker name. Perhaps this has been discussed recently and I missed it. If so I apologize for covering old ground. More on the physical characteristics of Tuckers. Reason P. was a large man and his son Charlie was a big man (300 lb., and could bend horseshoes in his bare hands it was reported), and had red hair. > > ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== Carrie Tucker, List Moderator [email protected] http://archiver.rootsweb.com/TUCKER-L Kathy Leigh's TUCKER website at: http://www.usgennet.org/family/tucker/index.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Baloney! D.Tucker "Paul A. Tucker" wrote: > > There are several stories > > (1) From the Birmingham, AL library, I obtained a copy of a newspaper column > written by one Joel D. Jones. My copy does not shows the name of the > newspaper. A letter to "Mr. Editor" was published in this column. One > section reads (referring to the Tuckers) ""They claim descent from the > Tucker, the first king of Troy, whom the Trojans called "Tuckers." One of > them was the finest architects among the Greeks, and was supposed to be the > brother of Ajax. In the reign of Augustus, there was one Tucker who was > considered the most skillful gem engraver in the known world. The first of > the Tuckers in England was John Tucker, who fought in the battle of Hastings > in 1066, under William the Conqueror. He was granted the Tucker Coat of > Arms in 1079, and also the estate of Tavistock in the county of Devon."" It > goes on with more of this history. I have never seen this particular story > except in that one place. > > (2) From the Georgia Department of Archives and History, I copied a quote > from something which was apparently a reprint of an article which had > appeared in a newspaper. It said that the Tucker name had several distinct > origins. A derivative from the Old English "tucian" meaning "to torment," > later came to mean "to tuck," "to full" and occasionally it was used as a > nickname for "courage." Another reference suggests that a "tucker" was one > who cleaned and thickened cloth. It goes on to say that ""In the Battle > Rolls of Sussex" the name appeared in the year 1236; a Hugo "le-Tukker" was > recorded in the "Ministers' Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall" in the year > of 1297, showing evidence of the early appearance of the name in England."" > There was other information, including that fact that a William Tucker came > from England to Virginia in 1610, a Daniel Tucker sailed from Devonshire in > the year 1616 to Virginia, and a Robert Tucker arrived in Milton, > Massachusetts in 1621. Also, that Saint George Tucker was born in Bermuda > in 1752, later coming to Virginia. He became a judge of the District Court > of the United States. > > (3)The most widely mentioned origin seems to be that it is derived from the > Teutonic noun "tuck," signifying cloth. Tucker, then means a fuller of > cloth, an occupational name now obsolete. > > (4) Several books have implied a Norman origin, attributed to Lesire De > Touke, a knight serving William the Conqueror. This theory has been said to > be erroneous by an author who has researched this. Some people write Le > Sire de Tuke when talking about this guy. Other variations of this story > are around, with different spellings. I have even seen something that says > Vikings came to France, would up the name something like Tu Cour or > something, then later crossed into England with William the Conqueror. I > don't know where all of this comes from. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TUCKER-L] Are TUCKERs Scots? > > I had been under the impression that TUCKER was an English name. However > Reason P. Tucker apparently though of himself as Scots. Does anyone have > anything specific on the geographic origins of the Tucker name. Perhaps this > has been discussed recently and I missed it. If so I apologize for covering > old ground. > More on the physical characteristics of Tuckers. Reason P. was a large > man and his son Charlie was a big man (300 lb., and could bend horseshoes in > his bare hands it was reported), and had red hair. > > > > > > ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== > Carrie Tucker, List Moderator [email protected] > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/TUCKER-L > Kathy Leigh's TUCKER website at: > http://www.usgennet.org/family/tucker/index.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, type in subject area "unsubscribe" send to: > [email protected] > or from Digest [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Well, you definitely have a dilemma... my Cobb ancestors were known as the "Men of Kent" England and they were known to have red hair, the Irish side of my family also have red hair, and so did some of the Scots. I don't know much about my Tucker kin, except that they had beautiful women. This is what dad remembers about our Tucker kin from MO that moved to OH sometime in the early-to-min 1930s. Happy Researching. Peace and blessings. Dolores Cobb Phifer ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 10:07 AM Subject: [TUCKER-L] Are TUCKERs Scots? > I had been under the impression that TUCKER was an English name. However > Reason P. Tucker apparently though of himself as Scots. Does anyone have > anything specific on the geographic origins of the Tucker name. Perhaps this > has been discussed recently and I missed it. If so I apologize for covering > old ground. > More on the physical characteristics of Tuckers. Reason P. was a large > man and his son Charlie was a big man (300 lb., and could bend horseshoes in > his bare hands it was reported), and had red hair. > > > > > > > > > ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== > Carrie Tucker, List Moderator [email protected] > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/TUCKER-L > Kathy Leigh's TUCKER website at: http://www.usgennet.org/family/tucker/index.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >