I read in a very old copy of a book about the Tuttle family (I believe it was the history of William Tuttle and his descendants, with biographical info on his brothers Richard and John), that the name and the family are of Irish origin, with some of the original spellings of the name being: Ò Toole, Ò Tothile, Ò Tothill, Ò Tuathail, Ò Tuoghall, Ò Tothville, Touthill, Toythill, Totehill, Tothele, Touttle, and other spellings. The book went on to say that the Tuttle’s are descended from the O’Toole family, one of the great clans of Leinster. They take their name from one of the earliest and greatest kings of Leinster, Tuathal (pronounced TOO-HALL, but as one word, not two) who died in 956 AD. The O’Tooles possessed the southern half of the fertile lands of County Kildare, until they were driven from these ancestral lands, to the valleys and hills of Wicklow, by Anglo-Norman invaders in 1172. The basic beginnings I have of my specific family line are as follows (this is bare bones so to speak): First Generation: Thomas Totehyll / Tolevil / Thothyll / Touttle was born in Woodford-next-Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England in the year 1506. In 1529 he was married there to a woman we know only as “his wyffe.” Her birth was recorded as 1508, an in England also. Of their children, we have only information on one son, Richard B. Totehyll. Second Generation: Richard Totehyll was born June 15, 1530 in Woodford-next-Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England, and died March 11, 1587/88 in Woodford-next-Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England. He married Elizabeth (last name unknown) Richard and Elizabeth had 5 children, including Symon. Third Generation : Symon Totehyll was born around 1560 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, and died June 30, 1630 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England. In 1590, Symon married Isabel Wells in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England, daughter of John and Elizabeth Wells. Symon and Isabel had 7 children, including Richard, John, and William. Fourth Generation: Richard Tothill was born 1593 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England. Richard was married twice, first married to Joan Grafton and second marriage to Anne Taylor. When he was 42 years of age, Richard came to America with his family, his mother Isabel, and his brothers William and John (along with their families) in 1635 aboard the ship “Planter.” He settled in Rumney Marsh (now known as Chelsea), Mass. Richard died May 08, 1640 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Mass. My line descends from Richard. I have more info, but this is about all I can fit in an e-mail. If you can help me get back farther, and also help me with some specifics of Thomas, Richard and Symon, I would also be grateful. I am willing to share what I have in more detail, and I can send out attachments if you like. I don't know if my family history program does gedcoms or not. If not I can send a .wps (word processor) file attachment which shows what I have more in depth. I look forward to hearing from you all soon, and I hope someone will be able to help me with this. Thanks, and Happy Holidays! Sincerely, Bob Tuttle AnEadaigh@aol.com