I guess its easiest to start from the farthest back I have traced. William Totehyll was born in 1462. He is my direct ancestor (my 16th gr-grandfather). He was born in somewhere in Staffordshire, England. I have found a "Tutle" listed in a parish record dated in 1311, but could not confirm his lineage. Many people start their tree of with William Tuttle (1607-1673). William of 1462, was the 4th gr-grandfather of William of 1607.
This may help some who's trees end at William 1607.
(William 1607, Symon 1560, Richard 1530, Thomas 1506, Humphrey1482, William 1462)
Before the Tuttle's left for the New World, they were in a small town called Ringstead, in Northhamptonshire. They seemed to be there for at least a couple generations. The town currently has a population of less than 1500.
Some interesting notes, Humphrey had two sons. One was Thomas (1506) and the other was William (1500).I descend from Thomas. My ancestors were heavily concentrated in Connecticut, and Massachusetts in the early 1600's. The line that descends from William crossed paths with my line in Salem Mass in the 1640's. One of William's descendents (John Tuttle 1618) was shipwrecked on the coast of Maine and ended up settling in New Hampshire. John was heading for Salem, eventually made it, but decided he wouldn't stay long. John moved to NH, started farming, and owned the Tuttle Farm which was passed down for 375 years! I often wonder if my different lines knew of each other.
