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It is not clear rather the Irish Luttrells descend from Sir Geoffrey’s son or brother but the Luttrells, loved or hated, were a fixture of Irish history from the middle ages until\u00a0the dawn of the 19th century. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n James Luttrell, the immigrant, was the great grandson of the progeny of a second marriage, which meant the children of the first marriage inherited the castle, lands and titles. \u00a0By the time James came to America, he did it the old fashioned way: by indentured servitude. \u00a0While Luttrell’s from the wea<\/span>lthier, inherited branches did eventually immigrate, James’ grandchildren were already Virginia landholders by the time they did.<\/span><\/p>\n Being distanced from the rest of the family in Ireland wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. \u00a0A contemporary, Col. Henry Luttrell (1655-1717)<\/a> was assassinated in Dublin after supposedly making a<\/span>n enemy of the locals. Later, in 1798, Henry’s grandson, <\/span>Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton<\/a>, served as Adjudant General of Ireland and was instrumental in putting down the <\/span>Irish Rebellion of 1798<\/a>. \u00a0He was so hated by the populace that a mob broke open his grandfather’s tomb and bashed the corpse’s skull. \u00a0You got to make someone pretty mad in order for them to dig up your relative that had been dead 80 years and mutilate the corpse. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The name in America went from Luttrell to Littrell, Literal and Litteral following the American Revolution. I had always assumed it was because of illiteracy but maybe it was intentional considering what was happening with the Luttrell’s back home.<\/span><\/p>\n So, if you are a Litteral and find yourself celebrating in an Irish pub tonight, be sure to raise your Guiness or\u00a0Whiskey\u00a0at the proper toasts, wear your green socks or what have you but, depending on your company, you might want to maybe reconsider telling your name, just in case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My grandfather, Wiley Litteral, served in the U.S. Navy from 1921-1953. \u00a0As was tradition in those days, all sailors of Irish heritage not on combat duty received the day off for Saint Patrick’s Day. As such, he always volunteered to … Continue reading