Reid Coat of Arms / Reid Family Crest Monday, Mar 31 2008 

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Spelling variations:  Ried, Reid, Read, Reed and others.First found in Aberdeenshire where the name has been found since the 14th century.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Reid, who came to Maryland in 1674; Abraham Reid, who arrived in Maryland in 1678; Charles Read, who came to New Jersey in 1678; James Read, who arrived in Barbados in 1679.Motto Translated: By fortitute and exertion.

Suggested Readings for the name Reid

  • Dunkin-Reid and Garner-McGraw-Mobley Families of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama by Dean Smith Cress.
  • The Nathan Reids Of Virginia in the March of Freedom by Elizabeth Reid Austin.
  • Reid Family, 1776-1974 by Maude Reid Tomlinson.
Some noteworthy people of the name Reid

  • Andy Reid (b. 1958), American football (NFL) coach, Philadelphia Eagles head coach (1999-)
  • Antonio Reid (b. 1956), American, songwriter, producer, and record company executive
  • David Reid, American boxer
  • Alastair Reid (b. 1926), Scottish poet
  • James Scott Cumberland Reid (1890-1975), Scottish judge
  • John Reid (1721-1807), Scottish soldier and musician
  • Robert Paul Reid (b. 1934), Scottish industrial executive
  • Thomas Reid (1710-1796), Scottish philosopher
  • Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid (1842-1905), Scottish journalist and biographer
  • Sir William Reid (1791-1858), Scottish meteorologist
  • Kate Reid (1931-1993), Canadian actress
  • Alan Reid, British Liberal Democrat politician
  • Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer
  • Thomas Reid, English professor at Oxford University.
  • Sir George Houstoun Reid (1845-1918), Australian politician and statesman
  • Patricia Kimberly Reid, original name of Kim Stanley
  • Beryl Reid (b. 1920), English comedienne
  • John Richard Reid (b. 1928), New Zealand cricket player
  • Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883), American (Irish born) soldier, and writer of adventure novels

 

Peterson Coat of Arms / Peterson Family Crest Sunday, Mar 30 2008 

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Where did the Scottish Peterson family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Peterson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?In the Middle ages, spelling and translation were not yet regulated by any general rules. spelling variations in names were common even among members of one family unit. Peterson has appeared Peterson, Petersone, Petterson, Piterson and others.First found in Aberdeenshire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Faced by this persecution and the generally unstable political climate of those days, many Scots chose to leave their homeland for Ireland, Australia, and North America in search of greater opportunity and freedom. The colonies across the Atlantic were the most popular choice, but a passage there was neither cheap nor easily suffered. Passengers arrived sick and poor, but those who made it intact often found land and more tolerant societies in which to live. These brave settlers formed the backbone of the burgeoning nations of Canada and the United States. It is only this century that the ancestors of these families have begun to recover their collective identity through the patriotic highland games and clan societies that have sprung up throughout North America. Research into early immigration and passenger lists revealed many immigrants bearing the name Peterson: Cornelius Peterson who settled in Maryland in 1674; Evor Peterson settled in Virginia in 1653; Henry Peterson settled in Virginia in 1622; Neale Peterson settled in Virginia in 1653.

Motto Translated: Nothing without God.

Suggested Readings for the name Peterson

    * From Norway to North America: the Descendants in Canada and the United Stated of Olaf and Caroline Pederson who came from Norway about 1867 to Manitoba and North Dakota by Jean E. Peterson.
Some noteworthy people of the name Peterson

    * Val Peterson, American Governor of the U.S. state of Nebraska
    * Alexander Peterson, Oxford University
    * Sir Arthur Peterson, Home Office
    * Colin Peterson, Ecclesiastic
    * John Peterson, Scholar
    * David Peterson, Premier of Ontario
    * Lynn Peterson, Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario
    * Oscar Peterson (1925-2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
    * Donald H Peterson (b. 1923), United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA astronaut
    * Michael Peterson (b. 1957), Australian surfer
    * Rev. M F Peterson,
    * Staff Sergeant George Peterson, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
    * Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942

 

Coat of Arms Flags / Family Crest Flags Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Murray Coat of Arms / Murray Family Crest Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Where did the Scottish Murray family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Murray family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Although Medieval Scotland lacked a basic set of spelling rules, which meant that scribes recorded names according to their sounds it was not uncommon for the names of a father and son to be recorded differently. As a result, there are many spelling variations of Scottish single names. Murray has been written Murray, Murrey, Moray, Morey, Morrey, Morry, Murry and many more.

First found in Moray (Gaelic: Moireibh), at one time officially Elginshire, in the present day Scottish Council Area of Moray, in northeastern Scotland, where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Thousands of Scots left their home country to travel to Ireland or Australia, or to cross the Atlantic for the North American colonies. The difficult crossing was an enormous hurdle, but those who survived found freedom and opportunity in ample measure. Some Scots even fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence This century, their ancestors have become aware of the illustrious history of the Scots in North America and at home through clan societies and other organizations. Passenger and immigration lists show many early and influential immigrants bearing the name Murray: Andrew, Anne, Archibald, Bernard, Catherine, Charles, Daniel, Denis, Edward, George, Henry, Hugh, James, John, Martin, Michael, Patrick, Peter, Robert, Thomas and William Murray who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1800 and 1870. In Newfoundland, James Murray was in possession of property and was a fisherman of St. John’s in 1784.

Motto Translated: Quite ready.

Suggested Readings for the name Murray

  • Family Ties of Roy Harold Murray by Miriam Clouds Murray.
  • Golden Clan: the Murrays, the McDonnells, and the Irish American Aristocracy by John Corry.

 

Some noteworthy people of the name Murray

  • Bill Murray (b. 1950), Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor
  • Patty Murray (b. 1950), American Politician, United States Senator for Washington (from 1992)
  • Jeanne Murray (b. 1923), original name of American Jean Stapleton
  • John Murray (1741-1815), American theologian
  • Lindley Murray (1745-1826), American grammarian
  • Alexander Stuart Murray (1841-1904), Scottish archaeologist
  • William Murray (b. 1930), 8th Earl of Mansfield, Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician
  • David Murray, Scottish entrepreneur
  • Alexander Murray (1775-1813), Scottish philologist
  • Charles Murray (1864-1941), Scottish poet
  • Lord George Murray (1700-1760), Scottish Jacobite soldier
  • John Murray (1745-1793), Scottish publisher
  • Sir Terrence Ubrey Murray (1810-1873), Irish born, settler and architect in Australia
  • Keith Anderson Hope Murray (1903-1993), Baron Murray of Newhaven, British academic
  • Gilbert Murray (1866-1957), Professor and Greek scholar at Oxford University
  • Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915), British philologist and the original lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary
  • George Iain Murray (1931-1996), 10th Duke of Atholl
  • Kenneth Randolph Murray (1913-1995), 11th Earl of Dunmore
  • Anne Murray (b. 1945), Canadian singer
  • George Gilbert Aimé Murray (1866-1957), Australian classical scholar
  • Sir John Murray (1841-1914), Canadian marine zoologist
  • Keith Bay Pearce Murray (b. 1892), New Zealand architect and designer
  • Len Murray (b. 1922), English trade union leader
  • Les Murray (b. 1938), Australian poet
  • Matthew Murray (1765-1826), English inventor
  • William Staite Murray (1881-1962), English potter
  • First Lieutenant Charles P Murray Jr., who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944

 

Morrison Coat of Arms / Morrison Family Crest Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Where did the Scottish morrison family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the morrison family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Medieval scribes most often spelled names by the way they sounded. Spelling Variations, are thus, very common in records dating from that time. Over the years, morrison has been spelled Morrison, Morison, Morieson and many more.

First found in on the Isle of Lewis where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

The Scottish settlers spread out along the fertile land of the east coast of what would become the United States and Canada. They and many of their children went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. That heritage has been recovered by many in this century through clan societies and other Scottish historical organizations. Archival documents indicate that members of the morrison family relocated to North American shores quite early: Daniel Morrison who settled in Boston in 1767; along with: Darby 1766; James 1765; John 1822; Michael 1822; Elizabeth 1635; Francis Morrison settled in Virginia in 1650.

Motto Translated: Castle Eistein.

Some noteworthy people of the name morrison

  • Marion Michael Morrison (1907-1979), , the Acadamey Award-winning American film actor
  • James Douglas “Jim” Morrison (1943-1971), American poet, singer, member of rock band “the Doors”
  • Toni Chloe Anthony Morrison (b. 1931), American author and one of the most prominent authors in world literature, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 for her novel “Beloved” and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for her collected works
  • Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Scottish scholar
  • George Ivan Morrison (b. 1945), the rock singer better known as Van Morrison
  • Dr. Iain Morrison, Lord Ruchdi, Clan Morrison Chief (1974)
  • MacAulay Morrison (1863-1942), Canadian lawyer, politician, appointed a judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court in 1904
  • William Shepherd Morrison (1893-1961), Viscount Dunrossil, British politician, speaker of British House of Commons (1951-1959) and Governor-general of Australia (1959-1961)
  • Jeanette Helen Morrison (1927-2004), original name of Janet Leigh, Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress
  • Herbert Stanley Morrison (1888-1965), English politican, deputy prime minister from 1945-51
  • Frank Morrison, original name of Mickey Spillane
  • Arthur Morrison (1863-1945), English novelist
  • Herbert Morrison (1888-1965), British politican, deputy prime minister from 1945-51

 

Mitchell Coat of Arms / Mitchell Family Crest Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Where did the Scottish mitchell family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the mitchell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham and many more.

First found in Surrey, where the family was seated from very early times. The mitchells were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Maudlin Mitchell, who sailed to Virginia in 1620; Mathew Mitchell, who arrived in Connecticut in 1630; Edward Mitchell, who settled in Virginia in 1635.

Motto Translated: By God’s favour I conquer.

Suggested Readings for the name mitchell

    * Descendants of John Mitchell of Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Warren A. Brannon.
    * The Mitchell Family of Tipton County, Tennessee by Helen Mitchell Goggins.
Some noteworthy people of the name mitchell

    * Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), American astronomer who was the first to discover a comet with the use of a telescope and was the first woman admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as the American Philosophical Society, William Ormond Mitchell (1914-1998), a well-known Canadian writer, Joan Mitchell (b. 1926), a prominent painter, and Arthur Mitchell (b. 1934), a world-renowned dancer, artistic director, educator, and choreographer who founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem
    * Edgar D. Mitchell, American astronaut
    * Billy Mitchell (1879-1936), American military leader
    * Dennis Mitchell, American athlete
    * Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), American physician
    * Brigadier General William Lendrum “Billy” Mitchell (1879-1936), American aviation pioneer regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal
    * Elma Mitchell (b. 1919), Scottish poet
    * Neil Mitchell, Scottish pop star
    * Sir Peter Chalmer Mitchell (1864-1945), Scottish zoologist
    * Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855), surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia Scottish
    * William Ormond Mitchell (1914-1998), well-known Canadian writer
    * Joan Mitchell (b. 1926), prominent painter
    * Arthur Mitchell (b. 1934), world-renowned dancer, artistic director, educator, and choreographer who founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem
    * Helen Porter Mitchell (1861-1931), original name of Australian Dame Nellie Melba
    * James Fitzallen Mitchell (b. 1931), Grenadine politician
    * Peter Dennis Mitchell (b. 1920), English biochemist
    * Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895-1937), English aircraft designer
    * Warren Mitchell (b. 1926), English actor
    * Maureen “Little Mo” Mitchell (1898-1973), Swedish author
    * William Mitchell (1916-1977), original name of Peter Finch
    * George Allan Mitchell (1911-1944), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WW2
    * Captain Coulson Norman Mitchell (1889-1978), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War

 

United Kingdom Flag Wall Clock Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Ramirez Coat of Arms / Ramirez Family Crest Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ramírez, Ramirez, Ranimírez, Ranimirez, Raimíriz, Raimiriz, Remíriz, Remiriz, Remírez, Remirez and many more.First found in Asturias, cradle of the Christian Reconquest of Spain.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Among the earliest explorers of the New World was Luis Ramírez, who voyaged to the Río de la Plata region of Argentina in 1528 and documented his travels in the form of a journal. Also of note was Melchior Ramírez, who joined an expedition to Argentina and survived being shipwrecked off the coast of Brazil. Other members of the family who were early emigrants to Spain’s colonies in the New World included Cristóbal, who emigrated to Peru in 1560.

Some noteworthy people of the name ramirez

  • Alvaro Alberto Espinoza Ramírez, American professional softball player
  • Dr. Salvador M Ramírez, American orthopedic surgeon
  • Orlando Ramírez, American professional baseball player
  • Francisco Leiva Ramírez, Spanish dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age
  • Jesús Alanís Ramírez (b. 1923), Mexican doctor and surgeon
  • Alejandro Casañas Ramírez (b. 1954), former Cuban hurdler
  • Manuel Jacome Ramirez (b. 1914), architect in Colombia
  • María Teresa Ramírez, Mexican swimmer and Olympic medallist

 

Harris Coat of Arms / Harris Family Crest Thursday, Mar 27 2008 

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Harris, Harries, Harrys, Harryss, Haries, Haris, Hairis and many more.First found in Derbyshire where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Lt. Harris who settled in Virginia in 1623; Abraham Harris settled in the Barbados in 1660; Ann Harris settled in Maryland in 1737; Elizabeth Harris settled in Salem, Mass. in 1630.(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)Motto Translated: Everywhere to remember one’s country.   

 

 

 

Suggested Readings for the name Harris

Families of Elisha, Joseph and Woodruff Harris of Chenango County, New York and Geauga and Portage Counties, Ohio by Gale Ion Harris, Harris Index: A Biographical of Over 4500 American Descendants of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas of Scotland, 1730-1983 by Calsita V. Leonard.

Some noteworthy people of the name Harris
  • Roy Harris (1898-1979), American classical composer
  • Derek Harris (b. 1926), original name of American John Derek
  • Dionna Harris, American softball player
  • John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (1903-1960), original name of John Wyndham
  • Sir Arthur Travers Harris, Marshall of the Royal Air Force
  • Lt. General Sir Ian Harris, Chief of Staff, Contingencies Planning, Supreme H.Q., Allied Powers, Europe, 1963-66
  • George St Vincent Harris, Fifth Baron of Seringapatam and Mysore, and of Belmont in Kent
  • Hon. Walter Edward Harris, member of the Queen’s Counsel, Canada
  • Lawren Harris (1886-1949), Canadian painter, founding member of the “Group of Seven”
  • Rolf Harris (b. 1930), Australian entertainer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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