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Early Origins of the Buy family

The surname Buy was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Buy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buy research. Another 186 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1300 and 1646 are included under the topic Early Buy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Buy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bye, Buy, Boy, Bouie, Bluy, Buie, By, Biye, Bie and others.

Early Notables of the Buy family

More information is included under the topic Early Buy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ireland Migration of the Buy family to Ireland

Some of the Buy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Buy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Buy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Buy, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1682
Buy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Buy, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1713 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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