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![Show Contents]() Forry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Forry family in Ireland was Ó Fuarain or in some records Ó Furanain. Early Origins of the Forry familyThe surname Forry was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), where they were firstly known as Macgiollarnath or Mac Gilla na Naomh, meaning 'son of the devotee of the saints', which, through mistranslation and time emerged as an off-shoot of the main Clan through a chieftain O'Fuarthain or O'Fuarain, which, in English, became Forry. Early History of the Forry familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Forry research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1355 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Forry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Forry Spelling VariationsThose scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Forry family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Foran, Forhane, Forahan, Forhan, Foreham and many more. Early Notables of the Forry familyMore information is included under the topic Early Forry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Forry migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Forry family in North America:
Forry Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Forry, who landed in Mississippi in 1849 1
- John Forry, who settled in Philadelphia in 1874
- Eliza Forry, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1895
Forry Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Lucy A. Forry, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1907
- Bessie Forry, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1907
- Annie Forry, aged 23, who immigrated to America from Achill, Ireland, in 1911
- James Forry, aged 25, who settled in America from Cloughmore, Ireland, in 1915
- Catherine Forry, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Clougimore, Ireland, in 1922
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Contemporary Notables of the name Forry (post 1700) | + |
- Linda Dorcena Forry, American politician, Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- John F. III Forry, American politician, Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1994, 1996; Concerned Citizens Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1996 2
- S. Forry Laucks, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912, 1940 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Lucrum Christi mihi
Motto Translation: Without Christ, there is no light.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Forry migration to the United States 
