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Early Origins of the Gouverneur family

The surname Gouverneur was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Gouverneur family

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Gouverneur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gouverneur, Gouvernaire, Governor, Governer, Governet, Govenaire, Gouvernet, Gouvernat, Gouvarnal and many more.

Early Notables of the Gouverneur family

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United States Gouverneur migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gouverneur Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Nic Pierre Gouverneur, who landed in New York, NY in 1663 1
Gouverneur Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Abrahm Gouverneur, who arrived in New York in 1715 1
  • Isaac Gouverneur, who arrived in New York in 1715 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gouverneur (post 1700) +

  • Samuel L. Gouverneur, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County, 1825; Postmaster at New York City, New York, 1828-36 2
  • David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870), American politician, President of Texas in 1836
  • Isaac Gouverneur Burnet (1784-1856), American politician, Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870), American politician, President of the Texas Republic (1836)
  • Gouverneur Morris, American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1879-81
  • Gouverneur Morris, American politician, Supervisor of Frenchtown Township, Michigan, 1850-51
  • Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American politician, Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; Signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777
  • Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States
  • General Gouverneur Kemble Warren (1830-1882), United States Army officer and military engineer
  • Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), North American industrialist and two-term United States Congressman


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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