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Where did the German Heisey family come from? When did the Heisey family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Heisey family history?

The Heisey surname is a South German and Austrian variant of Hiess, which derives from a short form of the personal name Mathies. In some instances, the name was a variant of Heuss. The Heyse variant is more commonly found in Northern Germany.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Heiss, Heise, Heisel, Heisler, Heyse and others.

First found in Bavaria and the South.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heisey research. Another 128 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1512, 1514, 1565, 1573, 1640, 1704, and 1726 are included under the topic Early Heisey History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Heisey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johannes Heisy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1728; David Heisler, who arrived in Georgia in 1733-1783; George Heisler, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania between 1740 and 1773.

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