Show ContentsMollie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Mollie family

The surname Mollie was first found in Roxburghshire, where they held a family seat as a Clan and conjecturally descended from Eustace the Sheriff of Huntingdon who held his lands of Molesworth in Huntingdon from Countess Judith a relative of Duke William of Normandy at the taking of the Domesday Book survey in 1086 A.D. A branch of this distinguished family moved north in 1124 in the train of King David of Scotland (Earl David of Huntingdon) and were granted lands in the upper half of Morebattle in Roxburghshire.

Early History of the Mollie family

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Mollie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Molle, Moll, Mow, Mowe and others.

Early Notables of the Mollie family

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Ireland Migration of the Mollie family to Ireland

Some of the Mollie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Mollie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Adam Moll who settled in New England in 1638; Bartol, Charles Elizabeth, Frederick, George, Gerard, Jacob, John, Joseph, Katrine, Martin, Michael, Peter, and Thomas Moll, all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1731 and 1850.


Contemporary Notables of the name Mollie (post 1700) +

  • Mollie Panter-Downs, London Correspondent of the New Yorker
  • Mollie Tibbetts (1998-2018), American University of Iowa student who was murdered while jogging near her home in Brooklyn, Iowa
  • Mrs. Mollie Rollins B.E.M. (b. 1930), British organist, was appointed Medallist of the British Empire Medal 29th December 2018 for services to the Church and the community in Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire 1
  • Mollie Therese McClymont (b. 1987), Australian country musician, member of the trio The McClymonts who have won seven Golden Guitars and two ARIA Awards
  • Mollie Carpenter, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1920
  • Mollie Picheny, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1932
  • Mollie Landgraf, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1972
  • Mollie Jewell, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1937-39 2
  • Mollie Rumpler, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1919 3
  • Mollie H. Widell, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924 4


The Mollie Motto +

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: Post funera foenus
Motto Translation: An interest after death.


  1. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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