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Peale History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Peale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The ancient roots of the Peale family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Peale comes from when the family lived by the palisade. Peel was a square tower in olden times. 1 2

While the name is generally believed to be Anglo-Saxon, one source notes the name could have been Norman: "Radulphus Pele occurs in Normandy 1180; Robertus Piel 1180-95; William Pele 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Of these, Robert, son of Robert le Pele (c. t. Henry II.), gave lands in Monk Bretton, York, to the abbey there. From this northern family descended the Peels of Yorkshire and Lancashire, ancestors of the celebrated minister of England, Sir Robert Peel." 3

Early Origins of the Peale family

The surname Peale was first found in Lincolnshire where Walter Pele was registered in the Assize Rolls for 1202. In 1238, Henry Pele was listed in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire and later, Robert Peel was recorded in Nottinghamshire in 1382. Somerset records show Robert de Pele there in 1199. 4

"Many old mansions still bear the name of 'the Peel' in the North of England. Peel Castle in Furness is well known, and no doubt 'John Peel' of Cumberland hunting celebrity got his name from that spot. The name is still well known in that county. " 2

"Within my recollection, almost every old house in the dales of Rede and Tyne was what is called a peel-house, built for securing the inhabitants and their cattle in moss-trooping times." 5

Early History of the Peale family

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Peale Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Peale has appeared include Peel, Peal, Peale, Peele and others.

Early Notables of the Peale family

Distinguished members of the family include George Peele (c1556-1598), Elizabethan translator, poet, and dramatist who some claim collaborated with William Shakespeare on the play Titus Andronicus; and Sir Robert Peel, statesman, who as Home Secretary, two-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he re-organized the London Police Force. One of his sons Arthur...
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Migration of the Peale family to Ireland

Some of the Peale family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Peale migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Peale arrived in North America very early:

Peale Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Larence Peale, aged 23, who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "Margaret & John" 6
Fr Peale, who landed in Virginia in 1633 6
Henry Peale, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 6
Elizabeth Peale, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 6
James Peale, who arrived in Virginia in 1670
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Peale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Peale, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 6

Peale migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Peale Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mary Peale, aged 36, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Thomas Hanford" from Cork, Ireland

Contemporary Notables of the name Peale (post 1700) +

Franklin Peale (1795-1870), American employee and officer of the Philadelphia Mint from 1833 to 1854, son of Charles Willson Peale
Titian Peale (1799-1885), American artist, naturalist, entomologist and photographer
Raphael Peale (1774-1825), American painter of still-life, son of C. W. Peale
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), American painter, soldier and naturalist
Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878), American miniature painter, daughter of J. Peale
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), prominent post-war religious figure who is probably best remembered for his book "The Power of Positive Thinking" published in 1952
S. R. Peale, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 34th District, 1877-78 7
Rembrandt Peale, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1920 7
Patricia C. Peale, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004 7
Granville P. Peale, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1902 7
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The Peale 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: Industria
Motto Translation: Industrious.

Citations +

Halliwell, James Orchard. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial WordsLondon: John Russel Smith, Old Compton Street, Soho, 1848, Digital, 2 Vols
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html