Quarry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Quarry family

The surname Quarry was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Quarry family

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Quarry Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Quarrier, Quarier, Quarryer, Quarre, Quarry and many more.

Early Notables of the Quarry family

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Quarry migration to the United States +

Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Quarry or a variant listed above:

Quarry Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Quarry, who arrived in New York in 1739 1

Quarry migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Quarry Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Joseph Quarry U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1784 2

Quarry Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John Quarry, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843

Contemporary Notables of the name Quarry (post 1700) +

Jerry Quarry (1945-1999), nicknamed “The Bellflower Bomber,” an American heavyweight boxer
Mike Quarry (1951-2006), American light heavyweight boxer
Nathan Parker Quarry (b. 1972), American mixed martial arts fighter
Robert Quarry (1923-2009), American film Actor
John S. Quarry Sr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956 3

Citations +

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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html