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![Show Contents]() Righter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
From the Boernician clans of the ancient Scottish-English border region comes the name Righter. It is a name for a carpenter. The surname Righter is a derivative of the Old English word wyrhta, which means a worker or, in specific, a woodworker, carpenter, craftsmen of watermills or windmills. In medieval rolls, the name was often Latinized as Faber. 1 Early Origins of the Righter familyThe surname Righter was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where the Righter family held a seat from ancient times. Some of the earliest records include Rauf le Wrighte, burgess of Stirling, and Thomas le Whright of Blakenhall in Lanarkshire, who rendered homage to King Edward I of England in 1296, on his brief conquest of Scotland. Richard Wricht or Richard dictus Wright was listed in Aberdeen in 1342 and Malcolm Vrycht was a charter witness there in 1362. In the same year, Robert Wryhyt, a carpenter of Berwick, was employed on the roof of the chapel and hall called "la Blakhalle" of the Castle of Berwick. Richard Wryth was perpetual chaplain of St. Clement the Martyr in Dundee in 1427. 2 Early History of the Righter familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Righter research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1342, 1398, 1462, 1492, 1734, 1795, 1797, 1852 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Righter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Righter Spelling VariationsSpelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. Righter has been spelled Wright, Right, Write, Wrighte and others. Early Notables of the Righter familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was John Wrycht who was concerned in a law dispute in Aberdeen in 1398; Richard Writht who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1492; William Wrythe with the consent and assent...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Righter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Righter family to Ireland
Some of the Righter family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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After making their great crossing, many Boernician-Scottish families settled along the east coast of North America. When the War of Independence broke out, United Empire Loyalists moved north to Canada while the rest stayed to fight. The ancestors of many of these Scots still populate the continent. This century, through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations, they began to rediscover their collective national heritage. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Righter or a variant listed above:
Righter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Righter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 3
- George Righter, aged 27, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 3
- Henry Righter, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 3
- Johan Righter, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Righter (post 1700) | + |
- Dale Righter, American politician, Member of the Illinois Senate (2003-)
- Carroll Righter (1900-1988), American astrologist, known as the "astrologer to the stars," reputed to be an advisor to Ronald and Nancy Reagan
- Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (1897-1985), American gold medalist rugby union player at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- John Righter, American co-founder of Selchow and Righter, 19th and 20th-century game manufacturer best known for the games Parcheesi and Scrabble
- Walter Cameron Righter (1923-2011), American bishop in the Episcopal Church, assistant bishop for the Diocese of Newark from 1989 to 1991
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: Meritez
Motto Translation: Deserve.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
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Righter migration to the United States 
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