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Where did the German Voss family come from? What is the German Voss family crest and coat of arms? When did the Voss family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Voss family history?
The Voss family name emerged in Pomerania, a territory of Germany and a maritime province of Prussia. Pomerania was bounded on the south by Brandenburg, on the west by Mecklenburg, and on the east by Poland. During the 5th century, Pomerania was settled by Pommern, who were a Slavic tribe. Pommern, meaning on the sea, became the name of this region during the reign of the Charlemagne.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Voss, Vos, Voess, Voessgen (North-Rhine), Vossen (North-Rhine), Vossius (Latin), Vossing, Voessing, Voeske (Hamburg), Vossek and many more.First found in Mecklenburg and Pomerania, where this old family name was associated with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs. Chronicles first mention the knight Johann Vossing of Stravenhaven in Mecklenburg around 1260, and the knight Johann Voss was an advisor to Prince Nicolaus von Werle. Hamburg chronicles first mention Heyno Vosseke in 1300.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Voss. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Voss Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Voss, aged 22, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Hans Voss, who arrived in America in 1650
- Matts De Voss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1693
Voss Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Israel Voss, who landed in Virginia in 1719
- Bartholomaus Voss came to Philadelphia in 1749
- Johan Henrich Voss, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754
- Jurian Voss, who landed in New York in 1763
- Johann Voss arrived in America in 1776
Voss Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Joachim Frederick Lewis Voss, who arrived in New York, NY in 1826
- Elisab Voss, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849
- Ernst Jacob Voss, who landed in Baltimore, Md in 1836
- Diederich Friederick Voss, aged 27, landed in St Louis, Mo in 1840
- Gerhard Voss, who landed in Ohio in 1845
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- Carl Herman Voss (b. 1910), prominent American clergyman and writer
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- Richard Voss (1851-1918), German dramatist and novelist
- Werner Voss, German fighter pilot
- Johann Heinrich Voss (1751-1826), German poet and translator
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- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
- Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
- Kapff, Rudolf. Schwäbische Geschlechtsnamen. Stuttgart: Verlag Silberburg, 1927. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
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