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Crighton Family Crest
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Where did the Scottish Crighton family come from? What is the Scottish Crighton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Crighton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Crighton family history?

In the annals of Scottish history, few names go farther back than Crighton, whose ancestors go back to the people of the Boernician tribe. The first family to use the name Crighton lived near a border. This surname came from the Gaelic word crioch and the Old English word tune, which mean border and farm or settlement, respectively. Thus, the surname indicates that the original bearer lived near a border. The name may also have derived from a place name, such as Crichton, near Edinburgh, or the territories of Kreiton in Lothian.

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Over the years, Crighton has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. Crichton, Creighton, Creaton, Craighton, Creton, Creeton, Crichten, Crighton, Chreichton, Creichtone, Creychton, Creychtoun and many more.

First found in Midlothian, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crighton research. Another 244 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1128, 1296, 1450, 1543, 1560, 1582, 1585, and 1612 are included under the topic Early Crighton History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 220 words(16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Crighton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Crighton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 104 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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When these Boernician-Scottish settlers arrived in North America they brought little with them and often had restart their lives from scratch. Through time, much of their heritage was lost, and it is only this century through Clan societies and highland games that many have recovered their national heritage. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Crighton family to immigrate North America:

Crighton Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Ann Crighton settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774
  • Ann Crighton, aged 28, landed in Philadelphia Pa in 1774-1775

Crighton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • David Crighton, aged 40, arrived in New York in 1812
  • James Crighton, aged 35, arrived in New York in 1812
  • James, Crighton Jr., aged 28, landed in New York in 1812
  • A. Agnes Crighton settled in New York state with two children in 1822
  • A Crighton, aged 32, landed in New York, NY in 1822


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The Crighton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Crighton Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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