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Where did the Scottish Eckart family come from? What is the Scottish Eckart family crest and coat of arms? When did the Eckart family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Eckart family history?
In Scottish history, few names go farther back than Eckart, whose ancestors lived among the clans of the Pictish tribe. They lived in the old barony of Urquhart, which is located on Loch Ness in the county of Inverness.
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The arts of spelling and translation were yet in their infancies when surnames began, so there are an enormous number of spelling variations of the names in early Scottish records. This is a particular problem with Scottish names because of the numerous times a name might have been loosely translated to English from Gaelic and back. Eckart has been spelled Urquhart, Urquhard, Urchard, Orchard and many more.First found in Elginshire, where Galleroch Urchart was confirmed with lands in Cromarty, and Inverness. He held a family seat at the Castle of Urquhart in 1214.
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This oppression forced many Scots to leave their homelands. Most of these chose North America as their destination. Although the journey left many sick and poor, these immigrants were welcomed the hardy with great opportunity. Many of these settlers stood up for their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. More recently, Scots abroad have recovered much of their collective heritage through highland games and other patriotic functions and groups. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has located various settlers bearing the name Eckart:
Eckart Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Georg Wilhelm Eckart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743
- Johan Jacob Eckart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749
- Georg Adam Eckart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750
- Adam Eckart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761
- Jonathan Eckart, who arrived in New York in 1769
Eckart Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Philipp Eckart, who landed in America in 1831
- Sebastian Eckart, who landed in America in 1831
- Jacob Eckart, aged 37, arrived in Missouri in 1841
- John Eckart, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
- William Eckart, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
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- Dietrich Eckart (1868-1923), fervently nationalistic newspaper editor
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- Paul, Sir James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland Second Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1903. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Urquhart, Blair Edition. Tartans The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Secauccus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0-7858-0050-6).
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- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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