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Emberson Family Crest
Emberson Family Crest
Emberson

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

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During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Emberson occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Emerson, Emmerson, Emerston and others.

First found in Durham 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 Emberson research. Another 213 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1086 and 1100 are included under the topic Early Emberson History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Emberson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Emberson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 238 words(17 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Emberson, or a spelling variation of the surname include:

Emberson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Christopher Emberson, who arrived in Maryland in 1668
  • Erick Emberson, who landed in Maryland in 1668

Emberson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • W Emberson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851

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  1. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  2. Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
  3. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  4. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  5. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  6. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
  7. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  8. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  9. Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
  10. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Emberson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Emberson 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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