Faire History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
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Early Origins of the Faire family

The surname Faire was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Faire family

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Faire Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veirs, Vers, Veires, Fers, Fehrs, Feirs, Vehrs, Viers, Veirz, Feirz, Verz, Vair, Vairs, Veurs, Vayers, Vayres, Feuers, Veirz, Veurz and many more.

Early Notables of the Faire family

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Faire migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Faire Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mathew Faire, who arrived in Virginia in 1643 1
Richard Faire, who landed in Virginia in 1643 1
Fra Faire, who landed in Virginia in 1661 1

Faire Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Martha Faire, who settled in Boston in 1734

Faire Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Faire, who settled in New Orleans in 1813
George Faire, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1813 1

Citations +

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)