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Where did the English Forrest family come from? What is the English Forrest family crest and coat of arms? When did the Forrest family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Forrest family history?
The Forrest surname was no doubt taken on by someone who either lived in or near a forest, or perhaps worked in the forest. The Middle English word "forest" referred specifically to an area of woodland reserved by law as hunting grounds for the king or his nobles. No doubt, as a surname, Forrest would have appeared independently in various parts of Britain.
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The name Forrest, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Forrester, Forester, Forrest, Forster, Foster, Forrestor and many more.First found in Northumberland 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. Early records include John Forester, listed in the Pipe Rolls of Surrey of 1183, and Richard le Forester listed in the Feet of Fines of Essex in 1240. There was also a Shropshire family of this name, who held custody of part of the Wrekin forest. An early record of this family lists a Hugh Forester as a witness 1187.
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The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Forrest family, or who bore a variation of the surname Forrest were
Forrest Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Mrs. Forrest, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1607
- Thomas Forrest, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1607
- James Forrest, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1640
- Patrick Forrest, who arrived in Maryland in 1648
- Joseph Forrest, who landed in Virginia in 1650
Forrest Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Ellen Forrest, who landed in Virginia in 1706
- Anthony Forrest, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1758
- Jean Forrest, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763
- Pierre Forrest, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763
Forrest Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William Forrest, who arrived in America in 1800
- Robert Forrest, who arrived in New York in 1813
- Michael Forrest, who arrived in Mississippi in 1831
- Agnes Currie Forrest, who arrived in New York in 1839
- John Forrest, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1840
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- Sergeant Arthur J. Forrest (1896-1964), American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery
- Edwin Forrest (1806-1872), American actor
- Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (b. 1936), Academy Award-nominated American actor
- Brigadier-General Nathan Bedford Forrest (1905-1943), American Technical Observer, 402nd Provisional Combat Wing (1943)
- Jimmy Forrest (1864-1925), Blackburn Rovers and England footballer
- Paula Forrest (b. 1965), Australian actress
- John Forrest (1847-1918), Australian explorer
- Craig Lorne Forrest (b. 1967), Canadian soccer commentator and a former goalkeeper
- George Forrest (1873-1932), Scottish botanist and plant collector
- George Forrest (1800-1859), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
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- The Browns and Forrests of Scotland, Who Came to Tennessee at the End of the Nineteenth Century, and Their Family by Forrest David Brown.
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- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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