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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gessler, Gesler, Gesseler, Giselherr, Geseller and others.

First found in Switzerland, where the family came from the estate of Grueningen in the canton of Zurich, and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gesell research. Another 379 words(27 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1745, 1673, 1740 and 1307 are included under the topic Early Gesell History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 93 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gesell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gesell Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hans Gesell, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Joh Bernhart Gesell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • Joh Leonhard Gesell, aged 31, landed in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • Leonard Gesell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • Peter Gesell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1744

Gesell Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Philip Gesell, aged 46, landed in New York in 1836
  • Stephan Gesell, who arrived in America in 1851
  • Gerh Gesell, who arrived in America in 1863
  • Gustave Adolph Gesell, who arrived in Mississippi in 1898

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  1. Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
  2. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  3. Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
  4. Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
  5. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  6. Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  7. Neubecker, Ottfried. Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
  8. Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
  9. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
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The Gesell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gesell 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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