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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Helm, Helm, Helmm, van den Helm and others.

First found in Austria, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Helms research. Another 240 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1753 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Helms History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Helms Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Hans Helms, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1642
  • Johan Helms, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1642
  • Jan Helms, who landed in New York, NY in 1642

Helms Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Emus Helms, who landed in New York in 1746
  • Andrew Helms, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1763
  • Peter Helms, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1766

Helms Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Henry Helms, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1860
  • Margaretha Helms, aged 24, arrived in New York, NY in 1893

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  • Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (1921-2008), former five-term Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina
  • Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002), American Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1966 to 1973
  • Susan Jane Helms (b. 1958), former United States Air Force Brigadier General and a former NASA astronaut. She was a crew member on four Space Shuttle missions and was a resident of the International Space Station (ISS) for over five months in 2001
  • Chester Leo "Chet" Helms (1942-2005), American founder and manager of "Big Brother and the Holding Company", he recruited Janis Joplin as its lead singer. He was often called the father of San Francisco's "1967 Summer of Love"


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  • Chronicles of a Virginia Family: the Klomans of Warrenton by Erasmum Helm Kloman.
  • Helms Descendants 1720-1991 by Gerald C. Helms.
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  2. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  3. Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
  4. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  5. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  6. Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
  7. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
  8. Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
  9. Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  10. Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
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The Helms Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Helms 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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