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

The name Herries reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Herries family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Herries is based on the medieval given name Harry.

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It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Herries are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Herries include Harries, Harryes and others.

First found in Salop where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herries research. Another 157 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1460, 1505 and 1st are included under the topic Early Herries History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 27 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Herries Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Herries, or a variant listed above:

Herries Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Michael Herries, who arrived in Georgia in 1750

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  • John Charles Herries PC (1778-1855), English politician and financier
  • Sir William Herbert Herries KCMG (1859-1923), English-born, New Zealand politician, Minister of Railways (1912 to 1919)
  • Herbert Herries (1460-1505), 1st Lord Herries of Terregles, Scottish landowner
  • Sir Michael Alexander Robert Young- Herries MC (1923-1995), Scottish businessman and ex-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland


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  2. Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
  3. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  4. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  5. Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
  6. 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.
  7. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  8. 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.
  9. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
  10. Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
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The Herries Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Herries 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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