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Origins Available: French, Scottish

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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: de Loach, Deloach, Delouche, Desloges, Delouches, Deloges, Louche, Duloches, Loche, Loget, DeLocke, DeLock, Locke, Lock, Loach, Loke, DeLoke and many more.

First found in Bourgogne (Burgundy) 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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Locke research. Another 198 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1483, and 1557 are included under the topic Early Locke History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Locke Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Robart Locke, who landed in Virginia in 1621
  • Robert Locke, who arrived in Virginia in 1623
  • William Locke, who landed in America in 1634
  • Wm Locke, aged 6, arrived in America in 1634
  • John Locke, who arrived in New Hampshire in 1644


Locke Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Febee Locke, who arrived in Virginia in 1703
  • Peter Locke, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
  • Richard Locke, who arrived in Bermuda in 1743

Locke Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Lydia Locke, aged 7, landed in Kennebunk, Me in 1830
  • Jacob Locke, aged 29, arrived in Kennebunk, Me in 1830
  • Ann Locke, aged 37, landed in Kennebunk, Me in 1830
  • Esther Locke, aged 8, landed in Kennebunk, Me in 1830
  • James Locke, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1850


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  • Sondra Locke (b. 1944), American actress, singer and film director
  • David Rose Locke (1833-1888), American journalist, who wrote the Nasby letters (1861) under the assumed persona of "the Reverend Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby"
  • Gary Locke (b. 1950), American lawyer and Democratic politician, who became the governor of Washington in 1997
  • Alain LeRoy Locke (1885-1954), American writer, philosopher, educator, and Rhodes Scholar
  • Bessie Locke (1865-1952), American pioneer
  • Eugene Murphy Locke (1918-1972), American lawyer and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Dr. Mahlon Locke (1880-1942), Canadian doctor, pioneer in the treatment of arthritis
  • Joseph Locke (1805-1860), English civil engineer
  • Matthew Raymond Locke MG (1974-2007), recipient of the Medal for Gallantry, awarded for bravery, the third highest award in the Australian honours system
  • William John Locke (1863-1930), English novelist

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  • Genealogy by Donald P. Hayes.
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  2. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  3. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  4. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  5. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  6. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  7. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  8. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  9. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  10. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
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The Locke Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Locke 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.

This page was last modified on 11 December 2011 at 15:06.

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