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

The surname O'Pray comes from the Irish a Preith or O Preith, from the Pictish word predhae.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: O'Prey, O'Pray, Prey, Preay and others.

First found in County Down, where it is of Pictish origin.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Pray research. Another 331 words(24 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Pray History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

O'Pray Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Hugh O'Pray and John Prey, who were recorded as British aliens in New York and Maine during the War of 1812
  • Daniel O'Pray, who landed in Baltimore in 1829
  • John O'Pray, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1868

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  2. Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
  3. O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
  4. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
  5. Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
  6. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
  10. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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