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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Pourie, Powrie, Powyre and others.

First found in Angus, at Erroll where they held a family seat in this wild and romantic highland territory. Their territories were first located in Murroes in the 14th century. The Hebridean Islands and mainlands were a refuge from Government intrusion. Henry Pourie was head of the family in 1361.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Powrie research. Another 224 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1568, 1689, and 1856 are included under the topic Early Powrie History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe to the New World. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard particularly to Nova Scotia, and to Boston, to Virginia, and to the Leeward islands..

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  7. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  8. Scarlett, James D. Tartan The Highland Textile. London: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0-85683-120-4).
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  10. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Powrie Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Powrie 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 23 September 2010 at 15:39.

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