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Where did the Scottish Semple family come from? What is the Scottish Semple family crest and coat of arms? When did the Semple family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Semple family history?
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Semple, Simple, Sempill, Sempell, Symple, Sympell and many more.First found in Renfrewshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Semple family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 270 words(19 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Semple. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Semple Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mary Semple, who arrived in New York in 1739
- John Semple settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1772
- James Semple, who landed in America in 1774
- Thomas Semple, who arrived in America in 1782
- William Semple, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1799
Semple Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Andrew Semple, who arrived in Key West, Fla in 1838
- Alexander, Francis, Hugh, James, John, Joseph, Lewis, Mathew, Robert, Samuel, and William Semple all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870
- Samuel Semple, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1849
- John Semple, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1856
- R H Semple, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1868
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- Carol Semple (b. 1948), American amateur golfer
- Frederick Humphrey Semple (1872-1927), American silver Olympic golfer at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Lorenzo Semple Jr. (b. 1923), American screenwriter and sometime playwright
- Robert B. Semple Jr. (b. 1936), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and associate editor of The New York Times editorial page
- Robert Semple (1887-1943), American Lieutenant Commander, Medal of Honor recipient
- William "Billy" Semple (b. 1946), Scottish former professional footballer
- Bob Semple (1873-1955), New Zealand politician, member of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir David Semple (1856-1937), British Army officer who founded the Pasteur Institute at Kasauli, India
- Stuart Semple (b. 1980), English artist
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The crest of your clan chief, encircled within the traditional strap and buckle bearing the chief's motto. Scottish clansmen would traditionally wear a badge depicting the crest of their chief, in order to show their loyalty to the clan. These items have been carefully researched using the most recognized historical sources. Images have been computer drawn according to heraldic standards.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system... More
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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The Semple Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Semple 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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