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Where did the Scottish Shannon family come from? What is the Scottish Shannon family crest and coat of arms? When did the Shannon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Shannon family history?
Originally, Shannon was a nickname for a person noted as possessing great wisdom, or an elderly person. The surname is derived from the Irish Gaelic name O Seanain, which comes from the word sean, which has the double meaning of old and wise.
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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
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Shannon has appeared in various documents spelled Shannon, Shennan, Shennane and others.First found in Kintyre, 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!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shannon research. Another 247 words(18 lines of text) covering the year 1548 is included under the topic Early Shannon History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Shannon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 123 words(9 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 Shannon. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Shannon, or a variant listed above:
Shannon Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Lakall Shannon, who arrived in Virginia in 1695
- Wm Shannon, who landed in Virginia in 1698
Shannon Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Charles Shannon, who arrived in America in 1742
- James Shannon arrived in Boston in 1764
- Luke Shannon, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1765
Shannon Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Bridget Shannon, aged 40, landed in Massachusetts in 1813
- Robert Shannon, who arrived in New York in 1813
- Bridget Shannon, who was on record in Massachusetts in 1813
- David Shannon, who came to New York, NY in 1815
- David Shannon, who landed in New York, NY in 1815
Shannon Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Robert Ross Shannon, who landed in New York in 1912
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- Claude Elwood Shannon (1916-2001), American electrical engineer and mathematician, often called "the father of information theory"
- Sir James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923), Anglo-American artist
- William Vincent Shannon (1927-1988), former editor of the New York Times and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
- Terry Craig Shannon (1952-2005), American information technology consultant, journalist and author
- Del Shannon (1934-1990), American rock and roll singer-songwriter
- Richard Shannon (b. 1954), American writer, performer and speaker
- David Shannon (b. 1960), award-winning American author and illustrator
- Frederick A. Shannon (b. 1921), American herpetologist and medical doctor
- Fred Albert Shannon (1893-1963), American historian and a Pulitzer Prize winner
- Bill Shannon (1941-2010), American author and baseball historian
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- My Byers-Bonar-Shannon and Allied Families by Marion Stark Craig.
- Shannon Family and Connections by William G. Shannon.
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Learn all about the different symbols of your Coat of Arms with our deluxe symbolism. This product will explain the full meaning of you Coat of Arms including motto translations.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Virtute Duce
Motto Translation: With virtue for guide.
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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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- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Bloxham, Ben. Key to Parochial Registers of Scotland From Earliest Times Through 1854 2nd edition. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- 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).
- Scots Kith and Kin And Illustrated Map Revised 2nd Edition. Edinburgh: Clan House/Albyn. Print.
- Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Browne, James. The History of Scotland it's Highlands, Regiments and Clans 8 Volumes. Edinburgh: Francis A Niccolls & Co, 1909. Print.
- Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Glasgow: Harper Collins, 1995. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Shannon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Shannon 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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