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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Vos, Vosch, Voshol, Voss, Vosse, Vossem, Fos, Föse, Foss, Fossa and many more.

First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Amsterdam, an ancient 13th century town held by the Lords of Amstel. Giesebrecht II built a castle there. Geisbrecht III built the dam to keep out the sea. It is first mentioned in charters of 1275 when Floris IV, the count of Holland granted its charter. It became a city of great mercantile wealth. It hold great treasures of art. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Voss research. Another 319 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1536, 1584, 1603, 1651, 1701, 1720, 1794, 1800, and 1840 are included under the topic Early Voss History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Voss Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Voss, aged 22, landed in Virginia in 1635
  • Hans Voss, who arrived in America in 1650
  • Matts De Voss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1693

Voss Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Israel Voss, who landed in Virginia in 1719
  • Bartholomaus Voss came to Philadelphia in 1749
  • Johan Henrich Voss, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754
  • Jurian Voss, who landed in New York in 1763
  • Johann Voss arrived in America in 1776


Voss Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joachim Frederick Lewis Voss, who arrived in New York, NY in 1826
  • Elisab Voss, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849
  • Ernst Jacob Voss, who landed in Baltimore, Md in 1836
  • Diederich Friederick Voss, aged 27, landed in St Louis, Mo in 1840
  • Gerhard Voss, who landed in Ohio in 1845


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  • Carl Herman Voss (b. 1910), prominent American clergyman and writer
  • Janice Voss PH.D. (b. 1956), NASA Astronaut with over 49 days in space
  • Colonel (USA, Ret.) James Shelton Voss (b. 1949), former NASA astronaut with 201 days in space
  • Richard Voss (1851-1918), German dramatist and novelist
  • Werner Voss, German fighter pilot
  • August Eduardovich Voss (b. 1916), party official of Latvia, Head of the Department for Science and Culture, Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet in 1984
  • Johann Heinrich Voss (1751-1826), German poet and translator


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  2. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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  4. Tapper, Michael Ed. Immigrants to the Middle Colonies A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from The New York Genealogical Biographical Record. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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  6. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  7. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  8. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  9. Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
  10. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
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The Voss Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Voss 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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