First found in Sussex where they had been granted lands by King William for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings. They were originally the ancient Earls of Varrenne of de Sancto Martino in Normandy.

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Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Werring name or one of its variants: Abigail Warren and Anna Warren, who both came to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623; John Warren, his wife Margaret and their four children, who arrived in Watertown, MA in 1630.

Motto Translated: The Lion of Judah is our strength.

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