Aplebee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
England

The Strathclyde-Briton people of ancient Scotland were the first to use the name Aplebee. The Aplebee family lived in various places so named in England and Scotland. Appleby is derived from the old Norse apall, or "apple" combined with byr, meaning "farm."

Early Origins of the Aplebee family

The surname Aplebee was first found in Westmorland, where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Appleby from about the year 1250, which later became the county town of Appleby. This town was frequently sacked and plundered and was a favorite target of raids north of the border.

Early History of the Aplebee family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aplebee research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1397, 1404, 1407, 1488, 1563 and 1617 are included under the topic Early Aplebee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aplebee Spelling Variations

Medieval Scottish names are rife with spelling variations. This is due to the fact that scribes in that era spelled according to the sound of words, rather than any set of rules. Aplebee has been spelled Appleby, Applebie, Appilby, Appilbie, Appeley and many more.

Early Notables of the Aplebee family

Another 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Aplebee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aplebee migration to the United States +

Many Scots were left with few options other than to leave their homeland for the colonies across the Atlantic. Some of these families fought to defend their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. Others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these families have recently been able to rediscover their roots through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations. Among them:

Aplebee Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eliza Aplebee, who landed in Virginia in 1715 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)