Conady History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The roots of the Conady family are in the Boernician tribe of ancient Scotland. The Conady family lived in the area called Condie, in the county of Perthshire. This place-name is derived from the Old English word conduit meaning to lead and was applied to settlements in areas near water-channels, streams or rivers.

Early Origins of the Conady family

The surname Conady was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Conady family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Conady research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1414, 1541, 1682, 1717 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Conady History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Conady Spelling Variations

Boernician names that evolved in the largely preliterate Middle Ages are often marked by considerable spelling variations. Conady has been spelled Condy, Condie, Conedy, Conndy, Conndie, Caundie, Caundy, Cundie, Cundy, Coneday, Conady, Connedie, Caunedy, Caunnday, Caundey, Coundey, Conday, Condey, Connidy, Cunnidie, Cuneday, Cunady, Cunnedie, Caunidy and many more.

Early Notables of the Conady family

More information is included under the topic Early Conady Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Conady family to Ireland

Some of the Conady family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Conady migration to the United States +

Some of the Boernician-Scottish Clan families who came to North America were Loyalists who went north to Canada after the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border went on to found two of the world's great nations. This century, families with Scottish roots have rediscovered their heritage through highland games and clan societies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Conady or a variant listed above:

Conady Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Conady, who landed in Virginia in 1652 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)