Conedy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestors of the first family to use the name Conedy were thought to have lived among the Boernician tribe of ancient Scotland. They 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 Conedy family

The surname Conedy 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 Conedy family

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Conedy Spelling Variations

Before the printing press and the first dictionaries appeared, names and other words were often spelled differently every time they were written. Conedy has appeared under the variations 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 Conedy family

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Migration of the Conedy family to Ireland

Some of the Conedy 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.

Migration of the Conedy family

The Scots who crossed the Atlantic were often on the run from poverty as well as persecution. They brought little with them, and often had nothing of their home country to hand down to their children. In the 20th century, Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations have helped the ancestors of Boernician Scots to recover their lost national legacy. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Conedy were among those contributors: William Condy of New London, who settled in Connecticut in 1664, and was master of a vessel in the West Indies trade. In 1679 on a voyage to London, England, his vessel was taken by the Algerians. William died in 1685. Thomas Condy was a soldier in Turner Company in the year 1678, in Boston..