Corse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Corse family

The surname Corse was first found in Syracuse a city of Sicily, capital of the province of Sicily. It was an important Greek colony in 734 B.C. Much of its early history deals with the many conflicts for control of the port. There are many remains of this civilization. Claudius Marcellus stormed Syracuse for the Romans in 212. In 665 A.D Heraclius Constans fixed his capital there. It was destroyed by the Saracens in 878. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Corse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corse research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1490, 1494, 1503, 1536, 1545 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Corse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corso, Corsi, Corsellini, Corseli, Corsello and many more.

Early Notables of the Corse family

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Corse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Elizabeth Corse, who landed in New Jersey in 1685 1

Corse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

W Corse, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
A N Corse, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 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)