Dary History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Dary can come from both the original Irish surnames Ó Daighre and Ó Doireidh. The names Derry and Deery are used synonymously, but originally the name Derry came from Ó Doireidh, and Deery from Ó Daighre. 1

Early Origins of the Dary family

The surname Dary was first found in north-west Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where the O Daighre were the erenagh family of Derry Church and the O Doireidh were the erenagh family of nearby Donaghmore in the diocese of Raphoe in Donegal. In 1609, the O Doireidh family were listed as erenagh of Columbkil, where in the 13th century Maeliosa O Dioreidh was bishop.

Early History of the Dary family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dary research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1574, 1576, 1609, 1663, 1666, 1671, 1801, 1820, 1847 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Dary History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dary Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Derry, Deery, O'Derry, O'Deery, O'Diera, O'Deary and many more.

Early Notables of the Dary family

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Dary migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dary Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Josua Dary, who settled in Virginia with his wife in 1622
Josua Dary, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 2
John Dary, who landed in Virginia in 1638 2
Lawrence Dary, who landed in Virginia in 1654 2
Joane Dary, who arrived in Maryland in 1655 2
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Dary migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dary Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Dary, British settler travelling from London with 2 children aboard the ship "Northfleet" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, Via Wellington and Lyttleton in February 1854 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Dary (post 1700) +

Dary John Mizelle (b. 1940), American composer

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html