Delgety is a name whose ancestors lived among the Picts, a tribe in ancient Scotland. The Delgety family lived in the parish of Dalgetty in Fife and from the lands of the same name in Aberdeenshire.
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Early Origins of the Delgety family
The surname Delgety was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Delgety family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delgety research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1649 is included under the topic Early Delgety History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Delgety Spelling Variations
The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Delgety has been spelled Dalgetty, Getty, Dalgety, Dalketty, Dalgaty and many more.
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Early Notables of the Delgety family
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Migration of the Delgety family
The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Delgety: Abigail Getty arrived in New York State in 1804 with her husband James, and sons John and Robert; Alexander, Andrew, Archibald, James, John, Robert and William Getty all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
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