Friese History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. 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 Friese were among those contributors:

Friese Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Jacob Friese, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1754
• George F C Friese, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1796 2

Friese Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Wilhelm Friese, who arrived in America in 1843 2
• Wilhelmine Friese, aged 48, who landed in America in 1844 2
• Carl Friese, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
• August Friese, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 2

• Lillie Friese, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1944 3
• A. J. Friese, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928 3
• Werner Friese (1946-2016), German footballer
• Harrison Leonard Friese (b. 1907), prominent city official for Fort Lauderdale