Marye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Norman Marye surname comes from the Old French word "marais" meaning "a marsh." It may have arisen as a surname from the place name (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.

Early Origins of the Marye family

The surname Marye was first found in Kent where the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Maris, Richard of Maris held estates and who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

They trace their lineage to Normandy where the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae lists Ivo, Drogo, Gilbert, Robert de Maris, in the Lordship of Maris, Normandy, 1180-95. 1

There the name could have also been derived from the French, Mariess, Maris, personal names. 2 Yet another source claims the name is from the French word marais, which translated into English as a marsh. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had three early entries for the family: John de Mareys, Cambridgeshire; William du Mareys, Suffolk; and William du Mareys, Suffolk. 4

Geoffrey de Marisco, Mariscius, Mareys, or Mares (d. 1245), was Justiciar or Viceroy of Ireland, and "is said to have been the nephew and heir of Hervey de Mount-Maurice, and nephew of Herlewin, Bishop of Leighlin (d. 1217?) He is also said to have been the brother of Richard de Marisco, Bishop of Durham and Chancellor." 5

His ancestor is believed to be Hervey Mount-Maurice (fl. 1169), "Invader of Ireland, whose name appears variously as Monte Mauricii, Monte Marisco, Monte Marecy, Montmarreis, Montmorenci, Mumoreci, and Momorci, may not unreasonably be held to have belonged to the same line as the Montmorencies of France which in turn is derived from Montmorency-Morres. Hervey is said by M. de Montmorency-Morres to have been the son of a Robert FitzGeoffrey, lord of lands in Thorney and of Huntspill-Marreis, Somerset." 5

Farther to the south in the parish of Week St. Mary, Cornwall, "the manor of East Orchard Marrais in this parish, and that of Markham church, belonged to an ancient family of this name, whose heiress married au ancestor of the Rolles. The old mansion which was formerly the seat of the Marrais family is now occupied by a farmer. For the Marrais family there is an ancient memorial in the church." 6

Early History of the Marye family

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Marye Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marris, Marriss, Maris, Mariss, Mares, Marais and many more.

Early Notables of the Marye family

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Marye migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marye Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Marye, who landed in Virginia in 1743 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Marye (post 1700) +

Madison Ellis Marye (1925-2016), American farmer and politician, Member of the Virginia Senate (1992-2002) and (1973-1992)
John Lawrence Marye Jr. (1823-1902), American politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1870-1874)
Simon Bolivar Marye (1852-1853), American politician and lawyer, 3rd Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Simon Bolivar Marye (1825-1868), American politician, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, 1852-53 8
Marie D. Marye, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928 8
George Thomas Marye Jr. (1849-1933), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1888; California Democratic State Chair, 1888-93; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1914-16 8
Marye Anne Payne Fox (1947-2021), American physical organic chemist and university administrator, Seventh Chancellor of the University of California San Diego (2004-2012)

Citations +

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Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. 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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html