Mathey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mathey family

The surname Mathey was first found in Kincardineshire (Gaelic: A' Mhaoirne), a former county on the northeast coast of the Grampian region of Scotland, and part of the Aberdeenshire Council Area since 1996, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Mathey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mathey research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1556, 1596, 1631, 1639, 1663, 1666, 1669, 1697, 1723, 1728 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Mathey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mathey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mather, Maider, Maddir, Mador, Madeer, Mathers and many more.

Early Notables of the Mathey family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Sir Richard Maddir; Richard Mather (1596-1669), a Puritan clergyman in colonial Boston, Massachusetts; and his son, Nathaniel Mather (1631-1697), and English-born Independent minister from Much Woolton, Lancashire; Increase Mather (1639-1723), a Puritan minister who was involved with the government of the Massachusetts Bay...
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mathey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mathey Ranking

In France, the name Mathey is the 1,575^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,785 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mathey family to Ireland

Some of the Mathey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 68 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mathey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mathey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aime Mathey, who landed in New York, NY in 1831 2

Mathey 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:

Mathey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Mathey, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hindostan" in 1875

The Mathey Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fortiter et celeriter
Motto Translation: Boldly and quickly.

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)