Ort History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Ort family

The surname Ort was first found in Ord, a village about 2 miles (3 km) south west of Berwick Upon Tweed in Northumberland that dates back to 1196 where it was first listed as Horde. 1 East Ord, Middle Ord and West Ord were all hamlets at one time and all owned by the Ord family until the early fifteenth century. The villages are essentially on the Scottish-English border of today so the family's movement through the ages on both sides is to be expected. By example, we draw the reader's attention to the township of Newbiggin in Northumberland. "This place, which is pleasantly situated on the north bank of the river Derwent, was for many years the residence of the Ord family, of whom Robert, who died in 1778, was chief Baron of the exchequer in Scotland." 2

Early History of the Ort family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ort research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1180, 1296, 1781, 1802, 1832, 1835, 1852 and 1855 are included under the topic Early Ort History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ort Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orde, Ord and others.

Early Notables of the Ort family

Distinguished members of the family include

William Henry Ord (1781-1855), an English Whig politician and landowner, Member of Parliament for Morpeth (1802-1832), South Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1835-1852)
Simon Orde of Northumberland

Ort migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ort Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

A Cath Ort, who landed in America in 1702 3
Hans Jacob Ort, who landed in New York in 1709 3
Baltzer Ort, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 3
Johannes Ort, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 3
John Geo Ort, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 3

Ort Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ludwig Ort, who landed in America in 1832 3
Juan Ort, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1836 3
Wilhelm Ort, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1858 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Ort (post 1700) +

Marcela L. Ort, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996, 2000; Chair of Montcalm County Democratic Party, 2003 4
Lewis Ort, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960 4

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, 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, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html