Peyer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Peyer family

The surname Peyer was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this family held a family seat from very early times.

One of the first records of the family was Hugues de Payens (or Payns) (c. 1070-1136), the Frankish knight from the Champagne region who was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He co-created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the Order and is believed to have been born in Troyes, France, but his lineage is unknown.

Jacques Payen, son of Jacques and Madeleine (née Cantin), was a French cobbler that settled in Quebec in the 17th century. He married Louise Morin, daughter of Pierre and Catherine (née LeMesle), on 3rd February 1699. He married again on 16th October 1710 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec to Marguerite Sedilot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Claire (née De La Hogue). 1

Early History of the Peyer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Peyer research. Another 320 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1279, 1380, 1415, 1450, 1503, 1512, 1539, 1559, 1572, 1610, 1612, 1613, 1653, 1700, 1712, 1779, 1793, 1794 and 1796 are included under the topic Early Peyer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Peyer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Payan, Payen, Payon, Payont, Payond, Payons, Paian, Paien, Paion, Paiont, Paions, Pagan, Pagant, Pagani, Payani, Payhani and many more.

Early Notables of the Peyer family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Johann Conrad Peyer (1653-1712), a Swiss anatomist

Peyer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Peyer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johanes Peyer, aged 45, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Samuel Peyer, who arrived in America in 1742 2
Philip Peyer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 2

Peyer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Albert Peyer, who landed in Iowa in 1857 2
Mrs. Albert Peyer, who arrived in Iowa in 1857 2
Hendrik Peyer, who landed in Iowa in 1857 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Peyer (post 1700) +

Tom Peyer (b. 1954), American comic book creator and editor
Polly Peyer, American retired Major General in the U.S. Air Force, former Director of Logistics, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, at the Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii
Johann Conrad Peyer (1653-1712), Swiss anatomist who identified Peyer's patch, (or aggregated lymphoid nodules)
Károly Peyer (1881-1956), Hungarian politician
Bernhard Peyer (1885-1963), Swiss paleontologist
Gervase Alan de Peyer (1926-2017), English clarinetist and conductor, born in London

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. 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)