Shippey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Ireland

From the ancestors of the Boernician clans of the ancient Scottish-English border region comes the name Shippey. It is a name for a shepherd, one who guarded sheep. In Scotland, the name was often Latinized as pastor in early charters. 1 In this latter case, the Biblical reference to paschal lamb, the Lamb of God or Agnus Dei should be understood.

Early Origins of the Shippey family

The surname Shippey was first found in Peebles, where William and Walter Shepherd (recorded in the Latin form "Pastor") were cited in legal documents in the year 1262. One hundred years later we find a branch of the family in Morayshire, where Henricus Scyphard held land in Elgin in 1363. 1

Early History of the Shippey family

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Shippey Spelling Variations

In the Middles Ages scribes spelled names by their sound. Often a name was written under a different spelling variation each time it was recorded. Shippey has appeared as Shepherd, Sheppard, Shepphard, Sheepheard, Sheepherd, Shippert, Shepard, Shephard and many more.

Early Notables of the Shippey family

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Migration of the Shippey family to Ireland

Some of the Shippey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Shippey migration to the United States +

The ancestors of Boernician-Scottish settlers dot North America even today. They settled all along the east coast when they came over, but some went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the War of Independence. However, these strong lines endured as Scottish families in the United States and Canada have rediscovered much of the heritage that was taken from them centuries ago. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Shippey, or a variant listed above:

Shippey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Shippey, who landed in Virginia in 1635 2
Elizabeth Shippey, who landed in Virginia in 1635 2
Edw Shippey, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 2
Eliza Shippey, who landed in Virginia in 1637 2

Shippey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shippey Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Shippey, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752
Luke Shippey, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1749-1752
John Shippey, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Contemporary Notables of the name Shippey (post 1700) +

Henry Lee Shippey (1884-1969), American author and journalist, columnist for the Los Angeles Times for 22 years
Samuel Ward Shippey (b. 1937), former English cricketer
Peter Antony Shippey (b. 1939), former English cricketer
Thomas "Tom" Alan Shippey (b. 1943), English scholar of medieval literature

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)