The surname Sorebi was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), where they held a family seat from very ancient times, as Lords of the manor of Sorby and the parish, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. The first record of the name was in the Wigtonshire now called the parish of Sorby. Many of the family moved from here to the parish of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire. Sorbie is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Sorbie Tower lies in Wigtownshire, about a mile out of the village of Sorbie on the Garlieston Road. The old stone structure is in ruins today but stands close to Sorbie Motte, an earlier Pictish wood fort dating back to the 1100's.
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Early History of the Sorebi family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sorebi research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1662 is included under the topic Early Sorebi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Sorebi Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sorby, Sorbie, Sowerby, Sowerbie, Sowersby, Sorebi, Soreby and many more.
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Early Notables of the Sorebi family
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Migration of the Sorebi family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Sorby who settled in Philadelphia in 1843; William Sowersby arrived in New York State in 1774; Robert Sorbie settled in Texas in 1844.
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