Tobie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tobie family

The surname Tobie was first found in Essex where they held a family seat. Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the Priory of Thoby held by a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Tobias (d. 726), was an early English divine, "Bishop of Rochester, is said to have been a native of Kent and to have been educated at Dover and Canterbury. He died in 726 and was buried in St. Paul's Church in St. Andrew's Cathedral at Rochester. " 1

Early History of the Tobie family

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Tobie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toby, Thoby, Tobias, Tobey, Thobey and others.

Early Notables of the Tobie family

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Tobie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tobie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Yost Tobie, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 2

Tobie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dominick Tobie, who arrived in New York in 1842 2
Martin Tobie, who landed in New York in 1842 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Tobie (post 1700) +

William B. Tobie, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1888 3
Tobie Garceau, Canadian editor and director, known for The Burglar, Crimson & Slate: Love and Let Die (2013) and J'espère que tu vas bien (2012)
Tobie Puttock (b. 1974), Australian celebrity chef, known for his association with British chef Jamie Oliver and as guest judge on My Kitchen Rules
Sir Tobie Matthew (1577-1655), English MP, courtier, diplomat and writer

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. 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 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html