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The Dalriadan kingdom of ancient Scotland was the home of the ancestors of the Borys family. Their name indicates that they lived in Barry, in Angus in mid-west Scotland. The place-name Barry, often spelled Barrie, is derived from the Gaelic word borrach, which means "rough, grassy hill."
The surname Borys was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they have held territories from very ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Borys research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1495, 1560, 1658, 1713 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Borys History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Translation in medieval times was an undeveloped science and was often carried out without due care. For this reason, many early Scottish names appeared radically altered when written in English. The spelling variations of Borys include Barry, Barrie, Barre, Barrey, Barree and others.
Notable amongst the Clan from early times was Thomas de Barry (fl. 1560), Scottish canon of Glasgow, and chief magistrate of Bothwell who wrote a poem on the battle...
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Another 73 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Borys or a variant listed above include: Clement Barry who settled in St. Christopher in 1633; Elizabeth Barry settled in New England in 1765; Garratt Barry who settled in Virginia in 1681; Alice Barry settled in Barbados in 1680.