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The surname Josie was first found in Haddingtonshire, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Josie research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1636, 1689, 1720 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Josie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Jossy, Jossie, Josey, Josie, Joussie, Joussey and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Josie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..