Mother History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Mother family
The surname Mother was first found in Kincardineshire (Gaelic: A' Mhaoirne), a former county on the northeast coast of the Grampian region of Scotland, and part of the Aberdeenshire Council Area since 1996, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Early History of the Mother family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mother research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1556, 1596, 1631, 1639, 1663, 1666, 1669, 1697, 1723, 1728 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Mother History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Mother Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mather, Maider, Maddir, Mador, Madeer, Mathers and many more.
Early Notables of the Mother family
Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Sir Richard Maddir; Richard Mather (1596-1669), a Puritan clergyman in colonial Boston, Massachusetts; and his son, Nathaniel Mather (1631-1697), and English-born Independent minister from Much Woolton, Lancashire; Increase Mather (1639-1723), a Puritan minister who was involved with the government of the Massachusetts Bay...
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Migration of the Mother family to Ireland
Some of the Mother family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 68 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Mother migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Mother Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- J M Mother, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Mother (post 1700) +
- Mother Antonia (1926-2013), American Roman Catholic Religious Sister and activist
- Mother Mary Pius Regnier (1914-2005), American General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary
The Mother Motto +
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortiter et celeriter
Motto Translation: Boldly and quickly.
Citations +
- 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)