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The surname Warriss was first found in Norfolk where one of the first records of the name was Guericus, Gueri who was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. 1
Almost one hundred years later Werri de Marinis was listed in Yorkshire in 1166 and a few years after that Werreis de Pilledona was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Dorset in 1179. 2
Henry Werreys was Mayor of Sandwich in 1270. 3
The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Thomas Gery and Gerri de Planastre in Oxfordshire, and the following in Cambridgeshire: Warrin Gery; Werry de Cadamo; Herry Werri; and Peter Werri. 4
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Warriss research. Another 230 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1347, 1360, 1377, 1380, 1455, 1487, 1616, 1630, 1649, 1660, 1688, 1713, 1730, 1753, 1839 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Warriss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gery, Warre, Werre, Gerry, Werry, Warry, Warriss and many more.
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Warriss 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: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.