Apleby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
England

The name Apleby was first used by the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The first Apleby to use this name no doubt lived in various places so named in England and Scotland. Appleby is derived from the old Norse apall, or "apple" combined with byr, meaning "farm."

Early Origins of the Apleby family

The surname Apleby was first found in Westmorland, where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Appleby from about the year 1250, which later became the county town of Appleby. This town was frequently sacked and plundered and was a favorite target of raids north of the border.

Early History of the Apleby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Apleby research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1397, 1404, 1407, 1488, 1563 and 1617 are included under the topic Early Apleby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Apleby Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Apleby has been spelled Appleby, Applebie, Appilby, Appilbie, Appeley and many more.

Early Notables of the Apleby family

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Apleby migration to the United States +

The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them:

Apleby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Apleby, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 1
William Apleby, who settled in Virginia in 1623
Walter Apleby, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 1
Richard Apleby, who landed in Virginia in 1662 1
Rich Apleby, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1

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)