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![Show Contents]() Belly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Scotland
The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of first people to use the name Belly. The name was found in Bellie, in Morayshire. The name is a topographic or local surname, which was given to a family who held a barony or lands, had houses, manors or estates in that area. Some think that the name is derived from the occupational name of bailie, but our records cannot confirm that claim. Indeed much of the early records list many of the family in other occupations. Early Origins of the Belly familyThe surname Belly was first found in Moray, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Belly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belly research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1598, 1643, 1648, 1650 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Belly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Belly Spelling VariationsIn the Middle ages, spelling and translation were not yet regulated by any general rules. spelling variations in names were common even among members of one family unit. Belly has appeared Bellie, Belley, Bealie, Beeley, Belley, Bely, Beayly, Beyley, Beilley, Bealy, Bellye, Belly and many more. Early Notables of the Belly familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Belly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Belly migration to the United States | + |
Faced by this persecution and the generally unstable political climate of those days, many Scots chose to leave their homeland for Ireland, Australia, and North America in search of greater opportunity and freedom. The colonies across the Atlantic were the most popular choice, but a passage there was neither cheap nor easily suffered. Passengers arrived sick and poor, but those who made it intact often found land and more tolerant societies in which to live. These brave settlers formed the backbone of the burgeoning nations of Canada and the United States. It is only this century that the ancestors of these families have begun to recover their collective identity through the patriotic highland games and Clan societies that have sprung up throughout North America. Research into early immigration and passenger lists revealed many immigrants bearing the name Belly:
Belly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- James Belly, who landed in Virginia in 1634 1
| Belly migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Belly Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Joseph Belly, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
| Contemporary Notables of the name Belly (post 1700) | + |
- David Victor Belly de Bussy, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
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: Per acuta Belli
Motto Translation: Through the asperities of war.
- 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)
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) David Belly. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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Belly migration to the United States 
Belly migration to Canada 
