Carrec History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Carrec family

Early History of the Carrec family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carrec research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1455, 1487, 1566, 1614, 1582, 1586 and 1589 are included under the topic Early Carrec History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Carrec Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Carrec has appeared include Carier, Carrier, Carriere and others.

Early Notables of the Carrec family (pre 1700)

Distinguished members of the family include Benjamin Carier . (1566-1614), English Catholic controversialist, born in Kent. He was the son of Anthony Carier, a learned minister of the church...
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Migration of the Carrec family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Carrec arrived in North America very early: John Carrier, who came to Maryland in 1662; Jean Carrier, who is on record in Montreal in 1660; Charles Ignace Carrier, an Acadian, who arrived in South Carolina in 1756.