| ![Show Contents]() Coey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The name Coey originally descend from Cobthach Fionn, a quo O Cobhthaigh, where "cobthach" means "victorious" and "fionn" means "fair," combined to mean "the fairhaired victor." [1] Early Origins of the Coey familyThe surname Coey was first found in County Cork, Roscommon and Meath, where the claim descent from the Irish monarch, Luy Mac Con, from the line of Ithe Kings, ancestor of Cobthach Fion, who in turn was the ancestor of the name Coffey or Caughey (both pronounced the same way). The O'Coffeys of Corcaloidhe are kin of the O'Driscolls, and are still common in southwest County Cork today. Early History of the Coey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coey research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1580, 1700, 1729, 1745, 1857 and 1916 are included under the topic Early Coey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coey Spelling VariationsThroughout the early history of this name, spellings of the surname in various records changed frequently largely due to the recorder's interpretation of how the name sounded at the time of the entry. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Coey family name include Coffey, Caughey, Coffie, Coughey, Cauffey, Cauffy, Cauffie, Coffy, Coughay, Coffay, Coffeye and many more. Early Notables of the Coey familyNotable among the family name at this time was Dermot O'Coffey (fl. 1580), the Gaelic poet.Charles Coffey of Leinster (1700-1745), was an Irish dramatist, actor and composer, a 'native of Ireland,' is first heard of in Dublin. In Dublin...
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 Coey migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began to migrate to North America in the late 18th century in the hopes of gaining their own plot of land. The majority of these early immigrant families were relatively well off because the transatlantic passage was costly. As a result the decision to immigrate was carefully made. Those immigrants that arrived in the late 1840s differed because their decision to leave was in direct response to the Great Potato Famine. Many of the families that crossed the Atlantic during this decade were destitute, either having spent all they had on the fare or even starting with nothing, but being sponsored by a philanthropic society. Whenever, these Irish families came to North America, they were made great contributions to the developing nations of the United States and what would come to be known as Canada: the earlier settlers as land clearing homesteaders, and the later immigrants as the muscle that would build the industries and routes of transportation so critical to a powerful nation. Research into the passenger and immigration lists has shown many early and significant Irish immigrants bearing the name Coey:
Coey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William John Coey, who arrived in New York, NY in 1833 [2]
- John Coey, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 [2]
- Wm. Coey, aged 44, who landed in America, in 1892
- Kath. Coey, aged 11, who landed in America, in 1894
- Thomas Coey, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
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Coey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Isabella Coey, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Carrickfergus, Ireland, in 1910
- James Coey, aged 46, who landed in America from Ardeen Larne, Ireland, in 1910
- Rachel Coey, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Antrim, Ireland, in 1913
- Samuel Coey, aged 24, who settled in America, in 1924
| Contemporary Notables of the name Coey (post 1700) | + |
- William J. Coey, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 6th District, 1862 [3]
- James Coey, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1868; Postmaster at San Francisco, California, 1869-70, 1874-82 [3]
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: Non providentia sed victoria
Motto Translation: No victory without foresight
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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