Coray History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Coray

In ancient Scotland, the first people to use Coray as a surname were the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name someone who lived in the parish of Hutton Corrie in the county of Dumfriesshire. 1

It should be noted that the name is now both a Scottish 1 and Northern Irish 2 surname as the name is frequently derived from the root Celtic word "corr" which means "spear," as in "strong as a spear."

Early Origins of the Coray family

Early History of the Coray family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coray research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1194, 1296, 1379, 1398, 1449, 1526, 1547, 1777, 1793, 1797, 1837, 1857 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Coray History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coray Spelling Variations

Before the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Coray has been spelled Corrie, Corry, Corey, Correy, Corrye, Corie, Cory, Cawrie, Cawrey and many more.

Early Notables of the Coray family

Archibald Corrie (1777-1857), Scottish agriculturist, a native of Perthshire, where he was born in 1777. In 1797 he obtained a situation in a nursery near Edinburgh, which he held for some years. Afterwards he became manager of the estate of Annat, Perthshire, farming also on his own account. For many years his agricultural reports contributed to the Scottish newspapers were read with interest in all parts of the kingdom. 3 Daniel Corrie (1777-1837), was Bishop of Madras and was the son of the Rev. John Corrie...
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Migration of the Coray family to Ireland

Some of the Coray family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Coray family

For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Ann Correy settled in Pennsylvania in 1771; followed by Martha in 1772; and Michael in 1868; Alexander, Jane, Margaret, Nicholas, Robert and William Corrie arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in the 18th century.