Corria History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Corria

The roots of the name Corria are found among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the ancient Scottish/English Borderlands. Corria was originally found 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 Corria family

Early History of the Corria family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corria 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 Corria History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corria Spelling Variations

In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Corria has appeared as Corrie, Corry, Corey, Correy, Corrye, Corie, Cory, Cawrie, Cawrey and many more.

Early Notables of the Corria 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 Corria family to Ireland

Some of the Corria family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Corria family

The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and Clan societies in North America. 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.