Counts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Counts were among those contributors:

Counts Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Barnet Counts, aged 35, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
• Barnet Counts who sailed to Philadelphia in 1732
• Daniel Counts, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1789 2

Counts Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• William Counts travele to Delaware in 1803

Counts Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Arthur C. Counts, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "West Kyska" from Buenos Aires, Argentina 3
• Marion C. Counts, aged 44, who arrived in New York in 1924 aboard the ship "Santa Luisa" from Antofagasta, Chile 3

• Mel Grant Counts (b. 1941), retired American NBA basketball player who played from 1964 to 1976, two-time NBA champion (1965-1966)
• Clayton Counts (b. 1973), American musician and composer, best known for his work with the experimental band Bull of Heaven
• Johnny Counts (1939-2004), American NFL football running back for the New York Giants from 1962 to 1963 and for later CFL from 1964 to 1966
• George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974), American educator and influential education theorist, head of the American Federation of Teachers, the founder of the New York State Liberal Party

• The Counts Family of Missouri by Hilde W. Beaty.
• History of the Descendants of John Koontz (including the Counts Family) by Hilde W. Beaty.