Coury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Coury finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a messenger or person who dresses tanned leather. In the former case, the surname Coury is derived from the Old French words corëor or courreour, which mean courier. In the latter case, the surname is derived from the Old French word couraieur, which in turn comes from the Old French word conreeur, which means currier.

Early Origins of the Coury family

The surname Coury was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Kildwick from ancient times. .

Important Dates for the Coury family

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Coury Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Coury has been recorded under many different variations, including Currer, Curror, Currier, Curryer, Conreor, Couraour, Curur, Curreour, Currour, Curryar, Corour and many more.

Early Notables of the Coury family (pre 1700)

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Coury migration to the United States

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Coury or a variant listed above:

Coury Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Tho Coury, who landed in Virginia in 1653 ^[1]

Coury Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Patrick Coury, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1854 ^[1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Coury (post 1700)

• I. J. Coury, American politician, Delegate to New Mexico State Constitutional Convention, 1969 ^[2]

Citations

1. ^ 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)
2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html