Cresey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

Early Origins of the Cresey family

The surname Cresey was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Cresey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cresey research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1246, 1255, 1320, 1333, 1354, 1435, 1545, 1595 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Cresey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cresey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crécy, Crécey, Crécie, Crécies, Craicy, Craicie, Craicies, Creycy, Creycey, Creycie, Creycies, Craicey, Cressy, du Crécy, de Crécy, Cresey, Cressey, Creecy, Crecie, Du Crecy, Ducrecy, De Crecy, Decrecy, Le Crecy and many more.

Early Notables of the Cresey family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Henri, who was made a Knight of Malta in 1545. Guy, Lord of Houssay in Vermandois, was named Captain of two hundred soldiers at the Regiment of Champlitte in 1595; Jean de Grouchy (1354-1435)...
Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cresey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cresey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cresey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mighill Cresey, who arrived in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1670 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Cresey (post 1700) +

Paul Cresey (b. 1989), Canadian singer-songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta

Citations +

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)