Dobey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Dobey family

The surname Dobey was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Dobey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dobey research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1506 and 1525 are included under the topic Early Dobey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dobey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dobie, Dobbie, Doby, Dawbie, Dawby and others.

Early Notables of the Dobey family

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Dobey migration to the United States +

Dobey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Dobey, who settled in America in 1756

Dobey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Augustine Dobey, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1832 1

Historic Events for the Dobey family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Milton Paul Dobey Jr., American Seaman First Class from Texas, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 2

The Dobey Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Non minima sed magno prosequor
Motto Translation: I follow not trivial, but important things.

Sources +

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)
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html