Duryea Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Duryea began among the ancestors of the people of an ancient Scottish tribe called the Picts. It was a name for a person who held the office of Dereth.

Duryea Early Origins

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The surname Duryea was first found in Fife, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Duryea Spelling Variations

Although Medieval Scotland lacked a basic set of spelling rules, which meant that scribes recorded names according to their sounds it was not uncommon for the names of a father and son to be recorded differently. As a result, there are many spelling variations of Scottish single names. Duryea has been written Durie, Durray, Doray, Dorie, Durrie and others.

Duryea Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duryea research. Another 597 words (43 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1296, 1464, 1519, 1526, 1564, 1555, 1616, 1596 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Duryea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duryea Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Duryea Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duryea In Ireland

Some of the Duryea family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Thousands of Scots left their home country to travel to Ireland or Australia, or to cross the Atlantic for the North American colonies. The difficult crossing was an enormous hurdle, but those who survived found freedom and opportunity in ample measure. Some Scots even fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence. This century, their ancestors have become aware of the illustrious history of the Scots in North America and at home through Clan societies and other organizations. Passenger and immigration lists show many early and influential immigrants bearing the name Duryea:

Duryea Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joost Duryea, who landed in America in 1675 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)

Duryea Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Duryea, aged 33, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Oriental,"

Contemporary Notables of the name Duryea (post 1700)

James Newton "Jesse" Duryea (1859-1942), American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1889 to 1893
Perry Belmont Duryea Jr. (1921-2004), American politician
Peter Duryea (1939-2013), American actor, best known for appearing in the original pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series
Dan Duryea (1907-1968), American actor, known for roles in film, stage and television
Herman L. B. Duryea (1862-1916), American Thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder
Townsend Duryea (1823-1888), American-born, Australian photographer
James Frank Duryea (1869-1967), American co-founder of the Duryea Motor Wagon Company
Charles Edgar Duryea (1861-1938), American engineer of the first-ever working American gasoline-powered car, co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1895
John A. Duryea, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for New York State Senate 1st District, 1912; Prohibition Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1916 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Harmanus B. Duryea, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1858-59 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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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)
^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Bloxham, Ben. Key to Parochial Registers of Scotland From Earliest Times Through 1854 2nd edition. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3).
Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Moncrieffe, Sir Ian of That Ilk and Don Pottinger. Clan Map Scotland of Old. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1983. Print.
Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
Urquhart, Blair Edition. Tartans The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Secauccus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0-7858-0050-6).
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
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