| ![Show Contents]() Emmers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of EmmersWhat does the name Emmers mean? The illustrious name literally means 'the son of Emery,' 1 or 'Emery’s Son.' 2 The name Emery dates back to the Domesday Book 3 when the Latin version Amalricus, was first listed. 4 Early Origins of the Emmers familyThe surname Emmers was first found in Durham at Finchdale, where William Emeryson was recorded in 1411. Later in 1498, Cuthbert Emerson was listed as a Freeman of York in 1498. 4 Richard Emryson, Yorkshire was listed in Historia Dunelmensis, but no dates were listed. Surtees Society also lists William Emeryson, Yorkshire: Priory of Finchale; and Richard Emerson, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia. 1 "The Emersons, who lived at Hill Close House, Darlington, [Durham] for centuries, are still represented in that town and its neighbourhood." 5 Early History of the Emmers familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Emmers research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1100, 1701, 1782 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Emmers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Emmers Spelling VariationsThe name, Emmers, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Emerson, Emmerson, Emerston and others. Early Notables of the Emmers familyWilliam Emerson (1701-1782), English mathematician, the son of Dudley Emerson, a schoolmaster, was born at Hurworth, Durham, on 14 May 1701. He was first educated by his father and a curate who boarded in the house, and was afterwards sent to school at Newcastle, and then at York...
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Emmers Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Emmers family to IrelandSome of the Emmers family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 82 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Emmers surname who came to North America were:
Emmers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joh G Emmers, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 6
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- 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)
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