Cully History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Cully or a variant listed above:

Cully Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Cornelius Cully, who landed in Virginia in 1664 3
• John Cully, who arrived in Maryland in 1666 3

Cully Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Mathew Cully, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 3

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cully Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. John Cully U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1783 4

Cully Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Mr. Luke Cully, aged 4 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Eliza Caroline" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in June 1847 5

Cully Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mary Cully, English convict from Bristol, who was transported aboard the "America" on December 30, 1830, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 6
• Mr. Michael Cully, English convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 20th January 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
• Mr. William Cully, British Convict who was convicted in Chatham, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 8

Cully Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Samuel Cully, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1841 aboard the ship Mandarin
• Samuel Cully, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Mandarin" in 1841
• Mr. Cully, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Mandarin" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 21st May 1841 9
• Mr. John Cully, (b. 1854), aged 20, Irish farm servant, from Armagh travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Oamaru" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 17th February 1875 10
• Mr. John Cully, (b. 1851), aged 26, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Marlborough" arriving in Bluff, South Island, New Zealand on 4th November 1877 9
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• Zara Cully (1892-1978), American two-time TV Land nominated character actress, best known for her role as Olivia "Mother Jefferson" Jefferson on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons (1975-1978)
• Barbara Cully (b. 1955), American poet, awarded the 1996 National Poetry Series Open Competition, for The New Intimacy
• Carl S. Cully (1913-1998), American professional ice hockey center
• Carl Leroy Cully (1900-1987), professional American football player
• James "Jim" Cully (b. 1924), Irish former professional boxer who is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the 4th tallest professional boxer in history at 7ft, 2 in
• Cully Cobb (1884-1975), American agricultural pioneer, educator, printer, journalist, and philanthropist
• Cully Hamner, American comic book illustrator of the 2003 graphic novel Red, which was later adapted into a feature film in 2010
• Cully Dahlstrom (1913-1998), American NHL ice hockey player