| ![Show Contents]() Jeffree History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Early Origins of the Jeffree familyThe surname Jeffree was first found in Aberdeen where "Jaffray was an old family name." Early feudal rolls provided the king of the time a method of cataloguing holdings for taxation, but today they provide a glimpse into the wide surname spellings in use at that time. "Symon le fiz Geffrai and Piers le fiz Geffray, burgesses of Peebles, rendered homage [to King Edward I of England] in 1296. Payment was made to David Geoffrey, Scottish merchant, for injuries and trespasses committed on him in 1474, John Joffray appears as witness, 1511, and a later John Jofra was witness in Brechin in 1552." 1 Early History of the Jeffree familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jeffree research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1536, 1583, 1587, 1596, 1605, 1613, 1614, 1618, 1629, 1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1652, 1653, 1673, 1687, 1718 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Jeffree History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jeffree Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Jaffray, Jaffrey, Jafery and others. Early Notables of the Jeffree familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Alexander Jaffray (1614-1673), Director of the Chancellary of Scotland and a Quaker, son of Alexander Jaffray (d. 10 Jan. 1645), Provost of Aberdeen, by his wife Magdalen Erskine of Pittodrie, born at Aberdeen in July 1614. "Shortly after his marriage his father sent him to Edinburgh, where he stayed some time in the house of his relative Robert Burnet, father of Gilbert Burnet [q. v.] His father sent him in 1632 and 1633 to London, and in 1634 and 1635 to France. At Whitsuntide 1636 he set up housekeeping in Aberdeen, his wife...
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 Jeffree migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Jeffree Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Henry Jeffree, (b. 1855), aged 18, Cornish labourer departing on 13th May 1873 aboard the ship "Mary Shepherd" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 20th August 1873 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Jeffree (post 1700) | + |
- Colin Mathura Jeffree (b. 1971), New Zealand model, actor and spokesperson
- Jeffree David "Jeff" Withey (b. 1990), American professional NBA basketball player
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: Post nubillia phoebus
Motto Translation: After the clouds sunshine.
- 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)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
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Jeffree migration to New Zealand 
