The original Gaelic form of the Irish name McCrosson was written as Mac an Chrosain, which is derived from the word cros, which means cross.
Early Origins of the McCrosson family
The surname McCrosson was first found in
Leinster, where they held a
family seat at Ballymacrossan on the border of
Leix and
Offaly. There they were an off-shoot of the notable
Clan O'Moore which was the leading sept of the 'Seven Clans of Leix'. In Gaelic the surname is "Mac an Chrosain," but more frequently seen in the English form "Crosby" or "Crosbie" which was listed as early as the early 1600s.
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MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
Early History of the McCrosson family
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McCrosson Spelling Variations
Scribes and church officials, lacking today's standardized spelling rules, recorded names by how they were pronounced. This imprecise guide often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous
spelling variations of the surname McCrosson are preserved in documents of the family history. The various spellings of the name that were found include Crossan, Crossen, McCrossan, McCrossen, MacCrossan, MacCrossin, MacCrossen, Crossin, MacCrosson, McCrosson, Crosson, McCrosin, McCrosen and many more.
Early Notables of the McCrosson family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the family name at this time was Patrick McCrossan, Chief of his Clann; John Crosbie, alias Sean Mac an Chrosáin (died 1621), a bishop of the Church of Ireland; and his sons: Sir Walter Crosbie, 1st
Baronet, died 4 Aug 1638; David Crosbie (died 1658), died 1658; Sir John...
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Migration of the McCrosson family to the New World and Oceana
A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left
Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of
Ireland during the
Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those
Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name McCrosson:
McCrosson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- James McCrosson, aged 36, who arrived in New York in 1812 [2]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) - Bridget McCrosson, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1864 [2]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) - Bernard, Charles, David, Hugh, James, Joseph, Manus, Patrick, Robert, and Thomas McCrosson all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1835 and 1876
The McCrosson 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: Indignante invidia florebit justus
Motto Translation: The just man will flourish in spite of envy.