Navey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Navey family

The surname Navey was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat in the parish of Nevay, now called Essie. The name became interchangeably Nevay and Nevoy. The first on record was Adam of Neveth who perambulated (staked) his territories between the lands of the Abbey of Arbroath and Kinblemonth in 1219.

Important Dates for the Navey family

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Navey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nevoy, Nevay, Nave, Navay, Navy, Neve and others.

Early Notables of the Navey family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Navey family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Samuel Neve who settled in Barbados in 1682; William Neve and child arrived in New York in 1822; Allie Navy settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1849; Alexander Nave arrived in Maryland in 1716.