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![Show Contents]() Shiply History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
Shiply is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Shiply family lived in Derbyshire, at Shipley, from where they derived their name. Alternatively, the name could have originated "from Shipley (pasture for sheep), the name of several places in England. " [1] Early Origins of the Shiply familyThe surname Shiply was first found in Derbyshire where they were granted the lands of Shipley, originally spelled Scipelie, by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Today Shipley is a township, in the parish of Heanor, union of Basford, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch. Shipley is also a township, in the parish of Eglingham, union of Alnwick, N. division of Coquetdale ward and of Northumberland and a parish, in the union of Horsham, hundred of West Grinstead, rape of Bramber, W. division of Sussex. [2] "The ancient castle of Knap, here, which appears to have been founded in an early period of the Norman era, was visited by King John in 1206 and 1215, and was garrisoned during the Parliamentary War." [2] One branch of the family may have originated in Shipley, a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire, three miles from Bradford or at Shepley, a township in the parish of Kirk Burton, West Riding of Yorkshire. Interestingly, the Yorkshire Shipley occurs as Scipeleia in Domesday Book of 1086. [3] "Both places seem to have been originally spelt Scheplay, so both Shepley and Shipley as surnames are now inextricably mixed." [4] And it is Yorkshire where we find the first records of the family. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Katerine de Scheplay; Joanna de Scheplay; and Adam de Scheplay as all holding lands there at that time. [4] Early History of the Shiply familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shiply research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 176 and 1769 are included under the topic Early Shiply History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shiply Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Shiply include Shipley, Shiplie, Skiplie, Schipley and others. Early Notables of the Shiply family (pre 1700)More information is included under the topic Early Shiply Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Shiply migration to the United States | + |
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Shiplys to arrive on North American shores:
Shiply Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Hen Shiply, who landed in Virginia in 1657 [5]
- Daniel Shiply, who arrived in Maryland in 1666 [5]
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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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Shiply migration to the United States 
