Helly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Ireland

Early Origins of the Helly family

The surname Helly was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Somme and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Helly family

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Helly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hively, Heilly, Heillet, Helie, Helly, Hevelet, Lively, L'Ively and many more.

Early Notables of the Helly family

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Helly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Helly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Clement Helly, who arrived in Maryland in 1675 1

Helly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Helly, aged 21, who landed in New York in 1812 1
William Helly, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1812 1

Citations +

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)