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Where did the English Spies family come from? What is the English Spies family crest and coat of arms? When did the Spies family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Spies family history? The name Spies came to England with the ancestors of the Spies family in the Norman Conquest in 1066. The surname Spies is for a grocer which was in turn derived from the Old French word espice, of the same meaning.Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Spicer, Spicers, Spice and others. First found in Devon where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Conjecturally the Spicers were under tenants of the Count of Mortain. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spies research. Another 211 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1296, and 1804 are included under the topic Early Spies History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Spies Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Spies family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 97 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Spies or a variant listed above were: Spies Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Spies Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Spies Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Spies Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 14:00. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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