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DAY



Day coat of arms - EnglishEnglish Origins:

Coat of Arms: A shield divided per chevron blue and gold with three mullets counterchanged.

Crest: Description not available




Spelling variations include:
Day, Dea, Dey, Daye, Deie and others.
First found in Somerset. Early citings of this name include Aluric Day, in the Pipe Rolls for Buckinghamshire, Ralph Deie, in 1211, who was among those listed in the Register of the Freemen of Leicester. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Stephen Day who became a prominent merchant in Virginia soon after arriving in 1638. Another Stephen Daye (1594-1668), was the first printer in New England, and produced the first book printed in the English colonies.
Irish Origins:Day coat of arms - Irish

Coat of Arms: On a silver shield, a hand grasping a sword between two green snakes.

Crest: a stag trippant

Spelling variations include:
Day, Dea, O'Dea and others.
First found in county Clare where they were seated from very ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Stephen Day who became a prominent merchant in Virginia soon after arriving in 1638. Another Stephen Daye (1594-1668), was the first printer in New England, and produced the first book printed in the English colonies.
Counterchanged.  When the shield or any bearing is divided into two or more parts, each part having some charge upon it, which is of the alternate tincture.

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DAY. The DAY-SWPA mailing list is for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Day surname and variations (e.g., Dey, Tag) in Southwest Pennsylvania. To subscribe send "subscribe" to day-swpa-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or day-swpa-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

DAY. The DAY-DNA mailing list is for the discussion and sharing of information regarding DNA studies related to the Day surname and variations (e.g., Dey, Daye). To subscribe send "subscribe" to day-dna-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or day-dna-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
The full mantle consists of the shield displaying the arms that was given to the person bearing this surname; a banner with surname; a helmet; and family crest [if known]. See a sample of full mantle by - at right. Normally the crest is displayed atop the helmet. To order a full mantle with coat of arms and family crest click here
sample coat of arms [full]
Sample Coat of Arms - Full
Direct Descendants of John Day
                           
    1      John Day    b: Abt. 1545 Kilborn, England    d: England           
*        +Elizabeth Wentworth    b: Abt. 1547 England    d: England           
    2      Richard I Day    b: 1575 Kilburn, Yorkshire, England    d: October 24, 1628 England           
***    3      Robert Day    b: 1604 Ipswich, Suffolk, England>Newtown/Cambridge, Hartford, CT    d: October 16, 1648 Hartford, CT           
*******        +Editha Stebbins    b 1: 1613 Woodham, Essex, England b 2: 1613    d: October 24, 1688 Hartford, CT or Springfield, MA           
******    4      John I Day    b 1: 1645 Hartford, CT b 2: 1638 other birth year seen    d: April 29, 1730 Hartford, Hartford, CT           
*********        +Sarah Butler    b: Bet. 1645 - 1651 Hartford, Hartford, CT    d: Hartford, Hartford, CT           
*********    5      John II Day    b: September 24, 1676 Colchester, New London, CT    d: November 04, 1752 Colchester, CT           
************        +Grace Spencer    b: July 27, 1674 East Haddam, Middlesex, CT    d: May 12, 1714 Colchester, CT           
************    6      Benjamin Sr Day    b: February 07, 1703/04 Colchester, New London, CT    d: December 22, 1777 Colchester, CT           
***************        +Margaret Foote    b: May 13, 1711 Colchester, CT    d: April 1801 Colchester, CT           
***************    7      Adonijah "John" Sr Day    b: July 16, 1733 Colchester, CT>Ellington , CT    d: October 01, 1799 Presbyterian Cem., Lima, Livingston, NY           
******************        +Sarah Loomis    b: March 25, 1734 Colchester, New London, CT>Ellington , CT>Burlington, Otsego, NY    d: January 28, 1802           
******************    8      Charles Day    b: September 18, 1753 Colchester, New London, CT>Ellington , CT>Burlington, Otsego, NY    d: February 26, 1814           
*********************        +Susanna W.    b: September 22, 1755    d: February 04, 1844
********************    9      Ira Day    b: October 25, 1786 Burlington, Otsego Co, NY    d: December 04, 1862 Ellington, Chautauqua, NY           
************************        +Susanna Mather    b: August 15, 1789    d: November 02, 1860 Ellington, Chautauqua, NY    Father: Stephen Mather    Mother: Elizabeth Peck   
***********************    10      Almira H. Day    b: May 30, 1818 Otsego Co, NY    d: August 16, 1888 Ellington, Chautauqua, NY           
***************************        +Warren Jr Hoag    b: 1816 Tompkins Co, NY    d: October 23, 1891 Ellington, Chautauqua, NY    Father: Warren Sr Hoag    Mother: Hannah Filkins   
**************************    11      Ira Day Hoag    b: November 05, 1849 Ellington, Chautauqua, NY    d: December 03, 1935 of R. D. #1 Mill Village, PA  in 1930           
*****************************        +Alice Evelyn Watkins    b: May 30, 1853 Pleasantville, Venango Co, PA    d: September 11, 1930 Lebouf twp, Erie Co, PA - age 77    Father: Josiah Jordon Watkins    Mother: Eliza Benedict   
*****************************    12      William Warren Hoag    b: July 18, 1877 Ellington, Chautauqua Co, NY    d: August 15, 1960 City of Erie, Erie Co, PA           
********************************        +Nellie Mae St. John    b: September 27, 1897 Union City, Erie Co, PA    d: February 28, 1989 Erie,  Erie Co, PA    Father: Warren A. St. John    Mother: Rose Arvilla Dumars   
********************************    13      Ethel Mae Hoag    b: February 10, 1922 Wheelertown, Fort Le Boeuf,  Erie Co, PA               
***********************************        +Rodney (Pete) Carl Matteson    b: November 11, 1903 Spring Creek Twp, Warren Co, PA    d: December 23, 1990 Erie, Erie Co, PA- buried at Wattsburg, PA Cemetery    Father: John William Matteson    Mother: Bertha Leonette Muzzy   
***********************************    14      Betty Jean Matteson    b:  Corry Memorial Hosp Corry, Erie Co Pa.  
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