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Spencer
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The Spencers have been farmers since pre-Tudor times, coming to prominence in Warwickshire in the fifteenth century. John Spencer became feoffee of Wormleighton in 1469, and a tenant at Althorp in 1486. His nephew another John, through trade in livestock and commodities, then bought both properties outright, was knighted, and so lay the bedrock for the family's fortune.
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Heraldry Database: Smiley
Smiley
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Surname: Smiley
Branch: Smiley
Origins: Irish
More Info: Ireland
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Background: Coming from Scotland to County Tyrone early in the seventeenth century this name, also spelt Smiley, has since become fairly numerous in the other northern counties.
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Motto: Industria, virtues et fortides; Industry, valor, fortitude. Arms: Az. a chev. erm. betw. three pheons ar. Crest: An armed arm embowed ppr. the hand holding a pheon by the point thereof gu. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: Smiley, Smellie, Smyly, Smilley, Smilie.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842. A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860. Irish Families, Their Names, Arms & Origins; Edward MacLysaght - 1957. The Surnames of Ireland; Edward MacLynsaght - 1957. The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.
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