The HAMRICK name has many variations. Hamrick, Hambrick, Hemrick, Hamric, Hambrugg and Amory,Emery, Amery, Ammory, Emmery and others. The only consistancy seems to be the 'M" and "R". The M can be AM, EM, HAM which all sound similar. The R can be ORY, ERY, BR and the final sound depended on how the incividual clipped the ends of his words or the brogue he used may be ICK, E, Y, UGG, OK and others. English Surname Researchers say the the name may have been brought to Northern Scotland by the Vikings in 870 AD. Later these Scotts under their King Thorofin Rollo invadeed France in 960 AD and lay seige to Paris. The French King, Charles the simple, conceeded defeat and awarded the victors Northern France or Normandy. Later Rollo married the kings daughter.
The first written record of the Hamrick name was at Tours in Normandy in 1027 as William D'Amore and his son Gilbert D'Amore in b 1058, After the Norman Conquest the name Gilbert D'Amore b 1094 in England. (LDS Ancestral File) One of the descendants of Rollo was the Duke of Normandy who conquered England in 1066. The Amore name is found in the Doomsday Book and other documents.of that time. The family held positions at four Courts and were given vast land holdings for their o part in the invasion. Later the descendants moved throughout England, Scotland and County Claire in Ireland where they occupied Bunratty Castle. The emigrant Patrick Hamrick was listed as Patrick Anminer age 16 and his brother as Henry Hambrok age 12 in 1699/1700 when the arrived in Virginia. Later in Court of Feb 29 they were listed as Hambrugg. Patrick next was later listed as Hamrick and had some sons who used Hambrick. Henry's descendants may have used Hambrook.
In old Celtic "Anminer" meant "Freedom from Levity" It may have come fron the surname "O'hAimnhire' in County Clare, Ireland. We are researching the Hamrick family roots. Hamrick is my wifes matriarcal surname. The historical narrative for the name Hamrick was taken from the Hamrick-Hambrick Web site at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wgaf1.html. Included in the Hamrick geneaolgy is the surname Harbour and Jones.
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