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Where did the Scottish Sime family come from? What is the Scottish Sime family crest and coat of arms? When did the Sime family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Sime family history?The tale of the Sime name began in the medieval era among the Boernician people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. Sime comes from Simon, and meant son of Simon.
Since medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, and since there were no consistent rules for the translation of rules from Gaelic to English, spelling variations are extremely common in Boernician names of this vintage. Sime has been spelled Simms, Symes, Sime, Simes, Sim, Sym, Syms, Syme and others.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sime research. Another 188 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1162, 1503, 1530, and 1596 are included under the topic Early Sime History in all our PDF Extended History products.
More information is included under the topic Early Sime Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
Some of the Sime family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 233 words(17 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
Many of the Boernician-Scottish families who crossed the Atlantic settled along the eastern seaboard in communities that would become the backbone of the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. In the War of Independence, American families that remained loyal to the Crown moved north into Canada and became known as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestral culture of all of these proud Scottish families remains alive in North America in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Sime or a variant listed above:
Sime Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortuna et labore
Motto Translation: By fortune and labor.
The Sime Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Sime 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.
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