Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Emery was born in 1775, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Henry Emery, was 33 and her mother, Anna Lommerson, was 30. She married Samuel Opdycke about 1800, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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English (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.
French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .
Americanized form of German Hemmerich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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