Noyes
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Noyes, a surname and place name, may refer to:Norreys (also spelt Norris
) may refer to various members of, or estates belonging to, a landed family chiefly seated in the English
counties of Berkshire
and Lancashire
.
The Noyes family are descendants of the prominent family, who supposedly first appear in England
shortly after the Norman Invasion
(1066) with the arrival of William de Noyers (William of Noer), Steward
of William the Conqueror
. The first record of the name Noyes in England was first recorded in Norfolk where it originated, in 1066, Lord of the Manor of Brockdish, the King's land, feudal Lord William de Noyers, Count of Nevers seated originally at Poitevin and St-Cyr de Nevers in Normady. Sir William also held Grayhurst Manor through Bishop Odo from King William of Normandy. From this family also descend the Lords Monson and Viscounts Castlemaine. The original estates were sold in 1327. The village now consists of a church, St. Edmunds, which has both Saxon and Norman windows, obviously predating the Norman Conquest by many years. Geoffrey de Noers (Norreys), son of William de Noyers, had lands that were eventually combined with the lands of one Ivo le Norreys (born c. 1090), under Geoffrey's son Hugh de Noers (Norreys). Ivo le Norreys was a messenger for the King of Norway, King Sigurd
, and first appears in records in 1122. No one is certain of the connection between Geoffrey de Noers and Ivo de Noers, though the two were most likely brothers or cousins. The combined properties included land in Cheshire
, Lancashire
, and Yorkshire
.
Norris
- In the United States :* Norris, Illinois* Norris, South Carolina* Norris, Tennessee, named after George William Norris* Norris Dam, which forms Norris Lake, Tennessee* Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park* Norristown, Pennsylvania...
) may refer to various members of, or estates belonging to, a landed family chiefly seated in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
counties of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
and Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
The Noyes family are descendants of the prominent family, who supposedly first appear in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
shortly after the Norman Invasion
Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...
(1066) with the arrival of William de Noyers (William of Noer), Steward
Lord Steward
The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, is an important official of the Royal Household. He is always a peer. Until 1924, he was always a member of the Government...
of William the Conqueror
William I of England
William I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II...
. The first record of the name Noyes in England was first recorded in Norfolk where it originated, in 1066, Lord of the Manor of Brockdish, the King's land, feudal Lord William de Noyers, Count of Nevers seated originally at Poitevin and St-Cyr de Nevers in Normady. Sir William also held Grayhurst Manor through Bishop Odo from King William of Normandy. From this family also descend the Lords Monson and Viscounts Castlemaine. The original estates were sold in 1327. The village now consists of a church, St. Edmunds, which has both Saxon and Norman windows, obviously predating the Norman Conquest by many years. Geoffrey de Noers (Norreys), son of William de Noyers, had lands that were eventually combined with the lands of one Ivo le Norreys (born c. 1090), under Geoffrey's son Hugh de Noers (Norreys). Ivo le Norreys was a messenger for the King of Norway, King Sigurd
Sigurd I of Norway
Sigurd I Magnusson , also known as Sigurd the Crusader , was King of Norway from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his brother Eystein I of Norway , has been regarded by historians as a golden age for the medieval Kingdom of Norway...
, and first appears in records in 1122. No one is certain of the connection between Geoffrey de Noers and Ivo de Noers, though the two were most likely brothers or cousins. The combined properties included land in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, and Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
Famous family members
- Albertina NoyesAlbertina NoyesAlbertina Natalie "Tina" Noyes is an American former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships four times and is the 1967 North American bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th, and at the 1968...
(born 1949), American figure skater - Alfred NoyesAlfred NoyesAlfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:...
(1880–1958), English poet - Arthur Amos NoyesArthur Amos NoyesArthur Amos Noyes was a U.S. chemist and educator. He served as the acting president of MIT between 1907 and 1909. He received a PhD. in 1890 at Leipzig under the guidance of Wilhelm Ostwald. Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson was one of his famous students. Noyes served as Professor of Chemistry at the...
(1866–1936), American chemist - Beppie NoyesBeppie NoyesBeatrice "Beppie" Noyes was an American author and illustrator.-Biography:Born as Beatrice Spencer, she graduated from Vassar College with a degree in theater. After a short lived marriage to William Baldwin, she married war correspondent Newbold Noyes, Jr....
(1919–2007), American author and illustrator - Blanche NoyesBlanche NoyesBlanche Noyes was an American pioneering female aviator who was among the first ten women to receive a pilot's license. She was Ohio's first licensed female pilot in 1929.-Biography:...
(1900–1981), American pioneering female aviator - Edward Follansbee Noyes (1832–1890), Republican politician from Ohio
- Eliot NoyesEliot NoyesEliot Fette Noyes was a Harvard-trained American architect and industrial designer, who worked on projects for IBM, most famously the IBM Selectric typewriter and the IBM Aerospace Research Center in Los Angeles, California...
(1910–1977), American architect and designer - Florence Fleming NoyesFlorence Fleming NoyesFlorence Fleming Noyes was an American classical dancer.-Biography:In 1912 she opened her first dance studio in Carnegie Hall and in 1913 she dressed as Liberty at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. as part of a living tableaux to bring publicity for the cause of women's right to vote. In 1921 she...
(1871–1928), American classical dancer - Frances Noyes HartFrances Noyes HartFrances Newbold Noyes Hart was an American writer whose short stories were published in Scribner's magazine, the Saturday Evening Post, the Ladies' Home Journal.-Biography:...
(1890–1943), American writer - Frederick Bogue NoyesFrederick Bogue NoyesFrederick Bogue Noyes was an American dentist. His dental career began before the age of ten when he worked as an assistant to his dentist father...
(1872–1961), American dentist - George Lorenzo NoyesGeorge Lorenzo NoyesGeorge “Shavey” Lorenzo Noyes was an American mineralogist, naturalist, development critic, writer and landscape artist.-Biography:Noyes was born in Norway, Maine, and was the son of Amos Oscar Noyes and Anna Chase Noyes. Since A...
(1863–1945), American artist and mineralogist - Henry Halsey Noyes (1910–2005), American writer
- Henry Sanborn Noyes (1822–1870), president of Northwestern University
- Jansen Noyes, Jr.Jansen Noyes, Jr.Jansen Noyes, Jr. was an investment banker and stock brokerage company executive.Noyes earned a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University in 1939. During his senior year, Noyes was elected to the Sphinx Head Society...
(1918–2004), American investment banker - John NoyesJohn NoyesJohn Noyes was a Vermont politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives.He was born in Atkinson, New Hampshire and attended private schools. Noyes graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795...
(1764–1841), Vermont politician - John Humphrey NoyesJohn Humphrey NoyesJohn Humphrey Noyes was an American utopian socialist. He founded the Oneida Community in 1848. He coined the term "free love".-Early activism:...
(1811–1886), founder of the Oneida Community in the US - Joseph C. NoyesJoseph C. NoyesJoseph Cobham Noyes was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Portland and attended the common schools, and moved to Eastport in 1819...
(1798–1868), United States Representative from Maine - Newbold Noyes, Jr.Newbold Noyes, Jr.Newbold Noyes, Jr. was an American publisher, journalist and newspaper editor.-Biography:Noyes went from war correspondent in the 1940s to editor in the 1960s. After graduating from Yale University in 1941, Mr. Noyes joined The Washington Evening Star as a reporter, then served as an ambulance...
(1918–1997), American publisher - Nicholas NoyesNicholas NoyesNicholas Noyes was a colonial minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the time of the Salem witch trials. He was the second minister, called the "Teacher", to Rev. John Higginson...
, colonial minister during the time of the Salem witch trials of 1692 - Paul NoyesPaul Noyes-External links:...
, American football coach in the 1893 season - William A. NoyesWilliam A. NoyesWilliam Albert Noyes was an American analytical and organic chemist. He made pioneering determinations of atomic weights, chaired the Chemistry Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1907 to 1926, was the founder and editor of several important chemical journals, and...
(1857–1941), American analytical and organic chemist - William Curtis NoyesWilliam Curtis NoyesWilliam Curtis Noyes, jurist, born in Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York, 19 August 1805; died in New York City, 25 December 1864.-Biography:...
(1805–1864), American jurist - Walter Chadwick NoyesWalter Chadwick NoyesWalter Chadwick Noyes was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.-Biography:...
(1865–1926), American judge
Places
- Noyes AcademyNoyes AcademyNoyes Academy was an experimental interracial school founded in 1835 in Canaan, New Hampshire, USA. The school was demolished in less than a year by opponents of interracial education....
, an abolitionist school in Canaan, New Hampshire - Noyes, MinnesotaNoyes, MinnesotaNoyes is an unincorporated community in St. Vincent Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. Located in the extreme northwestern corner of the state, it was an important border-crossing location going back to the days of ox roads. It is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 75 and the...
, a town in Minnesota, United States - Noyes Township, PennsylvaniaNoyes Township, Pennsylvania-References:...
, a township in Pennsylvania, United States
Things
- Noyes RecordsNoyes RecordsNoyes Records is an independent record label based in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. The music label was established in May 2005 by Chad Peck. Since 2005, the label has grown to represent some of the best upcoming bands on the East Coast of Canada. In 2008, the label won the Coast's Best of Music...
, a Canadian record label - Noyes (CTA)Noyes (CTA)Noyes is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 909 Noyes Street , just a few blocks west of the north end of Northwestern University's Evanston campus. The Noyes Cultural Center is also nearby...
, Chicago, Illinois train station - Noyes LaboratoryNoyes LaboratoryNoyes Laboratory is a chemistry laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that was established in 1902. When it was expanded in 1916 it housed the largest chemistry department in the United States. In 1939 the building was dedicated in honor of the influential U of I chemist...