The first Remick recorded in America was Christian Remic(h) who was mentioned in records of Kittery, Maine in 1651. No account has been found to indicate whether Christian was indeed an immigrant, and if so, where he came from. It IS apparent from records that Christian was born about 1631, and was still living in 1718. He married Hannah _____ , and they had four sons and five daughters. It is from these four sons-- Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, and Joshua-- that most of the Remicks in the US today are descended. The daughters married Gowell, Dixon, Green, Wixham, and Cole, and produced a wealth of additional descendants
My Remick database is not yet available online, but information on the 6000+ individuals in it IS available to researchers who contact me. This database also contains information on other immigrants to America whose surname was Remick, or (as was most often the case) was changed to Remick after they became settled. Several Remick families that arrived in the mid-1800's settled in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin.
Limited information is available on early Remicks in Europe. The town of Remich, Luxembourg offers an attractive prospect to the origin of the surname, but there is no indication that Christian Remich came from there. Luxembourg church records from his era and before were destroyed in subsequent wars. LDS IGI records show several Remick families in 17th and 18th century England who could have been relatives of Christian. These were mostly in Padstow and St. Endellion, Cornwall County. But none of the given names of the children in these particular families are repeated in the names of Christian and Hannah's nine children in America, a common practice at the time.
My Remick database contains over 8000 names. Most of my information gaps involve relatives of living Remicks and other Remicks born since the late-1800s. I am always working toward bringing the early lines up to date by adding information from the 300+ Remick families living in the US today, according to phone directory listings. If you are a Remick, I would be glad to hear from you, especially if you have never contacted me before during the 25 years I have been working on this database. I may be able to confirm (or disprove) what you have been told about your Remick ancestors, or provide you with some fascinating information on who your direct ancestors were back to the 1600's.
I have interesting data on many better known Remicks, including the late actress, Lee Remick. Many Remicks will be surprised to learn that, although they have the same last name, thay are NOT relatives of Lee Remick. Her great grandparents came here from Ireland in the mid-1800's, and thus are not directly descended from Christian Remich, as far as I can tell. Other Remicks were well known as shipbuilders, musicians, and artists.
A few Remick-related mysteries and projects I am working on--
- who were the parents of Casper Remick, b. 1829 in Mt. Joy, Lancaster Co, PA? Was it Jacob and Catherine? Was the name changed from Remig to Remick?
- ancestors of Joseph Remick of Mt. Desert, ME, born about 1775 and died in 1833 in Barton, ME. Was he born in England? Was he a son of William Remick? He married Priscilla Noble.
- parents of William Remick of Franklin County, ME, born in 1769, died in 1855 in Brunswick, ME. He married Elizabeth Austin.
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