De Pury family

Pury
Patrician family
Country Switzerland
Place of originVal-de-Ruz, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Foundedbefore 1396 (628 years ago)
TitlesBaron de Pury

The de Pury (respectively Pury) is a Swiss noble family from Neuchâtel. The family, part of the Neuchâtel patriciate, were ennobled by Henri II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville in 1651. In 1785 they were elevated to the Prussian nobility by Frederick the Great.

History

The de Pury family is originated in Val-de-Ruz in the County of Neuchâtel. Records of the family in Neuchâtel go back before 1396. The Pury were elevated into the French nobility in 1651 by Henri II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. In 1785, the family was elevated into the Prussian nobility by Frederick the Great. As part of the Neuchâtel patriciate, members of the family have held important positions in government, business and industry.[1]

In the 18th century, an American branch of the family was established by Jean-Pierre Pury, who founded the Colony of Purrysburg.[2][3] Members of the American branch became planters in the Southeastern United States.

In the 19th century, an Australian branch of the family was founded by Frédéric Guillaume de Pury.

Notable family members

References

  1. ^ HLS/DSS (in German): Pury https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/022390/2020-11-03/
  2. ^ "A Matter of Place | Harvard Magazine". www.harvardmagazine.com. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. ^ Holliday, Claudette (2009). "The Purysburg Colonists Of South Carolina And Their Descendants". Swiss American Historical Society Review. 45 (1).