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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.
Famous family members
Albertina Noyes (born 1949), American figure skaterAlfred Noyes (1880–1958), English poetArthur Amos Noyes (1866–1936), American chemistBeppie Noyes (1919–2007), American author and illustratorBlanche Noyes (1900–1981), American pioneering female aviatorEdward Follansbee Noyes (1832–1890), Republican politician from OhioEliot Noyes (1910–1977), American architect and designerFlorence Fleming Noyes (1871–1928), American classical dancerFrances Noyes Hart (1890–1943), American writerFrederick Bogue Noyes (1872–1961), American dentistGeorge Lorenzo Noyes (1863–1945), American artist and mineralogistHenry Halsey Noyes (1910–2005), American writerHenry Sanborn Noyes (1822–1870), president of Northwestern UniversityJansen Noyes, Jr. (1918–2004), American investment bankerJohn Noyes (1764–1841), Vermont politicianJohn Humphrey Noyes (1811–1886), founder of the Oneida Community in the USJoseph C. Noyes (1798–1868), United States Representative from MaineNewbold Noyes, Jr. (1918–1997), American publisherNicholas Noyes, colonial minister during the time of the Salem witch trials of 1692Paul Noyes, American football coach in the 1893 seasonWilliam A. Noyes (1857–1941), American analytical and organic chemistWilliam Curtis Noyes (1805–1864), American juristWalter Chadwick Noyes (1865–1926), American judge
Places
Noyes Academy, an abolitionist school in Canaan, New HampshireNoyes, Minnesota, a town in Minnesota, United StatesNoyes Township, Pennsylvania, a township in Pennsylvania, United States
Things
Noyes Records, a Canadian record labelNoyes (CTA), Chicago, Illinois train stationNoyes Laboratory
