Krey.org

Krey.org Index Page - linking Kreys around the world - where in the world are the Kreys today? Click here for a map Browse through the links below and add your own info to expand the database
Contact:	Tools:
Internet & E-mail Directory - Krey e-mail addresses, homepages, and other random Krey links. Telephone Directory - Krey US telephone directory, sorted by state (over 300 listings!)	Submit Your Info - Add to the growing family tree or send stories, photos, etc. to be included on this website.
Family History:	More:
Krey Family History - Read about research on the Krey line in West Prussia. Personal Histories - Read accounts of ancestors' immigration, struggles, and accomplishments. Family Tree - Navigate up and down the Krey family tree. The Michael Krey line here has been traced back to 1774 in West Prussia. Historical Photos - See photos of Krey ancestors and the places they lived here.	MyFamily.com - Check out the parallel Krey Family History site at MyFamily.com. Post messages, chat with other Kreys, and upload your own photos, family tree, and other info. Research - Do your own family history research by following the genealogical links here (includes PAF and GEDCOM downloads.) Introductory Letter (html) - Download a letter introducing this website to send to other Kreys: (Word format) and (pdf format) Send - Send an e-mail regarding this site.

The image above is a coat of arms from the book "Die Wappen der alten Bauerfamilien in der holsteinischen Elbmarschen" published in 1920. In that book, the Kreys are described as a well-to-do family from the Wilster-Marsh. A specific mention is made regarding a Nikolaus Kreye living at Roskop in 1448. In some holstein dialects, the word "crow" is pronounced like Krey, which explains the bird in the coat of arms.

Thanks to Hans-Christian Krey for supplying this information.

The image above is from a coat of arms from the book "Die Kreyen" published in 1932 by the "Familienverband der Kreyen." The book includes pedigrees for a dozen or so lines including upwards of 2,500 Kreys. Click here for further information.

Thanks to Ralf Krey for supplying this information

Here's the mass e-mail that went out to all the Kreys on the e-mail list:
(download the letter in Microsoft Word or pdf format and print it out to send to other Kreys with whom you are in contact.)