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:
  • 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.)


The World Family Tree


Most Kreys are German, so here's the German version of this website:

Krey.org auf Deutsch

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