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![Show Contents]() Boney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Boney is a name whose history begins in 1066 with the Norman Conquest of England. This Norman name was used for a handsome person, especially one who is large or well built. The name comes from the Norman word bonnie, a common nickname for an attractive person. This word possibly derives from the Old French bon, which means good or fine, although the movement is not clear. Early Origins of the Boney familyThe surname Boney was first found in Bedfordshire and Leicestershire, where they had been granted lands by King William. They were originally seated in St. Bonnet in Normandy in the arrondisement of Calvados. Early History of the Boney familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boney research. Another 46 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1620 is included under the topic Early Boney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boney Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bonnett, Bonney, Bonnet, Bonny, Bonnie and others. Early Notables of the Boney familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boney RankingIn the United States, the name Boney is the 7,697th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Boney migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Boney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Boney, shoe maker from Sandwich, who arrived in New England in 1634 aboard the ship "Hercules" 2
- Henry Boney, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 2
Boney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- J Boney, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Boney Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Joel Boney Jr., U.E. who settled in Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1783 possible of the 74th Highlanders 3
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Boney Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. William Boney, (b. 1854), aged 21, Cornish tinman departing on 7th September 1875 aboard the ship "Waitangi" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 7th December 1875 4
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
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