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Boyce Family Crest
Boyce Family Crest
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Where did the English Boyce family come from? What is the English Boyce family crest and coat of arms? When did the Boyce family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Boyce family history?

The name Boyce was originally derived from the Old French "bois," which meant "wood." The name was no doubt originally used in France by someone living or working in the woods.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bois, De Bois, Dubois, Boyes, Boys, Boyse, Boice and many more.

First found in Lincolnshire where Nicholas del Bois was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1201. Versions of this name can also be found in the Domesday Book of 1066, as tenants of Norman nobles.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boyce research. Another 217 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1296, 1327, 1396, 1560, 1571, 1619, 1625, and 1643 are included under the topic Early Boyce History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 50 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boyce Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Boyce family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 163 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boyce Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Chyna Boyce, who landed in Virginia in 1617
  • Allice Boyce, who landed in Virginia in 1622
  • Frances Boyce settled in St. Christopher in 1634
  • Francis Boyce, aged 25, arrived in St Christopher in 1634
  • Chri Boyce, aged 38, arrived in Virginia in 1635


Boyce Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Charles Boyce, who arrived in Virginia in 1711
  • Geo Boyce, who landed in Virginia in 1716
  • Ann Boyce, who arrived in Virginia in 1728
  • James Boyce, who arrived in America in 1765
  • Jannet Boyce, aged 16, landed in New York in 1774

Boyce Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Robert Boyce, who arrived in New York in 1810
  • John A Boyce, aged 24, landed in New York in 1812
  • Joseph Boyce, who arrived in Louisiana in 1813
  • Anne Boyce, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
  • Henry Boyce, aged 25, landed in America in 1821


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  • Kim Boyce (b. 1961), American, gospel singer
  • William Boyce (1711-1779), widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century
  • William Binnington Boyce (1804-1889), English-born, Australian Wesleyan minister, theologian, philologist and administrator
  • Michael Cecil Boyce (b. 1943), British, Royal Navy Admiral, Chief of Defense Staff, member of the British House of Lords
  • Sir Harold Leslie Boyce (1895-1955), Australian-born, British lawyer and politician, Member of Parliament for Gloucester (1929-1945), Lord Mayor of London (1951-1952)
  • Second Lieutenant George W g Boyce Jr., awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944


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  • Boyce Family History by E. Daniel Boyce.
  • The Genealogical Record of One Branch of the Boyce Family in America by Earnest Boyce.
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  2. Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
  3. Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
  4. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
  5. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  6. Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
  7. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
  8. Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
  9. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  10. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
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The Boyce Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Boyce Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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