Dulany History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Dulany originally appeared in Gaelic as Dubhshlainte. The word dubh means black, and Slaine is topographical; it is Anglicized as Slaney, and may refer to the river Slaney.

Early Origins of the Dulany family

The surname Dulany was first found in Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Dulany family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dulany research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1178, 1202, 1685, 1722, 1753, 1764, 1765 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Dulany History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dulany Spelling Variations

Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Dulany revealed many variations, including Delaney, Delany, Delane, Delaune, Dalaney and others.

Early Notables of the Dulany family

Notable among the family name at this time was

Daniel Dulany the Elder (1685-1753), Irish-born, prominent lawyer and land-developer in colonial Maryland, who held a number of colonial offices

Dulany migration to the United States +

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Dulany:

Dulany Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Dulany, aged 33, who arrived in Maryland in 1813 1
Patrick Dulany, who arrived in Washington, DC in 1819 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Dulany (post 1700) +

Colonel Richard Henry Dulany (1820-1906), American equestrian from Unison, Loudoun County, Virginia
Caitlin Dulany, American actress and activist from Iowa City, Iowa
Walter Dulany (d. 1773), American politician in Colonial Maryland, Mayor of Annapolis from 1766 to 1767
Daniel Dulany the Elder (1685-1753), American lawyer and land-developer in colonial Maryland, who held a number of colonial offices
Daniel Dulany the Younger (1722-1797), American Maryland Loyalist politician, Mayor of Annapolis, and an influential American lawyer in the period immediately before the American Revolution
Walter Dulany Addison (1769-1848), American Episcopal clergyman, Chaplain of the United States Senate (1810–1811)
Grafton Dulany Cushing (1864-1939), American politician, the 45th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1915 to 1916
William Dulany Hunter (d. 1923), American politician, U.S. Consul in Nice, 1914-20 2

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html