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

The name Dabney was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Dabney family lived in Lincolnshire. The family was originally from Abene, where they held a castle, near Louvaine, Normandy, and it is from the local form of that name, D'Abene which means from Abene, that their name derives. Another important English house of the same name comes from Aubigny, Brittany. Their name is of identical local derivation.

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Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Daubeney, Daveney, Dabney, Daubeny, Debney, Dalbini, Dibney, Dybney, Dobney, Daughby, Dawbeney, Dawby and many more.

First found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dabney research. Another 234 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1264, 1305, 1342, 1371, 1386, 1403, 1494, and 1548 are included under the topic Early Dabney History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dabney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Dabney or a variant listed above:

Dabney Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Dabney who settled in Barbados in 1654
  • Thomas Dabney who settled in Barbados in 1660
  • Henry Dabney, who arrived in Maryland in 1666
  • Wm Dabney, who landed in Virginia in 1699

Dabney Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Dabney arrived in New York in 1820
  • G. Dabney, aged 11, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1892

Dabney Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Chas. W. Dabney, aged 45, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1905
  • Caroline M. Dabney, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1905
  • H. Virginia Dabney, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1906
  • G.B. Dabney, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1907
  • Elise Dabney, aged 11, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1908


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  • Augusta Dabney (1918-2008), American actress
  • Charles William Dabney (1855-1945), President of the University of Tennessee and the University of Cincinnati
  • Ted Dabney, American co-founder of Syzygy and Atari
  • Virginius Dabney (1901-1995), American teacher, journalist, writer, and editor awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1948


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  • The Descendants of John Bass Dabney and Roxa Lewis Dabney by Alice Forbes Howland.
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The Dabney Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dabney 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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