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Where did the English Dancey family come from? What is the English Dancey family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dancey family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dancey family history? Dancey is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066. The Dancey family lived in Wiltshire. The family was originally from Anizy, in Calvados, Normandy, and it is from this location that their surname derives. The name would have stood D'Anizy, which means from Anizy.Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Dancey, Dauncy, Dauncey, Dauntsey, Dance, Dancie, Dauncie, Dauntsie and many more. First found in Wiltshire where they had been granted lands by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dancey research. Another 272 words(19 lines of text) covering the year 1242 is included under the topic Early Dancey History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Dancey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Dancey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 94 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Dancey or a variant listed above were: Dancey Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
The Dancey Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dancey 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. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:30. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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