Decourcy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Decourcy family

The surname Decourcy was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Decourcy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decourcy research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1356, 1385, 1386, 1717 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Decourcy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Decourcy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Courcy, de Courcy and others.

Early Notables of the Decourcy family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Auguste-Henri Hellouin, marquis de Courcy, who was born in Bayeux in 1717 and was elected lieutenant general in 1780. Frederic de Courcy lived in the nineteenth century and certainly belonged to the ancient...
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Decourcy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Decourcy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry DeCourcy, who landed in Maryland in 1634 1

Decourcy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Decourcy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Garrett DeCourcy, whose wedding was on record in Nova Scotia in 1831
Garrett DeCourcy, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Decourcy (post 1700) +

William Earl DeCourcy (1894-1981), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, 1948-50 2
Walker G. DeCourcy, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1924 2
Polly L. DeCourcy, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964 2
Frédéric Charlot de Courcy (1796-1862), French man of letters
Brigie de Courcy, Irish television producer
James Harry de Courcy (1927-2000), Australian cricketer
Alfred de Courcy (1866-1931), English whistle maker from 1888 to 1927 in Birmingham, who founded the company A de Courcy & Co ca. 1906
Michael De Courcy, namesake of De Courcy Island, British Columbia, he was the Commander of the HMS Pylades, which served in this area from 1859 to 1861
Robert Phillip "Bob" DeCourcy (b. 1927), retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes KCMG, GCM, OBE (1925-2020), Barbadian cricketer who played in 48 Test matches for the West Indies cricket team from 1948 to 1958

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 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html