Volley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Volley family

The surname Volley was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland. The earliest Scottish bearers of this name are likely descended from Will the Crowner Gunn. Although the name has also long existed in England where they are believed to be descended from Baron Welles, the Duke of Somerset, a Norman Baron from Welles in Normandy who was granted Rockingham Castle.

Early History of the Volley family

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Volley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Willis, Wilis and others.

Early Notables of the Volley family

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Migration of the Volley family to Ireland

Some of the Volley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Volley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Volley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Cornelius Volley, who landed in Maryland in 1663 1

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)