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![Show Contents]() Grayce History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Grayce comes from the kingdom of Dalriada in ancient Scotland. It was a name for a person who worked as a shoemaker. The Scottish surname is derived from the Gaelic word greusaich or griasaich, which originally meant a decorator or embroiderer but later came to mean a shoemaker. Early Origins of the Grayce familyThe surname Grayce was first found in Argyllshire (Gaelic erra Ghaidheal), the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The English Gracy or Grancey variant is Norman in origin as "Grancey is on the confines of Champagne and Burgundy, an gave its name to a great Burgundian family, several times Constables of the province, that ended in the fourteenth century with Eudo de Grancey. The feudal castle of Grancey, dating from this time, was only pulled down at the beginning of the last century. [(1700's)] The first trace I could find of the family in England was at Warford in Cheshire; the seat of the Grascys, Grasties, or Greestys, for many successive generations." 1 Early History of the Grayce familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grayce research. Another 161 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1613, 1639, 1651, 1653 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Grayce History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grayce Spelling VariationsHistorical recordings of the name Grayce include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include Gracie, Gracey, Grassy, Greacey and others. Early Notables of the Grayce familyMore information is included under the topic Early Grayce Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Grayce family to Ireland
Some of the Grayce family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 102 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Grayce familyMany who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Grayce family emigrate to North America: three brothers and a sister, who settled in Charlestown, South Carolina, in 1767. A. Gracie settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1821; Wm. Gracie settled in New York in 1821.
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- Grayce Cox, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944 2
- Grayce Dye, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928 3
- Grayce Evans Daugherty, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944 4
- Grayce Delph, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944 5
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