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Origin of Yancy Total Records: 1  Origin of Yancy, Meaning of Yancy Origin: After nearly a century of family research, the origin of the Yancey family and the Yancey name itself, for the most part, still lie in obscurity. The history of the Yancey family has been traced back to the early 1700's to the colony of Virginia where branches of the family were living in the counties of New Kent, Hanover, Louisa, Spotsylvania and Culpeper. Where did these families come from? When and how did they immigrate to America? How did the name itself originate? These are questions that have eluded Yancey researchers for decades, most of the answers to which still lie undiscovered. What follows is not the discussion of any recent major discovery concerning the origin of the family, but a general summary of the various theories and traditions concerning the history of the family as well as some rather general information concerning life in Virginia during the 17th century. This is given to help the reader develop some general insight as to who our early Yancey ancestors were, and what life may have been like for them in the early Virginia Colony. Surnames: Nanney, Nanny, Yance, Yaney, Yanney, Yonce, Yoncey, Yoncy, Yance, Yancey, Yancy Submitted by: admin J Yancey 11/9/2009 7:54 AM Page 1 of 1

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