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![Show Contents]() Torcy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Torcy familyThe surname Torcy was first found in the Annals of Normandy where "both 'Sire de Torcy' and ' Seneschal de Torcy' appear." 1 The name is derived from the Norman fief and honour of Torcy. The family rose to great prominence in England after the Conquest when they were listed as "Archers of Val de Real, and of Bretheul, and of many other places." 1 "The De Torcys certainly continued in Normandy up to the end of the last century. Ithier de Torcy was a crusader. A Marquis de Torcy was one of the signatories of the Treaty of Utrecht; and one of the name, belonging to the Baillage de Caen, was among the Norman nobles assembled in the Church of St. Stephen, at Caen, in 1789. In England, Hugh de Torci, and his brother Hasletus, are found in Devonshire during the reign of Henry I.- Rotulus Magnus Pipe. But I can find no further notice whatever of them in the county, and very little elsewhere." 1 Early History of the Torcy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Torcy research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1291, 1361, 1472, 1554, 1655, 1696, 1715 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Torcy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Torcy Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Torcy, Torci, Torcis, Torcie, Torcies, Torcey, Taurcy, Taurci, Taurcis, Taurcie, Taurcies, Taurcey, Torecy, Toreci, Torecis, Torecie, Torecies, Torecey, Taurecy, Taureci, Taurecis, Taurecie, Taurecies, Taurcey, de Torcy and many more. Early Notables of the Torcy familyNotable amongst the family in this period was Migration of the Torcy familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacques Torcee settled in Philadelphia in 1754.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Torcy (post 1700) | + |
- Maurice Torcy, Physician, Paris
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
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