The de Lanceys of New Y'ork, are a branch of the ancient house of de Lancey in France, springing from Guy de Lancey, Ecuyer, Vicomte de Laval et de Nouvion, who in 1432, held of the Prince-Bishop of the Duchy of Laon, the fiefs of the four banier of Laval, and that of Nouvion.' These territories formed one of the fourVicomte-cics of the Laonnois, a division of the old province of the " Isle of France," bordering on Picardy.

The manuscript genealogies of this family are preserved in the Armorial General de la France 2d Register, 2d volume, in the National Library of France' at Paris, and in the archives of the department of the Aisne, at the city of Laon. The latter have been given in the Dictionnaire Historique du Department de' I'Aisne of M. Melville.^ The descent is thus given from the French authorities.*

1 Sometimes spelled *' Noiivian." These lands and villages are situated a few miles from the city of L.aon in the present department of the Aisne.

2 The official MSS. of this work, the great National Register of the Trench Noblesse, were firat printed by order of Louis XV., in 17:i8.

3 In two vols. 8vo., published at Paris ami at Laon in 1SU5.

*he Nobiliaire de Picardie, Paris, ICOli, title "Lanei," Dictionnaire de

The prefixed Roman numerals are so used in the French genealogies to denote the different individuals bearing the same Christian name.

1432. Guy de Lancy, Ecuyer * Vicomte de Laval et de Nouvion. Wife, Anne de Marcilly.