47 8 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



A partition of Colonel Heathcote's estate took place between hi; 

 two daughters and co-heiresses, Anne and Martha. Anne Heathcott 

 married the Hon. James de Lancey, son of Etienne de Lancey. 



The de Lanceys of New York, are a branch of the ancient house of 

 de Lancy in France, springing from Guy de Lancy, 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 Nou- 

 vion. a These territories formed one of the four Vicomte-cies of the 

 Laonnois, a division of the old province of the " Isle of France," bordei- 

 ing on Picardy. 



The manuscript genealogies of this family are preserved in the Armo- 

 rial General de la France 2d Register, 2d volume, in the National 

 Library of France 6 at Paris, and in the archives of the department oi 

 the Aisne, at the city of Laon. The latter have been given in the Dic- 

 tionnaire Historique du Department de' 1' Aisne of M. Melville." The 

 descent is thus given from the French authorities. d 



The prefixed Roman numerals are so used in the French gene- 

 alogies to denote the different individuals bearing the same Chris- 

 tian name. 



1432. Guy de Lancy, Ecuyer 6 Vicomte de Laval et de Nouvion. Wife, 

 Anne de Marcilly. 



1436. Jean I, (John) de Lancy, 2d Vicomte. 



T470. Jean II, (John) de Lancy, 3d Vicomte, Deputy to the States 

 General at Tours in 1484, present at the battles Fornoue and 

 Ravvenna. 



1525. Charles I, de Lancy, 4th Vicomte. Wives, 1. Nicole St. Pere, 

 issue, one daughter, married Antoine Pioche, of Laon. 2. Marie 

 de Villiers, issue, two sons, Charles 6th Vicomte, and Christophe, 

 Seigneur de Raray. 



1535. Charles II, de Lancy 5th Vicomte. Wife, Isabel Branche, mar- 

 ried 15th April, 1534; issue, Charles 6th Vicomte, Jacques (James) 

 Claude, and a daughter Barbe. 



a Sometimes spelled "Nouvian." These lands and villages are situated a few miles from 

 the city of Leon in the presented department of the Aisne. 



b The ofTlcal MSS , of this work, the great National Register of the French Noblesse, were 

 first printed by order of Louis xv, in 1738. 



c In two vols. 8 vo., pnblished at Paris and at Laon in 1065. 



d LeNobiliaire de Picardie, Paris, 1G03, title "Lanei," Dictionnalre de la Noblesse de 

 Fraece, by ctienaye Desbois, vol. viii: title "Lancy;" Annuaire de la Noblesse of Borel d' 

 Hanterive for L855, " Lancy— Raray." 



e Ecuyer, denotes a gentleman entitle to use coat-armor. 



