This document shows that the Fancher Family name found in Connecticut
about 1728 was spelled predominately as Fanshaw until about 1740 and
Fanshaw and Fancy as late as 1760. The English pronounced Fanshaw
as
"Fanshur" or "Fanshore" which easily evolved to Fancher and Fansher
in
a time of our country when a large part of the population could not read
nor
write or had very little formal school education. The family tradition of
Richard
and John Fancher coming from Long Island to Connecticut and
evidence
of Fanshaw Family on Long Island and many other bits of
information
give credence to this connection with our ancestors.
THE FANCHER FAMILY ORIGINS
WILLIAM FANCY/FANSHAW
New Haven Colony 1643; Suffolk County, New York
1652 to 1677
With Notes Discrediting The Relationship Of David
Faucher,
French Threadneedle Street Church, London,
England,
To The American Colonial Fancher Family.
The Origin of the Fancher Surname in America
Spellings Of The Fancher Surname In The Original
Colonial Documents
Fanshaw Family
Presented As Evidence Of The Surname
Origin
Paul Buford Fancher
and
Alison Courtot Wallner
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