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York Family History
York Genealogy & Family TreeYork is an English name from Wiltshire, England. It referred to someone from the county of Yorkshire. The earliest known ancestor--John de York--was recorded in 1324. The family motto is Nec cupias, nec metuas which means "Neither desire nor fear."
Other spellings include "Yorke." Notable people with the surname include English actor Michael York (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Logan's Run, Cabaret), American actress Morgan York (Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pacifier, The Vest), and American actor Dick York (Bewitched, Inherit the Wind, Cowboy). The first York to come to the Americas was John York in Barbados in 1635.
York Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ivetta Or Juetta York -- --, 1093 December 0, 1150
- Mary York -- --, 1747 December 0, 1796 Connecticut
- Margaret Edmonia York -- --, 1860 December 23, 1938 Kentucky
- Seymore York -- --, 1727 August 2, 1783 Maryland
- Seymore York -- --, 1725 February 8, 1793
York Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Nathaniel York -- --, 1774 May 25, 1837 North Carolina
- Jeremiah York -- --, 1701 October 11, 1784
- Thomas York -- --, 1788 September 0, 1868
- Percy York -- --, 1918 April 5, 1958
- Sarah York -- --, 1723 December 0, 1773
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