The following was  passed on to me by me  uncle Bayard MASSEY   He
got the  information from a  book  written  by  Judge   Frank  A.
MASSEY. The  name  came  from  King  William  Lupus   the  conqueror
of England  in  the year  1066.  He  gave  us  the   name  MACE  from
small town  in northern  Normandy,  La  ferte  Mace. Spellings of the
name: MACE, MACI, MASCY, MASSY, MOSSY, MASSEY, MASSIE.

 Theory: Yvo, de Criel ancestor of Belleme Family 7th century,
Denmark Belleme family 8th and 9th century Germany, and France
William La Ferte Mace Normandy 10th century Normandy France John
Hamon de Mace 10th century Normandy, France.

 There were five MASSEY's that came to the colonies from 1635 to
1647. They were brothers and cousins. Raymond MASSEY's father landed
in Mass., and later migrated up into Canada. There was another MASSEY
that later landed in PA.  and they were Quakers. They are the ones
you will find  across the northern states.

 That's about all I can tell you. I don't know how factual this all
is because one of my distant cousins has told me that the Judge had
made some mistakes in his book. I can send you what I have on my line
if you like. Leave  a message. And by the way do I leave messages to
you in the name of HYDE or DANBACH. Congradulations!!!!

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 * Origin: OPTOMETRY ONLINE (Opus 1:100/514)