The Colony surname has many spellings, and today the most common is Colonna. I have no idea why. In any event, they were still all over the place in Accomack and Northampton, but one must consider not only the spelling vagaries of the census takers, but also the idiocies committed by the transcribers. Good luck. Elizabeth **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)