Pilsbury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pilsbury family

The surname Pilsbury was first found in Pilsbury, a hamlet in Derbyshire that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Pilsberie. 1 At that time, the lands were property of Henry de Ferrers (also known as Henri de Ferrières), a Norman soldier from a noble Norman family from Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, Eure in Upper Normandy. He lost his brother William (Guillaume) in the battle but he survived to be granted 210 manors throughout England and Wales. The place name literally means "fortified place of a man called Pil," from the Old English personal name + "burh." 2 Pilsbury Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle located nearby the village overlooking the River Dove.

Early History of the Pilsbury family

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Pilsbury Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilbury, Pilsbury, Pillsbury, Pilesbury and others.

Early Notables of the Pilsbury family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

the Pilsbury family of Derbyshire

Pilsbury migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pilsbury Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Pilsbury, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1642 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Pilsbury (post 1700) +

Timothy Pilsbury (1789-1858), American politician, United States Representative from Texas
Edward Pilsbury, American politician, 38th Mayor of New Orleans (1876-1878)
Timothy Pilsbury (1789-1858), American politician, Member of Maine Governor's Council, 1827-36; Member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Member of Texas Republic Senate, 1841-42, 1844-45 4
Edward Pilsbury, American politician, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1876-78 4
Edna Pilsbury, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936 4

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html