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Early Origins of the Pressey family

The surname Pressey was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century at Prestland where they held estates.

Early History of the Pressey family

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Pressey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Prestland, Pressland, Presland, Presstland and many more.

Early Notables of the Pressey family

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United States Pressey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pressey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John E Pressey, who landed in Texas in 1835 1
  • George H. Pressey, aged 47, who landed in America from Southampton, in 1899
Pressey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Catherine Pressey, aged 37, who landed in America, in 1904
  • Charles J. Pressey, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
  • William B Pressey, aged 10, who settled in America, in 1904
  • Joseph W. Pressey, who immigrated to America, in 1906
  • Mrs Joseph W Pressey, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Pressey (post 1700) +

  • Paul Matthew Pressey (b. 1958), American retired professional NBA basketball player


  1. 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)


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