| ![Show Contents]() Beekensall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Beekensall familyThe surname Beekensall was first found in Lancashire 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 when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Beekensall familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beekensall research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1468, 1487, 1510, 1544, 1549, 1600, 1610, 1617, 1628, 1664 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Beekensall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beekensall Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Beekensall has undergone many spelling variations, including Beconsall, Beconshaw, Beckonshaw, Beckonsall, Bekonsall, Bekonshaw, Bekonsale, Beckonsale, Beckonshawe, Bekonshawe, Beconshawe, Beaconshaw, Beaconsall, Beconshall, Beconshal, Beconshell, Beekenshall, Beekenshaw, Beeconshaw, Beecenshaw, Beekonshaw and many more. Early Notables of the Beekensall familyDistinguished members of the family include Sir White Beconshaw of Moyles Court at Ellingham in Hampshire, father of Alice Beconshaw who married John Lisle (1610- 1664) to become Lady Lisle (1617-1685.) John Lisle was assassinated while in exile in Switzerland in 1664, for his part in the execution of Charles...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beekensall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Beekensall familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Beekensall were among those contributors: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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