The name Billesdyn is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in one of several places called Bilton in the counties of Northumberland, Warwickshire, Essex, or Yorkshire.
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Early Origins of the Billesdyn family
The surname Billesdyn was first found in Yorkshire at Bilton, a chapelry, in the parish of Swine, union of Skirlaugh, Middle division of the wapentake of Holderness. "This place, called in Domesday Book Biletone, at an early period gave name to a family resident here." 1 As previous mentioned, there are numerous places name Bilton and part of the reason is that the place name literally means "farmstead of a man called Bill or Billa." 2 Bilston(e) is similarly popular with places in Staffordshire and Leicestershire.
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Early History of the Billesdyn family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Billesdyn research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1650 is included under the topic Early Billesdyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Billesdyn Spelling Variations
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Billesdyn has been spelled many different ways, including Bilton, Biltoune, Bilston, Bilson, Bilsden and many more.
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Early Notables of the Billesdyn family
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Migration of the Billesdyn family
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Billesdyns to arrive in North America: John Bilson who settled in Virginia in 1654; Stafford Bilson settled in Virginia in 1653; William Bilson settled in New England in 1752; Henry Billson settled in Philadelphia in 1868..
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