The surname Grigsbey was first found in Lincolnshire 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 12th century when William Grig held estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Grigsbey family
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Grigsbey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Grigsby, Grigby, Grigsbie and others.
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Early Notables of the Grigsbey family
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Migration of the Grigsbey family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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. The Grigsby family was of the founding families of New England..
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