Peasley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Peasley family

The surname Peasley was first found in the Orkney Islands, where "the earliest recorded Orcadian form of the name is Pase or Paise in 1402. Anders Pass, "aff wapu," i.e. armiger, appended his seal to a deed at Copenhagen in June 1433. James Pase witnessed a disposition of a land in Wasbister in the parish of Holm in 1483." 1

Further to the south in Durham and Yorkshire, England, the Pease family of Darlington were 'one of the great Quaker industrialist families of the nineteenth century' involved with woollen manufacturing, banking, railways, locomotives, mining, and politics. The progenitor was Edward Pease of Darlington (1711-1785.)

"The notable family of Pease, which has been connected with Darlington since the last century, hailed originally from the vicinity of Wakefield in the West Riding." 2

Other early records include: Thomas Pease who was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Berkshire in 1194; Roger Pise in the Curia Regis Rolls for Norfolk in 1206; Margeria Pyse in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327; 3 John Pese, who was listed in Bedfordshire in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273; and Willelmus Pece and Thomas Paas, both listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4

Pease pudding is a pudding dish from boiled legumes, most often split yellow peas, with water, salt and spices. It is a common dish in the north-east of England. The name was derived from the Middle English word "pease" and is featured in a nursery rhyme, "Pease Porridge Hot."

Early History of the Peasley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Peasley research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1649, 1767, 1772, 1817, 1841, 1842, 1846 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Peasley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Peasley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peace, Pease, Paise and others.

Early Notables of the Peasley family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was Edward Pease (1767-1858), railway projector, born at Darlington on 31 May 1767, the eldest son of Joseph Pease and his wife Mary Richardson. A...
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Peasley Ranking

In the United States, the name Peasley is the 13,960^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Migration of the Peasley family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Pease, who settled in Salem in 1630; Ursula Pease, who settled with her husband in Barbados in 1678; Henry Pease, who settled in Boston in 1630; Anthony Peace, who settled in Virginia in 1650.

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/