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![Show Contents]() Laxten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Laxten is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in the region of Laxton. Laxten is a habitation names from the broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Laxten familyThe surname Laxten was first found in Laxton, a small village in the civil parish of Laxton and Moorhouse which dates back to the Domesday Book 1 where it was first listed as Laxintone, and probably came from Anglo-Saxon Leaxingtun, which literally meant "farmstead or estate of the people of a man called Leaxa." 2 Laxton Castle is a late 11th- or early 12th-century Motte-and-bailey medieval castle located north of the village. Laxton Hall was originally built as a three-gabled brick manor house in the 1400s. Laxton is also a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, but this latter village has remained small over the years. Early History of the Laxten familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laxten research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1240, 1376, 1442, 1500, 1544 and 1556 are included under the topic Early Laxten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laxten Spelling VariationsThe 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. Laxten has been spelled many different ways, including Laxton, Laxington, Lexton and others. Early Notables of the Laxten familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Laxten Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Laxten familyThousands 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 Laxtens to arrive in North America: William Laxon, who arrived at Jamestown, Vermont in 1607; as well as Sarah Laxton, a bonded passenger who came to Maryland in 1741.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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