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![Show Contents]() Laxtin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Anglo-Saxon name Laxtin comes from the family having resided in the region of Laxton. Laxtin 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 Laxtin familyThe surname Laxtin 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 Laxtin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laxtin research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1240, 1376, 1442, 1500, 1544 and 1556 are included under the topic Early Laxtin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laxtin Spelling VariationsLaxtin has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Laxton, Laxington, Lexton and others. Early Notables of the Laxtin familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Laxtin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Laxtin familyIn an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Laxtins to arrive on North American shores: 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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