Lesson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lesson family

The surname Lesson was first found in Northampton. 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 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Lesson family

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Lesson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lesone, Leson, Lesson and others.

Early Notables of the Lesson family

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Lesson migration to the United States +

Lesson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Lesson, who settled in Maryland in 1663

Lesson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. Lesson, a ship passenger arriving in San Francisco in 1851
J Lesson, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Lesson migration to Australia +

Lesson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Lesson, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cromwell" in 1849 2

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CROMWELL 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Cromwell.htm