The surname Pettley was first found in Kent 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 estates in that county.
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Early History of the Pettley family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pettley research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1484, 1487, 1510, 1548 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Pettley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Pettley Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Petley, Petlie, Peteley, Petely, Pettlie, Pettly and many more.
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Early Notables of the Pettley family
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Migration of the Pettley 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..
Contemporary Notables of the name Pettley (post 1700)
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John Pettley, British amateur astronomer who observed the famous Great White Spot on Saturn in early August 1933 at the Aldershot Observatory, England
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