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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Another 283 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1600, 1106, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1666, 1709 and 1684 are included under the topic Early Pixt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Benjamin Pixley, who settled in Virginia in 1639; Daniel Pix, who arrived in Maryland in 1671; Allen Pixly, who arrived in Virginia in 1706; Thomas Pix, who came to Pennsylvania in 1731.