| ![Show Contents]() Piller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Early Origins of the Piller familyThe surname Piller was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from a tenant of lands in Lincolnshire who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. The name was firstly noble house of Pilotte of Chantrans in Bourgogne. Early History of the Piller familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Piller research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1510, 1550 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Piller History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Piller Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pillett, Piller, Pillet, Pillay, Pillette, Pillot, Pillow, Pilotte, Pilley and many more. Early Notables of the Piller familyMore information is included under the topic Early Piller Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Piller migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Piller Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Kath Piller, who landed in Virginia in 1651 2
Piller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Philip Carl Piller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
- Charles Piller, who landed in Maryland in 1776 2
Piller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Emilie Piller, who arrived in New York, NY in 1853 2
- Margaretha Piller, who arrived in Buffalo, NY in 1860 2
| Piller migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Piller Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Michael Piller U.E. who settled in Eastern District, Williamsburgh, South Dundas, Ontario c. 1786 he served in the Royal Regiment of New York 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Piller (post 1700) | + |
- Melinda Piller, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996 4
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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