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The Pulestons derived their name from the vill or manor of Pilston or Puleston , near Newport , Salop , where they were settled in the reign of Henry III , and continued to hold land at least until 1433.
There is some debate about the origin of the family name - de Pyvelesdon, or currently Puleston. Some say the family came over from Normandy or Brittany in 1087, but I have found no evidence for this. More likely, the name originates from the hamlet of Puleston near Newport, Shropshire, where some of my ancestors lived from at least 1150 to 1283.
See also the wikipedia article on the Puleston Baronets. |