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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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Mascall, who settled in Boston in 1640; George Mascall, who came to Jamaica in 1675; Jane and Joane Mascall, who came to Maryland in 1678; John Mascall, who came to Virginia in 1658.