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Where did the German Brant family come from? What is the German Brant family crest and coat of arms? When did the Brant family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Brant family history?
Bavaria, Germany is the original homeland of the Brant family. Brant is a patronymic name, a type of surname that derived from the given name of the father of the original bearer. Brant was derived from the Germanic personal name Brando, a short form of the various compound personal names containing the element brand, which means sword. The best known of these compounds is Hildebrand, or battle-sword; however, old Germanic names such as Brandhart, or fire-strong and Brandoalt, or fire-powerful, were also common in the Middle Ages. The surname Brant also evolved as a nickname type of surname for a person who was hot tempered.
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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Brant include Brand, Brande, Brandde, Brannde, Brandt, Brandte, Brandtes, Brandtte, Brant, Brante, Brend, Brende, Brendde, Brent, Brendt, Braend, Braende, Braendde, Braennde, Braent, Braendt, Brandes, Brandis and many more.First found in Bavaria, where the family came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.
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The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:
Brant Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jo Brant, aged 24, arrived in St Christopher in 1635
- Henry Brant, who arrived in Maryland in 1662
Brant Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Hans Wilhelm Brant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Johannis Brant, aged 16, landed in Pennsylvania in 1736
- Wm Brant, aged 50, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
- Christian Brant, who landed in New York in 1784
- Bernard Brant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796
Brant Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Joseph Brant, who arrived in New York in 1828
- William Brant, who arrived in Maryland in 1838
- W Brant, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- I Brant, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- D Brant, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
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- Tim Brant (b. 1949), American sportscaster
- Major-General Gerald Clark Brant (1880-1958), American Commanding General US Army Air Forces Central Flight Training Command (1944)
- Chief Joseph Brant (1742-1807), Mohawk Indian chief, British military officer during the American Revolution
- Henry Brant (1913-2008), Canadian-born composer
- Mary "Molly" Brant (1736-1796), Mohawk leader who had influence within the Iroquois confederacy, more so than her brother Joseph Brant
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- The Three Faces of Molly Brant by Earle S. Thomas
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- Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
- Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
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- Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
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