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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?
The German name Brant finds its roots in the word "brand," which means "sword." The best known of these compound name using this word 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.
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name 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 Saxony, where the name Brand contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation through their participation in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the Brand family branched into many houses where family members continued to play a significant role in the local social and political affairs.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Brant. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name 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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- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
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