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![Show Contents]() Brayer Surname History
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 England
The name Brayer is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a maker or seller of pestles. Early Origins of the Brayer familyThe surname Brayer was first found in Kent, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Brayer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brayer research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1198, 1273, 1301, 1327 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Brayer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brayer Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Brayer include Brayer, Brayor, Braeir, Broyer, Brayere, Brayore and others. Early Notables of the Brayer familyNotables of this surname at this time include: - Godfrey le Brayer, a prominent 13th century landholder in Oxfordshire
 Brayer migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Brayer were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Brayer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Edward Brayer, who landed in Maryland in 1665 1
Brayer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- W Brayer, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- Count Of Brayer, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1857 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Brayer Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Michael Brayer who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1751
| Contemporary Notables of the name Brayer (post 1700) | + |
- Michel Silvestre Brayer, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
- Dr. Gary D Brayer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of British Columbia
- 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)
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Michel Brayer. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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Brayer migration to the United States 
Brayer migration to Canada 
