The Anglo-Saxon name Briggman comes from when the family resided in Yorkshire, where they lived in the village named Brigham. The place-name Brigham is derived from the Old English words Brycg and ham which literally mean bridge and homestead. 1
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Early Origins of the Briggman family
The surname Briggman was first found in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Brigham, a township, in the parish of Fostonupon-Wolds, union of Driffield, wapentake of Dickering. Brigham can also be found in the West division of Cumberland where it is a parish of some size. 2
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Early History of the Briggman family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Briggman research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1543, 1555 and 1558 are included under the topic Early Briggman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Briggman Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Briggman has been recorded under many different variations, including Briggam, Brigham, Brighame and others.
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Early Notables of the Briggman family
Distinguished members of the family include Nicholas Brigham (d. 1558), a Latin scholar and antiquarian, who gave up literature to practice in the law courts. In 1555, he built a tomb for the bones of Chaucer in Westminster Abbey. It is thought that "he was... Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Briggman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Briggman family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Briggman or a variant listed above: Richard Brigham settled in the New Netherlands in 1645; Thomas Brigham settled in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1645; John Brigham settled in Maryland in 1774.
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