Briones History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Unrest, poverty, and persecution caused thousands to look for opportunity and freedom in the North American colonies. The crossing was long, overcrowded, and unsanitary, though, and came only at great expense. Many Strathclyde families settled on the east coast of North America in communities that would form the backbone of what would become the great nations of the United States and Canada. The American War of Independence caused those who remained loyal to England to move north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In the 20th century, Strathclyde and other Scottish families across North America began to recover their collective heritage through highland games and Clan societies. Among them:

Briones Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Bernardino Briones, who landed in America in 1814 2
• Hernando De Briones, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
• Martin Briones, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
• Antonio Briones, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1898 2

• H. Manuel Briones, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972 3
• Dolores Briones, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1996; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000 3
• David Briones (b. 1943), American politician, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 1994- 3
• José Iván Agusto Briones (1961-2021), Ecuadorian politician who served as Minister of Energy
• Julio Briones (b. 1975), Ecuador football midfielder
• Leonor Magtolis Briones, Filipino Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (1998-2001)