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Where did the Scottish Bruce family come from? What is the Scottish Bruce family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bruce family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bruce family history?
The origins of the great Scottish surname Bruce actually lie off of the British Isles, as Bruce (or Brus) was a name carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Bruce family originally lived in Normandy. The exact location of the place from which the family name is derived is under dispute, as one may expect of such a prominent name. The traditional interpretation is that the name is derived from the place-name Brix, in La Manche. It is argued, however, that there is no real evidence in support of this, and that the name is actually derived from the place-name Le Brus, in Calvados.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brywiss, Broyse, Bruce, Bruice, Bruise, Brus, Broys, Brywass, Brues, Brywess, Bruwes, Bruys, Bruze, Brwze, Brywes, Bruse, Braose, Bruis, Browse and many more.First found in Yorkshire where Robert de Bruis was granted ninety-four manors. His son Robert de Bruys traveled north with Earl David of Huntingdon who later became King of Scotland and was granted large estates in Annandale, Scotland about 1150. Robert de Bruys had two sons: Robert and William. Robert, who became known as Robert the Bruce, would later claim the crown of Scotland and unite Scotland against the English. He defeated the English army soundly in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. As a result of this battle Scotland gained its independence from England as declared in the Treaty of Northampton (1328).
King Robert the Bruce died the next year at Cardross. Although he had instructed to one of his most trusted followers to bury his heart in the Holy Land, they were stopped in Spain and therefore returned to Scotland. His heart is buried at Melrose in Dunfermeline. The Earls of Elgin are descended from the Bruces of Clackmannan.
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Some of the Bruce family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 84 words(6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Bruce. 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:
Bruce Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richd Bruce, who arrived in Virginia in 1638
- Sarah Bruce, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1643
- Richard Bruce who landed in Virginia in 1650
- Richard Bruce settled in Virginia in 1650
- Phill Bruce, who landed in Virginia in 1664
Bruce Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Alexander Bruce who settled in Virginia in 1716
- James Bruce settled in South Carolina in 1716
- Alexander Bruce who landed in Virginia in 1716
- James Bruce who landed in South Carolina in 1716
- Alexander Bruce, who landed in New York in 1746
Bruce Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Dinah Bruce, aged 30, arrived in Alexandria, Va in 1801
- Eliz Bruce, aged 26, landed in New York, NY in 1803
- Thomas Bruce, who landed in America in 1803
- Barwick Bruce, who arrived in Hartford, Conn in 1806
- Robert Bruce, who landed in America in 1806
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- David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977), Only American to serve as Ambassador to France, the Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Lieutenant-General Andrew Davis Bruce (1894-1969), American Commandant Armed Forces Staff College (1951-1954)
- George Bruce (b. 1909), Scottish poet
- Frederick Fyvie Bruce (1910-1990), Scottish classicist and biblical scholar
- Sir David Bruce (1855-1931), Australian physician and bacteriologist
- Malcolm Gray Bruce (b. 1944), British politician, Member of Parliament for Gordon
- F Iona Bruce (b. 1964), Singapore-born, English television presenter in the United Kingdom
- James Bruce (1811-1863), 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, a British colonial administrator, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India
- Baron Henry Austin Bruce (1815-1895), Welsh 1st Baron of Aberdare and politician
- Christopher Bruce (b. 1945), English dancer and choreographer
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- Alexander Bruce of Southside Virginia and Some of His Descendants by June A. Bruce Stubbs.
- The Ancestry and Descendants of Robert Bruce and Catherine Cearley by Lawrence Little.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fuimus
Motto Translation: We have been
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The crest of your clan chief, encircled within the traditional strap and buckle bearing the chief's motto. Scottish clansmen would traditionally wear a badge depicting the crest of their chief, in order to show their loyalty to the clan. These items have been carefully researched using the most recognized historical sources. Images have been computer drawn according to heraldic standards.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system... More
Septs of the Distinguished Name Bruce
Braose, Brieews, Briews, Briwes, Broce, Brois, Brose, Brouse, Browse, Broys, Broyse, Bruce, Brues, Bruice, Bruis, Bruise, Brus, Bruse, Bruwes, Bruys, Bruze, Brwze, Bryews, Brywass, Brywes, Brywess, Brywiss, Carithers, Carlal, Carlale, Carleil, Carleill, Carliel, Carliell, Carlil, Carlile, Carlill, Carlisle, Carlul, Carlyle, Carlysle, Carothers, Carouthers, Carrithers, Carrothers, Carrouthers, Carruders, Carruth, Carruther, Carruthers and more.
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