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Where did the English Bryan family come from? What is the English Bryan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bryan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bryan family history?
The history of the name Bryan began when it was derived from Brian an Old Norman name, but may also be traced further back to its original form Brjan.
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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
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The Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, and therefore, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Bryan, Bryant, Brian, Breine, Brine, Bryand, Briand, Briant, Bryane and many more.First found in Denbigh, a market town in Denbighshire, North Wales, where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bryan research. Another 299 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1086, 1150, 1296, 1490, 1549, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Bryan History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Bryan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 163 words(12 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 Bryan. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Bryan were among those contributors:
Bryan Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edw Bryan, who landed in Virginia in 1620
- Joseph Bryan, aged 20, landed in Barbados in 1634
- Jo Bryan, aged 25, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Dermond Bryan, aged 20, landed in Barbados in 1635
- Henry Bryan, who landed in Virginia in 1639
Bryan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Wm Bryan, who arrived in Virginia in 1702
- Daniell Bryan, who arrived in Virginia in 1704
- Margarett Bryan, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
- Sarah Bryan, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Morris Bryan, who arrived in Virginia in 1715
Bryan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Anne Bryan, who landed in Connecticut in 1811
- Garret Bryan, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812
- Jos Bryan, aged 41, arrived in Virginia in 1812
- Simon Bryan, who arrived in America in 1812
- Bernard Bryan, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1816
Bryan Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Sam Bryan, who arrived in Arkansas in 1900
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- William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), American orator and politician, who was Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson
- Kirk Bryan (1888-1950), American geologist
- Arthur Q Bryan (1899-1959), American actor, best known as the voice of Elmer Fudd
- Richard Hudson Bryan (b. 1937), American politician, Governor of Nevada and a US Senator from Nevada
- Lieutenant-General Blackshear Morrison Bryan (1900-1977), American Commanding General 1st Army (1957-1960)
- Dora Bryan OBE (b. 1923), English actress of stage, film and television
- Lance-Corporal Thomas Bryan VC (1882-1945), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Sir Andrew Bryan FRSE (1893-1988), Scottish mining engineer
- Sir Arthur Bryan (1923-2011), British former Chairman of Wedgewood
- John Bryan (1911-1969), Academy Award-winning British art director and movie producer
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- History of the Bryan-Cole Family in America by Winfred Bryan Cole.
- Thomas Bryan and Some of His Descendants by Leslie Aulls Bryan.
- Bryans, Hortons, and Allied Families by Elizabeth Cate Manly.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- 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.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
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