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Origins Available: English, Scottish Where did the English Burnia family come from? What is the English Burnia family crest and coat of arms? When did the Burnia family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Burnia family history? The name Burnia reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Burnia family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Burnia family lived in Norfolk and Kent, where they settled after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The Burnia family originally came from Bernay in Calvados, Normandy, and it is to that location that their name refers.Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Barney, Berney, Barny, Berny, Barnie, Bernie, Bernaye, Bairney, Bearnie, Bearny, Bernais, Berneys, Berneyes, Bearnay and many more. First found in Norfolk and Kent, where they were settled after the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burnia research. Another 183 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1558 are included under the topic Early Burnia History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Burnia Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Burnia family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 87 words(6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Burnia name or one of its variants: Jacob Barney who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1620; James Barney settled in Virginia in 1650; Phon Barney who settled in Virginia in 1650. Thomas Barney settled in St. John's Newfoundland 1821.
The Burnia Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Burnia Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:17. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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