Bradbrun History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The origins of the Bradbrun name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Bradbrun was originally derived from a family having lived in Bradbourne, a parish, partly in the hundred of Appletree, but chiefly in that of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. 1

"The manor was one of those belonging to Henry de Ferrers at the time of the Domesday survey; in the reign of John it was conveyed to the Bradborne family, of whom Henry de Bradborne was executed at Pomfret, in 1322, for his adhesion to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. " 2

Listed as Bradeburne in the Domesday Book of 1086, 3 the place name literally means place at the broad stream from the Old English "brad" + "burna." 4 5

Early Origins of the Bradbrun family

The surname Bradbrun was first found in Kent, where John de Bradeburn was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279. A few years later, Roger de Bradeburn was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1286. 6

Early History of the Bradbrun family

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Bradbrun Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Bradbrun include Bradbourn, Bradbourne, Bradborn, Bradborne, Bradburn and many more.

Early Notables of the Bradbrun family

Distinguished members of the family include Samuel Bradburn (1751-1816), Methodist preacher, an associate of Wesley, and an intimate disciple of Fletcher of Madeley. He was the son of a private in the army, and was born at Gibraltar. On his father's return to England, when he was about twelve years old, he was apprenticed to a cobbler at Chester, and after a course of youthful profligacy became a Methodist at the age of eighteen, entered the itinerant ministry about three years later, and continued in it more than forty years till his death. Bradburn was, according to the testimony of all...
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Migration of the Bradbrun family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Thomas Bradburne who settled in Virginia in 1663; Thomas Bradborn who settled in Virginia in 1732; John Bradburn settled in New England in 1705.

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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)