The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Braunteston come from when the family resided in Brandeston, a parish in Suffolk on the River Deben or in one of the villages named below.
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Early Origins of the Braunteston family
The surname Braunteston was first found in various shires including Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire where we find today villages and civil parishes named Branston. These place names were derived from the Old English personal name Brant + "tun," as in "a farmstead or a village of a man called Brant." 1 All three locals were listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Brantestone (Leicestershire) Branztune (Lincolnshire) and Bronstinson (Staffordshire.)
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Early History of the Braunteston family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Braunteston research. Another 340 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1200, 1210, 1221, 1273, 1287, 1288, 1500, 1568, 1731, 1778, 1800 and 1827 are included under the topic Early Braunteston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Braunteston Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Braunteston has been recorded under many different variations, including Branston, Brandeston, Branteston, Braunteston, Brancston, Braunston, Bramston and many more.
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Early Notables of the Braunteston family
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Migration of the Braunteston family to Ireland
Some of the Braunteston family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Braunteston family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Braunteston or a variant listed above: John Bramston who arrived in America in 1746; John Branston in America in 1773 and J. Branston in Philadelphia in 1856.
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