Brettar History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Brettar familyThe surname Brettar was first found in Lancashire at Aigburth, or Aigburgh, a district chapelry, in the township of Garston, parish of Childwall, union and hundred of West Derby. "In the reigns of Elizabeth and James the family of Brettargh possessed this place; in that of Charles I. it was held by the Tarletons." 1 "About the beginning of Elizabeth's reign the Brettarghs of the Holt in Little Woolton acquired lands [in Woolton, Lancashire.] The family are said to have owned the site of Woolton Hall, which descended to the Broughtons." 2 Early History of the Brettar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brettar research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1468, 1487, 1510, 1549, 1579, 1600 and 1601 are included under the topic Early Brettar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brettar Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bretarghe, Bratarge, Bratidge, Bretidge, Bretiche, Brettick, Brettidge, Bretar and many more. Early Notables of the Brettar familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Brettar familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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