The Briggam name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Yorkshire, where they lived in the village named Brigham. The place-name Brigham is derived from the Old English words Brycg and ham which literally mean bridge and homestead. 1
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Early Origins of the Briggam family
The surname Briggam was first found in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Brigham, a township, in the parish of Fostonupon-Wolds, union of Driffield, wapentake of Dickering. Brigham can also be found in the West division of Cumberland where it is a parish of some size. 2
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Early History of the Briggam family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Briggam research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1543, 1555 and 1558 are included under the topic Early Briggam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Briggam Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Briggam has undergone many spelling variations, including Briggam, Brigham, Brighame and others.
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Early Notables of the Briggam family
Distinguished members of the family include Nicholas Brigham (d. 1558), a Latin scholar and antiquarian, who gave up literature to practice in the law courts. In 1555, he built a tomb for the bones of Chaucer in Westminster Abbey. It is thought that "he was... Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Briggam Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Briggam family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Briggam were among those contributors: Richard Brigham settled in the New Netherlands in 1645; Thomas Brigham settled in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1645; John Brigham settled in Maryland in 1774.
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