Brokely History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Brokely family

Early History of the Brokely family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brokely research. Another 274 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1200, 1216, 1272, 1311, 1320, 1325, 1420 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Brokely History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brokely 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 Brokely has undergone many spelling variations, including Brockley, Brocleg, Brokeley, Brokele, Brokkeley, Broclee, Brocklee, Brocleigh and many more.

Early Notables of the Brokely family

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Migration of the Brokely 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 Brokely were among those contributors: Catherine Brockley who sailed to America in 1743 and Thomas Brockley to America in 1752.