Bryarly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bryarly family

Early History of the Bryarly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bryarly research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1586, 1626, 1637, 1654 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Bryarly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bryarly Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bryarly family name include Brierley, Brierly, Briarly, Briarley, Bryerly and others.

Early Notables of the Bryarly family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Roger Brereley or Brierley (1586-1637), English divine and poet, born on 4 Aug. 1586, at Marland, then a hamlet in the parish of Rochdale, where Thomas Brereley, his father, and Roger, his grandfather, were farmers. "The name is spelled in many ways, but it seems best to adhere to the form which constantly recurs in the Rochdale baptismal register, as this undoubtedly represents the right pronunciation...
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Migration of the Bryarly family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Bryarly surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Byron, Joel, John, Matthew, Robert, Thomas, and William Brierley arrived in Philadelphia between 1832 and 1868. John, Matthew, Thomas and Thomas Brierly arrived in Philadelphia between 1855 and 1868..