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The surname Baleal was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat in their territories. Guy de Bailleul, owner of the fiefs of Bailleul, Dampierre, Harcourt, and Vinoy in Normandy was a Norman Baron, who accompanied Duke William to England. Around the year 1093, he was granted the Barony of Biwell in Northumberland by William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, who was King of England from 1087-1100.
Without a doubt, the most famous of the family was John Balliol (c.1249-1314), King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Also known as Johan de Bailliol, Jhon BalliIain and Iain Bailiol, little is known of his heritage and his early life. He was likely descended from Bernard I de Balliol (died c. 1154), Lord of Balliol.
His fourth son was Bernard II de Balliol (died c. 1190) was also Lord of Balliol and Barnard Castle. He is best known for his capture of William the Lion, King of the Scots, near Alnwick in 1174. 1
Yorkshire, more specifically the North Riding of Yorkshire was found to have early records of the family. "The Balliols were anciently proprietors [of Kirkby in Cleveland] as were also the families of Kirkby and Eure." 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baleal research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1130, 1133, 1208, 1212, 1240, 1249, 1268, 1269, 1283, 1287, 1289, 1290, 1292, 1296, 1314, 1332, 1338, 1356 and 1364 are included under the topic Early Baleal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Baliol, Balliol, Belyall, Balliole, Baliole, Balliol and many more.
Notable among the family at this time was Guy I de Balliol (died c. 1130-1133), a Picard Baron who was granted land in northern England in the late eleventh century. He is regarded as the progenitor of the noble family, the House of Balliol (de Bailleul.) John de Balliol (c. 1208-1268), was an English nobleman, belonging to the House of Balliol, eponym of...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Baliol, who arrived in New York, NY in 1823; and N.C. Balleul who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1844.