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The surname Brette was first found in Cheshire where "in the township of Davenham, [the family] was settled from a remote period the family of La Bret, which terminated in a direct line in Richard Breete of Davenham, early in the 16th century. Hamund la Bret witnessed the grant of Little Mereton to Gralam de Lostock, temp. Henry III.; and Richard le Brette de Daneham occurs among the contributors to the feast on the consecration of Vale Royal Abbey, A.D. 1336." 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brette research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1250, 1296, 1300, 1560, 1609, 1619 and 1630 are included under the topic Early Brette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brad, Baid, Bread, Braed, Bradd, Bred, Breed, Bredd and many more.
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Henry Braid; and William Brade (1560-1630) an English composer, violinist, and viola player. He moved to northern Germany where he worked for the Brandenburg court, and for King Christian IV in Copenhagen. "He was living at Hamburg on 19...
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In France, the name Brette is the 7,218th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 3
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Brade settled in New England in 1763 and James Brade arrived in Philadelphia in 1871.