Brackyn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Brackyn family

Early History of the Brackyn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brackyn research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1014, 1697, 1764 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Brackyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brackyn Spelling Variations

Those scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Brackyn family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Bracken, Braken and others.

Early Notables of the Brackyn family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Brackyn family

Thousands of Irish families left for North American shores in the 19th century. These people were searching for a life unencumbered with poverty, hunger, and racial discrimination. Many arrived to eventually find such conditions, but many others simply did not arrive: victims of the diseased, overcrowded ships in which they traveled to the New World. Those who lived to see North American shores were instrumental in the development of the growing nations of Canada and the United States. A thorough examination of passenger and immigration lists has disclosed evidence of many early immigrants of the name Brackyn: James Bracken, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1831; John Bracken, who settled in New England in 1806; Michael, Patrick, Robert, Thomas, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..