Bream History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Breams to arrive on North American shores:

Bream Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Bryan Bream, who arrived in Virginia in 1665 ^[1]

Bream Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• James Bream, aged 47, who landed in Virginia in 1813 ^[1]
• John Bream, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 ^[1]
• John Bream, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1866 and moved westward
• Mrs. J Bream, who arrived in Iowa in 1870 ^[1]
• Johannes Bream, who landed in Iowa in 1870 ^[1]

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bream Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Amand Bream, aged 31, who landed in St Pierre and Miquelon in 1767

• Sid Bream (b. 1960), American Major League Baseball player
• John H. Bream, American Democrat politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1958 ^[2]
• Gray Bream, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Halifax, 1941; Godthaab, 1943 ^[2]
• Julian Alexander Bream CBE (1933-2020), British classical guitarist and lutenist, one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century