The surname Briante was first found in Denbigh, south Wales, where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bryan, Bryant, Brian, Breine, Brine, Bryand, Briand, Briant, Bryane and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Briante Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the Briante family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Stephen Bryant, who settled in the Plymouth colony in 1632; John Bryant of Scituate, Massachusetts who settled there in 1639; another John Bryant arrived in Maryland in 1633 before moving on the Virginia.