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![Show Contents]() Belan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Belan familyThe surname Belan was first found in Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint), a historic county, created after the defeat of the Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd in 1284, and located in north-east Wales, where they held a family seat. The Celtic resistance north and south along the border of Wales and England was considerably increased after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Normans met more resistance from the Welsh than in the rest of England. The Welsh fought from behind their hills and mountains and tenaciously held their ground. Finally, Edward I, to placate this founding nation, conferred the principality of Wales upon his eldest son, who became Edward II. This brought Wales into England as an equal while the King was alive, and integral part of the royal title when on the throne. Edward III confirmed and ll Princes of Wales were presented to the Welsh people at Caernarvon Castle. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Welsh surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 861 when Belyn held a family seat in Flint. Early History of the Belan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belan research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1535, 1574, 1584, 1600, 1613, 1615, 1622, 1666, 1677 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Belan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Belan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Belyn, Bellin, Belin, Bellyn, Bealing, Beeling, Belling, Beling, Bellings and many more. Early Notables of the Belan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Belan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Belan family to IrelandSome of the Belan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 55 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Belan migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Belan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Peter Belan, who landed in Texas in 1894 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Belan (post 1700) | + |
- Albert V. Belan, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 45th District, 1989-2000 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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