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![Show Contents]() Brownfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BrownfieldWhat does the name Brownfield mean? In ancient Scotland, the first people to use Brownfield as a surname were the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name someone who lived in either of two settlements called Brownlee in the counties of Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. Early Origins of the Brownfield familyThe surname Brownfield was first found in Scotland where "Wedow" Brounlees was tenant on lands under Newbotle Abbey in 1563. Later, "Gavin Brwnelie was heir to James Brwnelie in Kinpuntmyln, 1608 and Issobell Brounleis was tenant on lands of Kelso Abbey in 1567. Janet Brownlee or Brownlees is recorded in Ersiltoune, 1653, John Brounllyes in Chappell, 1659, and James Brounleyis there in 1661. Nathaniel Brounlie in Mauldslie, 1685, and John Brounlie in Toun of Belsraine, parish of Carluke, 1624, and five more are recorded in Lanark Commissariot Record. " 1 In England, Robert de Browlegh was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1310 and later, Cuthbert Brownles was a Freeman of York in 1485. This branch is from Brownlee, in Scotland, meaning "'dweller at the brown clearing" 2 Early History of the Brownfield familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brownfield research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1553, 1560, 1567, 1583, 1591, 1606, 1637, 1638, 1886 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Brownfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brownfield Spelling VariationsBefore the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Brownfield has been spelled Brownlee, Brownlea, Brownlie, Brownlees, Brownley, Brownlow, Brownless, Brownlee, Brunlee, Brunlees, Brownleis, Brounley and many more. Early Notables of the Brownfield familyNotable among the family at this time was Richard Brownlow (1553-1638), chief prothonotary of the court of common pleas, the son of John Brownlow of High Holborn, by a daughter of Sir John Zouch of Stoughton Grange, Leicestershire. "He was born 2 April 1553, and baptised 12 April at St. Andrew's, Holborn. In 1583 he was entered at the Inner Temple, and was treasurer of that society in 1606. On 9 Oct. 1591 he was made chief prothonotary of the court of common pleas, which office he continued to hold until his death, deriving from it an annual profit of...
Another 99 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Brownfield Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brownfield RankingIn the United States, the name Brownfield is the 7,550th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Brownfield family to IrelandSome of the Brownfield family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 74 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them:
Brownfield Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Joe Brownfield, who settled in Georgia in 1735 with his wife
- John Brownfield, who landed in Georgia in 1735 4
- James Brownfield, who settled in Georgia in 1745
Brownfield Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Reynold Brownfield, aged 24, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1910
- Robert L. Brownfield, aged 31, who arrived in America, in 1910
- Alfred Brownfield, aged 37, who arrived in America, in 1917
- Bert Brownfield, aged 23, who arrived in America, in 1917
- Dorothy Brownfield, aged 18, who arrived in America, in 1920
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| Brownfield migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Brownfield Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Mable Brownfield, aged 33, who arrived in Kingston, Ont., Canada, in 1913
- Marjory Brownfield, aged 23, who arrived in Kingston, Ont., Canada, in 1913
| Contemporary Notables of the name Brownfield (post 1700) | + |
- Troy Brownfield, American comic book writer, journalist, and college professor
- William R. Brownfield (b. 1952), American Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2011), former Ambassador to Colombia, Chile and Venezuela
- Louisa Brownfield (b. 1984), birth name Louisa Brownfield, an English three-time bronze medalist netball player
- Major-General Harold Oswald Neville Brownfield (1894-1958), Head of the Canadian Joint Staff in Washington (1946-1947) 5
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- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, September 15) Harold Brownfield. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Brownfield/Harold_Oswald_Neville/Canada.html
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