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Brittain
Nathaniel Brittain
Brittain
Brittain
Brittain
Children (1):
Nathaniel Brittain (1662 - 1727)
Events in Brittain's life
Date Age Event Place Src
1662 Birth of son Nathaniel Brittain Donegan Hills, Staten Is., NY
1727 Death of son Nathaniel Brittain (aged 65) Donegan Hills, Staten Is., NY
Personal Notes:
Name origin: Celtic tribes from Powys on the English/Welsh border fled from Roman tyrant, Maximus in 384 to Brettagne (Brittany), France. Between 950 - 1066 the Dukes of Bittany aligned with the Dukes of Normandy at the battle of Hastings.
Arms: Blue with a gold bend between six gold stars.
Crest: A wolf.
Motto: "Cassis tutissima virtus." = Virtue is the safest helmet.
Irish origin: 13th century counties of Meath and Kildare.