At 03:47 PM 1/10/01 -0500, Joni Breedlove wrote: >In researching the surname Breedlove, I had heard tales of a possible >Indian origin but, haven't been able to find anything on it. However, >when my husband and I were in England and Wales a few years ago, we >noticed that there are quite a few Breedloves there. Dear Joni, You mean with the name spelled "Breedlove"? I'm surprised because the UK phone directories are on the web and I searched them without finding *any* Breedloves. There were lots of names that might be variants: Broadlove, Broadlow among them, but no Breedloves. Do you remember where in England and Wales you found them? Thanks, Marc Breedlove In researching the >name, I learned on 5 November 1994, from The Historical Research Center's >Family Name History that: > >The English surname Breedlove is classified as being a habitation name. >Habitation names are those whose family names which are derived from >either the location of the place of residence or village from whence he >hailed. In some instances, a habitation name refers to a residence which >was distinguished by a sign or engraving usually displayed over the door. >In this instance, the surname Breedlove originally referred to a person >who lived by a large hill. > >The etymology of this name lies in the combination of the Old English >terms. "brad" and "hlaw" meaning broad hill. This surname may also be >derived from one of the two place names called Brodley, located in >Lancashire and Essex. Variants of the surname Breedlove include Broadlove >and Broadley. > >One of the earliest to this name or a variant is a record of one Samuel >Broadlove, son of James Broadlove and his wife Ann, who was baptised the >25th of July, 1731 in Scopwick (Lincoln). However research is of course >ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier than the date >indicated about. > >The modern spelling of most English surnames is comparatively recent and >is usually a phonetic rendering of the name which is found in parish >registers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. However, it should >be noted that the name itself, in its various orthographic forms, may have >been born by the same family for a previous three or four hundred years. >Notable bearers of this surname include John Breedlove of the Virginia >Line, who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A military record >also mentions his brother, Martin Breedlove, who was aged 62 in 1833. > >BLAZON OF ARMS: Argent on a chevron gules, two eagle's heads > erased in chief of the last and an >anchor, three > bezants all within a bordure of the >third. >CREST: A stag's head erased proper. >MOTTO: Non immemor beneficii. >ORIGIN: England > > >Note: The Breedlove Coat of Arms motto translates to: > NOT FORGETFUL OF A KINDNESS > > Hope this helps! > Joni Breedlove > <jledb@bellatlantic.net> > > > >Wanda King wrote: > >> Posted on: Breedlove Queries >> Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Breedlove/43 >> >> Surname: Daniel Norman and Eliza Breedlove, My great grandparents >> ------------------------- >> >> >From what I understand the name Breedlove is from the Indians > > >