The brenton Surname
brenton Name Meaning and History
English (Devon): habitational name primarily from Brenton near
Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Br¯ningtun
‘settlement (Old English tun) associated with
Br¯ni’ (a personal name from Old English bryne
‘fire’, ‘flame’), or from any of the places mentioned at
Brinton.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Brentons in Cornwall, UK |
 valerie2510
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| Henry Brenton |
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| John Brenton obit, Halifax 1905 |
hughwilliams
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| Ora (orrie b.) Brenton |
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| James Brenton |
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| Henry Brenton |
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| Lem(m)on Brenton | Bethany Thatcher | 2 |
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| BRENTON Phillip born abt 1664 marr. Grace...... abt 1683 all children christened @ St Wenn, Cornwall, UK | Wendy Ford | 12 |
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