Braunds in the USA

Here is a list of Braund and Braund descendants who emigrated to what is now the USA, before 1900. They represent branches 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18 and 22. Many of them have descendants who are still in the USA. There are also more recent emigrants living in the USA today. There is information about Braund branches here. There are several articles about Braunds in the USA on our Braund Stories page; these are the results of in-depth research into USA Braunds, undertaken by Lynne Ridler-Wall (see below for the details of these).

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California

Prior to 1881, Thomas Box (c.1829-1881), whose mother was a branch 8 Braund, moved to Buffalo.

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Having left London for Queensland. Australia, where she married George Hobler, Elizabeth Theodosia Braund (1837-1876), of branch 8 and her family moved to Tulare in 1879. Elizabeth was Thomas Box’s first cousin.

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Dakota

In the 1870s, William Fry Braund (1852-1931), of branch 7, spent time in Clay County, Iowa before moving to Dakota. He joined the Klondike gold rush then returned to the prairies. He died in Vancouver, Canada. He has no known descendants. His story is told in Was the Grass Greener?.

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Louisiana

Braund descendant, William John Horrell (1838-1878), of branch 6, left Plymouth, Devon about 1870 for New Orleans, via a short stay in Detroit. He has many descendants in the southern states. His story is told in Was the Grass Greener?.

 

Maine

See New Hampshire

 

Michigan

George Lewis Braund (c.1836-1896) from Norton Malreward, Somerset, emigrated to Jackson County in 1864 and had a large family. He has many descendants. George belongs to branch 1 but also descends from branch 4, through his paternal grandmother. His brother William Henry emigrated to Washington DC. George's story is told in Was the Grass Greener?.

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Missouri

Braund descendant, Edward John Peeke Bell (John) Williams (1862-1929), of branch 18, left Ivybridge, Devon for Missouri in 1888.

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New Hampshire

In 1641, Michael Braund (c.1605-c.1666), branch 22, left Berry Pomeroy, Devon with his family. He settled in Dover New Hampshire. It is likely that he had a brother called John, who also emigrate. His descendants moved to Kittery in Maine and adopted The Brawn and Brann variants of the surname. His story is told in Was the Grass Greener?. Read more on our Braund Stories page.

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New Jersey

Clarence Lewis William Braund (1855-1909), branch 1, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, took his family to New Jersey about 1891. There are descendants in the USA today. His story is told in Was the Grass Greener?.

 

New York

See Washington DC.

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Ohio

William Arthur Braund (c.1829-1911), branch 3, left Sheepwash, Devon for to Chagrin Falls about 1850. Read more on our Braund Stories page. About 1855, William’s aunt, Ann Bear née Braund (c. 1796-1883), took her children to Cleveland, after the death of her husband.

 

Three brothers from branch 1, William Pomeroy Braund (c.1836-1911), Richard Henry Braund (1838-1889) and Samuel Braund (1844-1929), left Holsworthy, Devon, for Cuyahuga County, Ohio. William emigrated first, leaving in 1857. His story is told in Was the Grass Greener?. His younger brothers following about ten years later. Richard Henry travelled with his wife and children. He may have accompanied Samuel, who sailed on the Hecia. All three brothers married and there are many descendants.

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Pennsylvania

Three branch 1 siblings emigrated to Du Bois, Pennsylvania. Marwood (1839-) and family, left in 1887, travelling on the City of Rome. In 1888, Henry (1849-1937) left with his oldest son, his wife and younger children followed on the City of York. Henry’s brother Their story is told in Was the Grass Greener?. Their sister, Mary Ann (c.1837-) and her husband, James Hockin, also went to Pennsylvania.

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Susan Hooper Honey née Braund (1848-1899), branch 4, left St. Teath in Cornwall for Pen Argyl in the 1880s with her husband, William and children.

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In 1831, William Braund (c.1783-1857) and his two youngest sons, branch 5, left on the brig Apolla for Durrrell, Bradford County. His wife Grace remained in Sutcombe Devon. There are descendants in Pennsylvania. His story is told in Was the Grass Greener?.

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Wilfred Mills Braund aka Mayfair (1882-1918), branch 18, married in Manhatten in 1906 and then settled in Pennsylvania.

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Utah

Harriet Mitchell née Jory (c.1818-1883), whose mother was a branch 6 Braund, sailed from Liverpool on the Minnesota in 1869 and settled in Salt Lake City.

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Washington DC

William Henry Braund (c.1829-1915) and his wife Ann Braund née Braund were second cousins once removed. They left for New York in the 1850s and William later settled in Washington DC. He had many descendants. They both belong to branch 1 but William also descends from branch 4, through his paternal grandmother. His brother, George Lewis Braund, emigrated to Michigan.​