It should be noted, that my family includes John Brett (born 1635), all his descendants, and are related to Whitestaunton Manor, Chard, County, Somerset, England. Sampford Brett Village, County Somerset, is named after the Brett family of Whitestaunton Manor.
The Brito family (Sir Ansgar Brito/Brett), received the property within County Somerset, from the Duke of Normandy after the Battle of Hastings, Hastings, England.
William Brett, of County Hastings (born 1618) and his family were also related to the Witestaunton Manor Brett's. This William Brett was the progenitor of the Brett name in Massachusetts.
William's cousin, Mary Brett (Isham), (born about 1603 in England) is also linked to the Whitestaunton Manor, as well as her brother, Sir Edward Brett, from Kent, England.
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