Blay, for Bleay.
COLONEL THOMAS T. HAWKINS.
Bleakey, for Blakey.
Bleay. De Ble, Normandy, 1180. De Blee, Stafford, 1180.
Blennerhasset, or De Tillial, from Tilliol, near Rouen. Richard de Tilliol, lord of Blennerhasset, Cumberland, temp. Henry I. The younger branches bore the name of Blennerhasset. A name to which the "Burr Expedition" gave a peculiar interest in Kentucky.
Blessett, for Blissett.
Blews, a form of Blew or Blue. Etard de Blew occurs in Kent, 1199, and Robert de Bloi in Essex. The name is a form of Bloi, Bloin, or Blohin of Bretagne, often written Blue. Vide Bligh and Blue.
Bley, for Bleay.
Bligh, for De Bloin, from Bretagne. Vide Darnley.