Thanks Peter. The witness would not be our Mary GRENDON as she married Thomas TEALL in Bourton on the Water GLS on 28th Oct 1830. There may of course be a family connection which we will explore. Thanks too to Anne Paling. Yes, our research also indicates that Grendon Hall belonged to the Chetwyn family. I believe it did belong to the GRENDON family a long way back. Regretfully, we do not have any family information about the nature of our link to Grendon Hall, except that the eldest daughter born to the family was always traditionally given the name GRENDON. This makes me wonder whether the GRENDONS had only a female link to Grendon Hall, which was taken over by the Chetwyn family? I would be grateful if anyone knows where we might obtain details of the Grendon Hall & further our research. Jan RALPH

Hello again - British History Online give a somewhat too detailed account of the owners, tenants and occupants of Grendon. I was fascinated by it all but I am a nerd who loves such chronologies of families and places!! http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42659 It would seem from this account that the last GRENDON that held the land from the FERRERs family was a Robert de GRENDON who died without issue in 1348. Surname: Grendon "This interesting name is of Medieval English origin and is locational from places so called in Berkshire, Northumberland and Warwickshire, first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Grenuedone' (Berkshire), 'Grendone (Northumberland)' and 'Grendone (Warwickshire)', and deriving from the Old English elements 'grene', green and 'dun', a hill. In Baginton, Warwickshire, on December 7th 1725, one Ann Grendon was christened. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Christopher Grendon, marriage to Annes Sheyll, which was dated July 11th 1573, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, 'Good Queen Bess', 1558-1603. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation." I pinched the above from the Internet Surname Database. Baginton is approximately 1 mile due south of Whitley. Anne Paling SHEFFIELD, U.K. > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:33:50 +0000 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: [WAR] WHITLEY, COVENTRY: GRENDON > > Thanks Peter. The witness would not be our Mary GRENDON as she > married Thomas TEALL in Bourton on the Water GLS on 28th Oct 1830. > There may of course be a family connection which we will explore. > > Thanks too to Anne Paling. Yes, our research also indicates that > Grendon Hall belonged to the Chetwyn family. I believe it did belong > to the GRENDON family a long way back. Regretfully, we do not have > any family information about the nature of our link to Grendon Hall, > except that the eldest daughter born to the family was always > traditionally given the name GRENDON. This makes me wonder whether > the GRENDONS had only a female link to Grendon Hall, which was taken > over by the Chetwyn family? I would be grateful if anyone knows > where we might obtain details of the Grendon Hall & further our research. > > Jan RALPH _________________________________________________________________ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/