John Greswold, of Kenilworth

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Stirnet's "Greswolde1" page (link below) does not mention any ancestors of this John.

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Surname has also been reported to be:

• Greswald
• Griswald
• Gresewald

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• https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/greswolde1.php#top (membership required in order to view without interruption)

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Biography

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Greswold_(3)

No. 1 in French, Robert L.; Esther G. French; and Coralee (editor) Griswold. “The Greswold Family: 12 generations in England.”(Wethersfield, CT: Griswold Family Association of America, 1999) page 5.

'John1 GRESWOLD was born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England and is the earliest Greswold who can be related to the family in Kenilworth. He married a daughter of William HUGGEFORD of Hulverle Hall, Solihull, Warwickshire, England. John died in Solihull, Warwickshire, England. ... [footnote: ... It is interesting to note that 300 years later, the Greswolds returned to Kenilworth.]'

Birth year estimate of 1265 based on estimated birth years of his children.

Children

1. Ann Greswold Est 1290 - married Thomas Hawes
2. Rudolphus Greswold Est 1300 - married Margaret Dadley

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Notes

From "The Griswolds of Olentangy", by The Reverend Edwin Viets Griswold, 1939:

By the beginning of the 14th century the Griswolds, who probably came with the Teutonic invaders, were well established in Warwickshire, heart ofAnglo-Saxon England, as an ancient and aristocratic family, with a crest and coat-of-arms. The arms are described as "Argent, a fess Gules, in chief two greyhounds courant proper," said to be preserved in a window in the east end of the nave of the church at Solihull. Various members of the family are described as "of Solihull," "of Longdon Hall", "of Malvern Hall." Distinguished clergy and lords of the manor appear at intervals. In 1437 King Henry VI granted custody of Solihull to a Thomas Greswold. Tradition, which usually has some fact for a basis, associates three Griswolds with Edward I, whose favor they had won by distinguished bravery in the Crusades, Later the King recorded that of all his dogs he was fondest of his greyhounds from the Griswolds of Solihull. So it appears plausible that the family name may very well have been originally Greysweald, derived from the Icelandic grey, signifying "dog" or "greyhound," plus the common Anglo-Saxon weald, or wold, signifying "woods." Hence the arms and crest of the family who lived in a woods and raised the favorite kind of dogs for royalty."

Supporting data

Extracted from French Robert Lewis et al. “The Greswold Family : 12 Generations in England.” Griswold Family Association 1999.

Descent

1. John Greswold - d. Solihull, Warwickshire. Married a daughter of William HUGGEFORD. Children: Ralph; and Alice married Thomas HAWES.
2. Ralph Greswold - b. Solihull, Warwickshire. Married Margaret DADLEY. Son: Richard.
3. Richard Greswold - d. 1411, Solihull, Warwickshire. Married a daughter of William GROME. Son: William vel Thomas.
4. William vel Thomas Greswold - d. Solihull, Warwickshire. married Isabell GRANGE, daughter of Thomas GRANGE. Sons: John; and Thomas married Christian BIRCHES.
5. John Greswold - b. about 1490, Solihull, Warwickshire; d. before 1459. Married about 1413 to Margaret BROMLEY, daughter of Henry BROMLEY and Alice HAWES. Children: John; Richard; Christian married John WEST.
6. John Greswold - b. about 1414; d. about 1473, Rowington, Warwickshire. Married about 1440 to Elizabeth BEYHAM, daughter of Thomas BEYHAM. Children: John; Anne married Thomas HAWES, Jr.; and Robert.
7. John Greswold, Esq. - b. about 1440; d. 1481, Rowington, Warwickshire. Children: Richard married first Joan STOCKLEY (ancestors of American immigrant Michael GRISWOLD), and second Alice; and John.
8. John Greswold - b. about 1472, Rowington, Warwickshire; d. Jun. 20, 1515, Rowington, Warwickshire. Children: Thomas married (ancestors of American immigrant Francis GRISWOLD); Roger married Margaret; and John.
9. John Greswold - b. about 1510; d. May 15, 1583, South Rookery. Children: John married Isabell SAUNDERS?; Roger; Robert; Ambrose; Henry; and three daughters.
10. Roger GRISWOLD - b. about 1540, Rowington, Warwickshire; bur. Mar. 15, 1617, Ederstone, Warwickshire. Resided in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Children: William; Margerie; Isabell; George; and Thomas married Elizabeth.

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Extracted from Westover Family History - “The Griswolds of Kenilworth” < link >

The Griswold name likely came from 1200 Germany, originally being spelled 'Greifswald'. It is said they came to England during one of the Anglo-Saxon wars with the Normans and stayed. Apparently the first Griswold authentically noted is a one John of Kenilworth c.1250. I have yet to come across a family tree that echos this, but I can with certainty show lineage starting in the 1200s and Radulphus Greswold:

• 1. Radulphus Greswold b. 1279, Solihull, Warwicks, England m. Margaret Dudley b. 1283, Solihull, Warwicks, England
• 2. Richard Greswold (Radulphus) b. abt 1305, Solihull m. abt 1326 to ? Grome
• 3. William Vel Thomas Greswold (Richard, Radulphus) b. abt 1327, Solihull m. Isabell Grange (b. 1311, Solihull)
• 4. John Greswold (William, Richard, Radulphus) b. abt 1362, Solihull m. Margaret Bromley (b. 1366, Longdon Hall, Warwicks, England)
• 5. John Greswold (John, William, Richard, Radulphus) b. abt 1440?, Solihull m. Elizabeth Verney (b. abt 1445, Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England)
• 6. Richard Groswold (John, John, William, Richard, Radulphus) b. abt 1470, Solihull (Kennelworth), Warwicks, England d. aft 1560 m. Joan Stockley in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England (b. abt 1477, Yoxall, Staffordshire)
• 7. Roger Griswold (Richard, John, John, William, Richard, Radulphus) b. abt 1489, Kennelworth, Warwicks, England d. 9 June 1545, Rowington, Warwickshire, England m. Margaret (b 1491, Solihull)

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https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/greswolde1.php

• John Greswold of Kenelworth, Warwickshire m. _ Hugford (dau of William Hugford of Hulderley Hall, Solihull)
  • 1. Radulpus Greswold m. Margaret Dadley
    • A. Richard Greswold of Solthull (Solihull) m. _ Grome (dau/heir of _ Grome of Kimenhall & Berch Furlongs)
      • i. William or Thomas Greswold m. Isabel Grange (dau/heir of John Grange)
        • a. Thomas Greswold of Solihull m. Christiana
        • b. John Greswold of Solihullm. Margaret Bromley (dau/heir of Henry Bromley)
          • (1) John Greswold of Longdon Hall m. Elizabeth
            • (A) Richard Greswold of Solihull the first mentioned by Visitation (Worcestershire) m. Joane Stockley (dau/heir of Thomas Stockley of Poxhall (Yoxall of Foxhall))

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References

• William Camden, The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619 (London, England: 1877), 61; digital images, GoogleBooks
• http://www.archive.org/stream/edmondhawesyarm00hawegoog#page/n96/mo...
• http://kinnexions.com/ancestries/phelps.htm#Griswold
• https://myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I3249&tree=2005217a cites
  • RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. FHL book 929.242 G868f "The Greswold Family, 12 Generations in England," researched and edited by Robert L. and Esther G. French, comp. by Coralee Griswold [Wethersfeld, CT; 1999]. The authors standardize spelling as Greswold for England and Griswold for America. As of 2012, it appears that this book is the most current evolution of the Griswold ancestry and includes all previous research up to 1999 when it was published. (It also supersedes the author's own work in 1990 for the later English generations). See notes in this database of the original Griswold for a more detailed explanation of the various sources and a bibliography of previously published books that the authors include in this genealogical compilation.