Richard Greswold, of Solthull (Solihull)

sources

• 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 6. 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).

links

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Richard_Greswold_%283%29

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'Richard3 GRESWOLD ...married a daughter of William GROME, of Kyneton (this is a small manor, west of Ulverley in Solihull and bordering on Worcestershire, not the hundred of Kyneton in the southern part of the county). ... Richard died before the 13 Henry IV which is 1411/12 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England.'

Wife: Unknown Grome b Est 1335 -

Children

1. William Greswold Est 1360 -

Birth year estimated based on estimated birth year of his son.

Notes

https://myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I3242&tree=2005217a

"Richard3 Greswold (Ralph2, John1). Richard married a daughter of William GROME, of Kyneton (this is a small manor, west of Ulverley in Solihull and bordering on Worcestershire, not the hundred of Kyneton in the, southern part of the county). Pemberton's chart says he was of Kimenhall, and Philpott apparently picked it up. Glenn Griswold says "___ Grome, Lord of Kimmenhall and Burch Furlongs." Richard died before the 13 Henry IV which is 1411/12 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England." [Glenn Griswold quoting Dugdale, but Woodall says this is a very improbable date and the source is uncertain.] They had 1 Child:

i. William (vel Thomas) Greswold. ["vel" is the Latin term for "or" and William is almost always termed thus. In later records the term "als" {alias} is more frequent but means the same.] The earliest record that appears to relate to the Greswold family is in Vol II of the Feet of Fines, 1284-1385 and was discovered in 1997 by Joy Woodall, Historian of Rowington, Warwickshire:
Solihull, Kineton Green: (month) 11, (year) 4, reign of (King) Edward II [who reigned from 1307 to 1327]. Quinz of St Martin (15th day of the feast of St Martin). William, son of Walter de Grousewold, plaintiff. Walter de Grousewold, defendant.

A messuage, 30 acres of meadow in Solihull and Kyngton juxta (next to) Solihull. Plea of covenant. Defendant recognized right of plaintiff.

Consideration - Plaintiff grants to defendant to hold for life of defendant of plaintiff and his heirs by a rose rent yearly at Nativity of St. John the Baptist, for all service to them and doing the services due to the chief lord.

In a letter of 2 Feb 1996, Joy cites a Lay Subsidy Roll [GE 3 (1332) Dugdale Society Publication, Vol. VI, published 1926.], "William de Grousewold paying 6s under Kyneton Lyndon and an Agnes Grome paying 10d." This William was probably the chaplain at St. Alphege in 1349. ["Our Griswold Family in England before 1639," p.5.] (Richard3 Greswold married a daughter of William Grome of Kyneton)."

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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• GRESWOLD
• The Greswolds were an old family of Warwickshire, originating apparently in Kenilworth, and afterward extending into Solihull and Rowington, the Solihull branch being the richest and most distinguished.(a) The pedigree is as follows :(b)
• 1 JOHN Greswold, of Kenilworth, who married a daughter of William Hugford of Ulverley Hall, Solihull. His son was
  • 2 RALPH Greswold, who married Margaret Dadly. His son was son was
    • ' 3 RICHARD Greswold, of Solihull, who married the daughter and heiress of William Grome, of Kimenhall. He died before 1412. Sons :
      • 4 WILLIAM Greswold, of Solihull.
      • THOMAS Greswold, of Solihull, who married Christiana(c) ____, and was mentioned as one of the persons of quality in the county in 1433-4,(d) where he was justice of the peace, 1442-1458. From 1437 to 1443 he had custody of the manors of Solihull and Sheldon for the King, and in 1450 of the forfeited estate of Robert de Arden. In 1437-8 he gave to the chantry £3 yearly for the priest to say mass daily for the King and for himself and for their souls after death and the souls of his parents.(e)
      • 4 WILLIAM Greswold, of Solihull, married Isabel, daughter and heiress of John Grange. His son was
  • The arms of the Greswolds were: Argent, a fess gules between two greyhounds courant sable.(m) In Yardley, Worcestershire, later generations were living. In the church of that Parish the Greswold arms quarter Groome, Grange, Hawes, and others.(n) Edward and Mathew Griswold, of Kenilworth, brothers, came to Connecticut in 1639 and left issue.(o)
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• 'Richard Greswold
• 'M, b. circa 1368
• Father Ralph Greswold b. c 1347
• Mother Margaret Dudley
• ' Richard Greswold was born circa 1368 at of Solihull, Warwickshire, England. He married (Miss) Grome, daughter of William Grome, circa 1389.
• 'Family (Miss) Grome
• Child
  • ◦William Greswold+ b. c 1390
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