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![Show Contents]() Tennet Surname History
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The vast movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought the Tennet family name to the British Isles. They lived in Sussex. The family was originally from D'Anet, in Normandy, 1 which is now home to the Château d'Anet, a château near Dreux, built by Philibert de l'Orme from 1547 to 1552. Early Origins of the Tennet familyThe surname Tennet was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat from very early times. However, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 record the first listings of the name: Alicia Denet in Bedfordshire; and Robert Dynot in Oxfordshire. 2 Regardless of this early roll, Sussex has traditionally held the greatest listings of the name through history. Early History of the Tennet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tennet research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1545, 1559, 1566, 1593, 1600, 1601, 1612, 1620, 1645, 1655 and 1666 are included under the topic Early Tennet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tennet Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Dennette, Dennett, Denett, Dennet, Denet and others. Early Notables of the Tennet familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Thomas Danett (fl. 1566-1601), English author of the following works:— 1. ‘The Description of the Low Countreys and of the Prouinces thereof, gathered into an Epitome out of the Historie of Lodouico Guicchardini,’ London, 1593, dedicated to Lord Burghley. 2. ‘A...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tennet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Tennet familyMany English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Tennet or a variant listed above: John Dennett who settled in Maine in 1630; Samuel Dennett and his wife Susannah arrived in west New Jersey in 1664; Alexander Dennett arrived in Maine in 1630.
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- Germain-Felix Tennet de Laubadère, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- Joseph Marie Tennet de Laubadère, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
- Germain Félix Tennet de Laubadère, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
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