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Where did the English Grosvenor family come from? What is the English Grosvenor family crest and coat of arms? When did the Grosvenor family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Grosvenor family history?
The ancestors of the Grosvenor family migrated to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The surname Grosvenor is for a person in charge of hunting on the Lord's estates. Further research showed the name was derived from the Anglo Norman French gros, which means great, or chief, and veneor, which means hunter.
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- First settlers to North America
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Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Grosvenor family name include Grosvenor, Grosvener and others.First found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Grosvenor family to immigrate North America:
Grosvenor Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Grosvenor who settled in New England in 1630
- John Grosvenor, who arrived in Roxbury, Mass in 1691
Grosvenor Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- E. C. Grosvenor settled in Savannah, Georgia in 1826
- Albert Grosvenor, who landed in Colorado in 1883
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- Gilbert Melville Grosvenor (b. 1931), editor of the National Geographic Magazine from 1903 to 1954 and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- John Grosvenor (1742-1823), English surgeon
- Victor Alexander Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor
- Beatrice Grosvenor, U.N. Delegate
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Virtus, non stemma
Motto Translation: Virtue, not pedigree.
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- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
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The Grosvenor Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Grosvenor Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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