Glenne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Glenne family

The surname Glenne was first found in Peebles-shire where they held a family seat from early times. The Glen family name is derived from the ancient word "glean" meaning a small valley. The name was first found in the lands of Glen in the parish of Traquair in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The Chief of the family, Colban, received his lands of Quilte in a legacy from the Queen, which was later confirmed by Robert the Bruce in the following year, 1329.

Early History of the Glenne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glenne research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1377, 1386, 1422, 1665, 1683, 1685, 1687, 1692, 1694, 1705, 1732, 1804, 1826, 1836, 1873 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Glenne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glenne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Glen, Glenn, Glenne and others.

Early Notables of the Glenne family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Andrew Glen (1665-1732), English botanist who graduated B.A. from Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1683, and M.A. in 1687. "In 1685 he formed an herbarium of seven hundred native and two hundred foreign plants, the latter collected on the continent. He afterwards travelled in...
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Migration of the Glenne family to Ireland

Some of the Glenne family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glenne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glenne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

P Glenne, aged 40, who landed in New York, NY in 1851 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)