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The surname Stenning was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1560 when Nicholas Stennett held a family seat in that shire.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stenning research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1663, 1674, 1690, 1713 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Stenning History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Stennett, Stennet, Stennit, Stennitt, Stenett, Stenitt, Stenit and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include Joseph Stennett (1663-1713), English Seventh Day Baptist minister and hymnwriter from Abingdon, Berkshire. He was second son of Edward Stennett (d. 1690?) by his wife Mary Quelch and was born at Abingdon, Berkshire. "His father...
Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stenning Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.