Clendening History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Ireland

The Clendening surname was taken on from the place name Glendonwyne, a parish of Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, on record since the 13th century. [1] [2] The name literally means "one who came from Glendinning (glen of the fair hill)." [3]

Early Origins of the Clendening family

The surname Clendening was first found in Dumfriesshire. "Douglas (Baronage) states that a charter was granted by John Macgill of that Ilk (de eodem) to Adam de Glendonwyn of all his part of the lands and beronies of Clifton and Merbotel in the shire of Roxburgh prior to 1286." [4]

Continuing from this source: "In 1313 Sir Adam obtained a discharge of all bygone feu-duties from Archibald Douglas, lord of Galloway, and in 1398 John of Glendonwyne and Symoun of Glendonwyne were two of the 'borowis' for the earl of Douglas's bounds of the West March, and Symon of Glendonwyn was hostage for Archibald, Earl of Douglas, 1408." [4]

The Glenday (Glendy) variant is "a common name in Angus from the district of that name. William Glendy obtained a decree against the Earl of Craufurd in 1569." [4]

Early History of the Clendening family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clendening research. Another 253 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1239, 1250, 1387, 1388, 1401, 1408, 1450, 1451, 1467, 1504, 1587, 1599, 1667, 1720, 1798 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Clendening History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Clendening Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Glendinning, Glendowyn, Glendowyne, Glendonyn, Glendonwyn, Glendening, Glendon, Glenden, Glendin, Glendining, Glendinnin, Glendyning, Glendounn, Clendenning, Clendinning and many more.

Early Notables of the Clendening family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Matthew de Glendonwyn (d. 1408), late 14th and early 15th century bishop of Glasgow, elected to the see after the death of Cardinal Walter Wardlaw, his predecessor as bishop, elected sometime between Wardlaw's death in September and Matthew's first appearance as bishop-elect in December, consecrated some months after his election...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Clendening Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Clendening family to Ireland

Some of the Clendening family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 67 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Clendening migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clendening Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Clendening, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1805
David H Clendening, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1853 [5]

Contemporary Notables of the name Clendening (post 1700) +

Robert J. Clendening (1914-1982), American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1949 to 1952
Logan Clendening (1884-1945), American physician and medical writer from Kansas City, Missouri
Adam Clendening (b. 1992), American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL)
Anna Clendening (b. 1993), American singer, actress, and Internet personality, known originally for being one of the most followed people on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine; she has amassed over 89 million views on her YouTube channel and over 50 million streams on Spotify as of March 2019
J. H. Clendening, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1875-83 [6]
Judy L. Clendening, Canadian jurist in representing the judicial district of Woodstock, New Brunswick
Derek Clendening (b. 1981), Canadian writer who primarily focuses on horror fiction and related non-fiction

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html