Greneman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Greneman

The Greneman name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the chapelry of Greeham in the parish of Thatcham in the county of Berkshire. The place-name is derived from the Old English Greenham, which refers to either a green river-bed or a green homestead. 1

Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Greenham, a tything, in the parish of Ashbrittle, union of Wellington, hundred of Milverton in Somerset. 2

Greenan Castle is a 16th century tower house, around 2.5 miles south-west of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland

Early Origins of the Greneman family

Early History of the Greneman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Greneman research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1535, 1559, 1564, 1567, 1594 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Greneman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Greneman Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Greneman has undergone many spelling variations, including Greenham, Greenam, Greenum and others.

Early Notables of the Greneman family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Ralph Greenham of Suffolk; and Richard Greenham or Grenham (1535?-1594), an early Puritan Minister, at Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire. He "was probably born about 1535, and went at an...
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Migration of the Greneman family to Ireland

Some of the Greneman family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Greneman family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Greneman were among those contributors: Richard Greenham who settled in New England in 1768.