Monthly Archives: March 2016

HARRIS OF SOUTHWARK AND VIRGINIA

  PART 1: HERIZ AND HANKFORD St. Saviour’s Church – one of the finest parochial churches in the kingdom, in spite of the barbarous mutilation which it underwent when its nave was pulled down, is now almost the sole remaining … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

EARLY HARRIS BAPTISMS, BIRTHS, AND MARRIAGES, SOUTHWARK LONDON

  ST SAVIOUR, SOUTHWARK There were two parishes of Southwark, London, that particularly represented families that settled in early Virginia, those being St Olave and St Saviour. The following is an account of the majority of the available birth, baptismal, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

THOMAS GRENDON OF FOOTHERLY

THE OLD CHURCH OF  SHENSTONE The authentic ancestry of Colonel Thomas Grendon of Virginia is easily adduced, and the sparse number of genuine descendants of genuine ‘ancient palnters’ is lessened further: Manorial record: 1. Roland Frith v. John Silvester, Wm. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

FOG MADE INK – TUROLD OF PONT AUDEMER

Bourgthéroulde, near Rouen, in the opinion of M. Le Prevost, was founded by a Theroulde, brother Achard de Bourg-Achard. This is little more than conjecture, and disputed as soon as the ink dried. Yet, successive generation repeat Prevost’s hypothesis as … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

COLONEL THOMAS GRENDON OF VIRGINIA REVEALED

Abstract of the Will of Colonel Thomas Grendon, of Dukes Place, Citizen & Draper of London, dated December 15, 1678: ‘To Mr. John Harding Cittizen & Grocer of London and Mr. Robert Coe Cittizen & Goldsmith of London whome I … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments