a warrior for William the Conqurer

[Leo Akershoek]

To whom, who has knowledge of the warriors at Hastings,
or knows how to verifie the following story:-

"In 1066 William the Conqueror, from Normandy (named after the "Northman"s)
became king of England. As a reward for their devotion in combat, he give
each of his warriors a peace of land, taken from the English lords."

So far the story is well-known.
I recently discovered (in a Dutch genealogical book):
"One of the warriors was Richard Grenhuis(?), from "Nordic" origin.
Probably a forefather of Thomas Grenos was born in the year 1475 in
Cirensester (UK)"

Although for years research on Thomas Greno(w)s has been done, no ancestors
were discovered.
Can anyone shine some light on the Grenows' family (1475-1066???)
One of his descendants, John Grenowes, was born in Eudon Burell and baptised
in Chetton (UK). He left his country in 1621 and moved to the Netherlands,
where (in Ouddorp, on the Isle of Goeree) his descendants still live.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Leo Akershoek
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My hobby?
Digging up dead relatives!

[Todd A. Farmerie]

Leo Akershoek wrote:
>
> To whom, who has knowledge of the warriors at Hastings,
> or knows how to verifie the following story:-
>
> "In 1066 William the Conqueror, from Normandy (named after the "Northman"s)
> became king of England. As a reward for their devotion in combat, he give
> each of his warriors a peace of land, taken from the English lords."
>
> So far the story is well-known.
> I recently discovered (in a Dutch genealogical book):
> "One of the warriors was Richard Grenhuis(?), from "Nordic" origin.
> Probably a forefather of Thomas Grenos was born in the year 1475 in
> Cirensester (UK)"

Let me address this from both ends. First, there are only two dozen
people known by name who fought with William the Conqueror. There are
hundreds of families who at one time or another have invented an
ancestor who fought with William, or who decided an ancestor for whom
records survive for a later time (usually in the 1080s) had been with
William 20 years (or more) before. Your Richard Grenhuis is not among
the two dozen that we know.

Now, as to Grenos, I have to wonder if this is a variety of the surname
also appearing as Greeno or Greenough. It is thought to have its origin
in Green-haugh - a grassy bump.

taf