Re: Origins?
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Origins?
10/10/01
Well, Peter....
The 'Tennant' name is believed to come from Old French -'owner of a tenement'.
Tennant ancestors can be traced back to ancient territories(between 11th & 12th century) of the Scotland England Border Ridings - Strathclyde Briton.The name first appeared in records in Linlithgowshire (before 1100). Here, they held land and estates and were actively allied with other influential families.They branched out into other territories before moving on to the New World.
The Tennant family is distinguised as a clan (in those days, a family could only qualify for clan status if they could prove their ability to put 250 armed men on horseback within 1 hour to defend their clan, lands and properties - pretty impressive, eh?)By obtaining clan status, we even have our own coat of arms and tartan which I believe to be predominantly black with red thread woven through it.
Hope you find this info useful,
Best wishes......Sally.
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