THOMAS   BRINTON
the first in our line

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There is an active Brinton association in Chester County PA. with a website   The family crest was found there on http://www.brintonfamily.org/  Family Records by Ahsworth Peter Burke also contains a Brinton family crest.  It is discribed as "Arms - Per pale arg and ga a lion salunt double-queued between 3 annulets all counter changed, a crescent for differneces.  Crest in front of a saltire gu.  A beacon sa fired ppr.  Mooto- Lux et salus." 

THE STORY AS I KNOW IT

Thomas Brinton was born in England.  He was born about 1531 probably in Sedgeley, Staffordshire.   The Brintons name occurs very early there,  This and much of the following information was found in the Pennsylvania Magazine, Volume 37, 1913  pg 86-7 under "Genealogical Gleanings in Great Britain - Brinton".  The writer is unknown but the "Brinton Memorial" and Brinton Notes, courtesy of George H. Earle, Jr. Esq were given.   There is an out of print book that may have a lot of this information also, Sedgeley Part I, Baptims, Marriages, and Burials 1558 - 1684.  It was printed in 1940/41. Records from this source are listed on AncestryPlus.  LDS does not seem to have microfilm copies of the Sedgeley parish register.  Often the record says Seuglen Parish, Sedgeley.   It is not known how Seuglen fits into the Sedgeley Parish.

There are a number of Thomas Brinton's in this story.  The Thomas of this story is the father of Thomas born 1562 and who becomes the father of Thomas born 1607.  All three plus more are generations of Brintons of Nether Gournall, Sedgeley, Staffordshire.   See Nether Grournall for description of it's location. There is a belief that his mother was Elizabeth Grazebrook, another ancient family of the shire.  However, I do not have any documentation for her, yet.

Thomas and Elizabeth would have been married about 1561.  The only known child of the marriage was Thomas Brinton.  He was baptized at the Sedgeley Parish Church on May 31, 1562, re English Births and Christenings 1538 - 1975

The Brintons were landowners and farmers. 

The Genealogical Gleanings noted above state that Thomas Brinton died and was buried at Sedgeley church sometime before Oct. 20, 1612.

 

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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    1. Get page numbers from the Sedgeley Parish Records 
    2. Confirm his marriage to Elizabeth Grazebrook
    3. Were there other children.
    4. Get death dates

 

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