ELIZABETH GRAZEBROOK
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
Elizabeth Grazebrook was born Shenstone,
Staffordshire England about 1559.
There was a long history of Grazebrook/Gresbrooke in the Midlands
during this time. Our Elizabeth was the great
grandmother of William Brinton who emigrated to America in
1683/4. From Pennsylvania Magazine Vol 37, 1913,
page 86-7 have an article "Genealogical Gleanings in
Great Britain." on the Brinton
family. It states "Thomas Mason's wife Elizabeth,
daughter of Robert Grazebrook of Shenston, of a
very ancient family of Staffordshire". Elizabeth's
mother was not mentioned. Thus we believe her
parents to be Robert Grazebrook
and Ann Clayton. It is possible
that the Robert mentioned in the article was as
elder son of Robert and Ann and possible
old enough to be Elizabeth's father, but it is a
stretch.
The Gresebrooke family lived and had lived for
generations in Gresbrook Hall. They were a
leading family of the Midlands.
The Staffordshire
Parish Register for Sedgeley, page 27 show that
on Jan 14, 1579 Elizabeth
Gresebrook wed Thomas
Mason, also of Shenstone. The records can be
found at Dudley
Archives and Local History Services. The
church that was active at the time Eliazabeth would
have been christened was All Saints in Sedgeley. Sedgeley is now a
northwestern suburb of Birmingham. Dudley also is
due west of Birmingham
The Sedgley Parish records lists at least 2
children of Thomas (and Elizabeth) Mason.
from pages 30 & 35
1. Ellin
Mason, daughter of Thomas Mason, collier,
christened Nov 26, 1581.
2. William Mason,
son of Thomas
Mason, laborer, christened Dec 17, 1584.
We were unable to read further in the records, but there
is probably a wealth of information still available about
this family.
A collier is one who works in the coal
industry. That is not surprising as this area is
known as the
Black Country. Coal was a major industry.
the Staffordshire Parish Records states Thomas Mason died and was buried at All Saints in Sedgeley June 15, 1601 in Sedgeley. Unfortunately the records are blank from 1610 - 1720. It is said Elizabeth Gresebrook Mason died in 1628
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