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He was taxed at Suffolk County, Saxtead, England in 1524 and a Thomas Wythe's will was proved at Ellough in 1528, which may have been this Thomas's father. His widow Elizabeth held 2 copyholds in Saxtead Manor in 1547. He and his wife had two known sons, Thomas and John Wythe.
Wyeth--With--Withe--Wyth--Wythe
Webster defines the name as a flexible, slender twig or branch, especially one used as a bond or rope; a willow or osier twig. Wyeth is defined also as a brave one; a dweller near a fork or willow tree or near the woods. It is listed in Suffolk Surnames in a chapter entitled "Names for Trees." The family name originated either in Norfolk or Suffolk County, England; not in Wales, as has been believed by some of the family members. The two counties are fairly small and border one another in eastern England. Apparently the family moved between them and it cannot be determined in which the name began.
ARMS--"Arms AZ 3 griffins passant in Pale, OR, armed and langued gules" from Norfolk families by Walter Rye. Burke's General Armory lists the above and the following for "With"; AR 3 griffins passant in Fesse, OR." Before 1483 almost all who held land bore arms for the purpose of identification in combat. These were chosen without consent of the king and were not recorded. Generally, the eldest son inherited the paternal arms. Younger sons often varied the blazon slightly to comprise their own shield. The Wythe family acquired arms before the College of Heralds was created, thus there is no record of their origin.
Authorities on genealogy in America frown on the use of blazons or crests as pretentious, unless one can prove the right to bear (male descent from the original knight). However the practice is very popular today. Many families have crests representing their name with no proof of connection to the originator of the arms.
Sir Thomas Banks states "The name of Wyth or With appears very ancient." "Norfolk Families" by Walter Rye lists "Wythe, a knightly family--once Lords of Smallburg." Family legend claims that George Wythe, the first Chancellor of Virginia, and the signer of the Declaration of Independence was descended from a brother of Nicholas Wyeth. He may be of the same family, as George and Thomas are both names appearing frequently in the Saxtead Wythe family, but no connection could be proven.
There are many variations in the spelling of the name. This must be attributed to the fact that few people could write, and those who did spelled phonetically their own idea of the words and names spoken to them. In Colonial times the name was spelled "Wythe" in both the Virginia and Massachusetts families. The Virginia family has maintained this spelling. In Nicholas Wythe's will, written in 1680 his name is spelled "Wythe." During his sons lifetime it gradually became "Wyeth," and has remained that way with the New England branch.
The earliest mention of the name is in the Pipe Roll of 3 King John (1203). "Ric'd With is fined one half mark by the king's chief justice (Bedfordshire & Buckingham)." Oliver Wythe was Bailiff of Yarmouth (County of Norfolk) in 1269..John Wyth de Canterbrig (Canterbury ?) is mentioned as one of the beneficed clergy of Suffolk in 1272; Robert & John Wyth were Bailiffs of Yarmouth in 1276-1300, in the realm of Edward I. Geoffrey Wyth lived at Smallburg in Norfolk County in 1300. Bloomfield writes that "Sir Geoffrey Wyth lived at Hepperuth in Suffolk County, and moved to Norfolk after his marriage to Isabel de Stalham." He lived at Rushall, Norfolk from 1315-1331, which property he acquired from his wife. His son Geoffrey married in 1317, and his son Oliver in 1340. A will of John Wythe was proved in 1387.
Sir Charles Colvill in his "History of the Colvill Family" states: "In 1406 Sir John Colvill married Emma, daughter of Sir John Wythe of Smallburg, Worsted, etc., of Norfolk County and coheiress of the ancient families of Wythe, St. Omer, Stalham and Rivershall whose arms are henceforth quartered in the Colvill shield." Both Sir Charles and Walter Rye end the Wythe pedigree with two daughters, but Rye continues: "The name, however, remained in the county, for Edmund Wythe of Asleshan of Norfolk County was returned as being worth 40 pounds in the subsidy return of 1523." John, Nicholas & William Wythe were listed as being of the gentry there in 1433.

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Notes for IRL FRANCES GRONE:
Notes for Irl Francis Grone:
Irl Francis Grone was born January 19, 1898, near Bruning, Nebraska, the eldest son of George Washington Grone and Lillie McMahon Grone. He passed away at his home in Diller, Nebraska, June 10, 1979. On June 15, 1921, he was Married to Sarah M. Clemmens at Hebron. Four children were born to them. A daughter, Lorna Mae and son Dean, and two children who died in infancy, Robert, May 23, 1923, and Virginia, January 21, 1931. Sarah passed away July 6, 1931. He was united in marriage to Blanche Hillgren of Geneva on August 23, 1933. To them a daughter, Marilyn, was born. Blanche died May 1, 1973. He was also preceded in death by his parents and brother Doyle. He and Janet Tyler were married June 13, 1974, in Diller where they made their home. He grew to manhood in and near Bruning. He was engaged in farming near Ong, Nebraska from 1923 until 1943, then near Plymouth until 1946, when he moved to his farm near Steele City. He took pride in his registered cattle that he
raised for many years. Several annual cattle sales were held at the Grone farm. An active member of the Steele City Presbyterian church, he had served several times as an elder and as a trustee.
He enjoyed life and each member of his family was special to him. Those surviving are his wife Janet of Diller, son Dean and daughter-in-law Marjorie of Steele City, daughter Lorna Mae and son-in-law Robert Sanner of Davenport, daughter Marilyn Ann and son-in-law Dee Swett of Steele City, 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, his brother Harold of Davenport, step-children, Frances and Husband Yilman Lee of Hilo, Hawaii; Gloria and Husband Gene Cannon of St. Cloud Minnesota; Neil Tyler and wife Cassandra of Willman, Minnesota; 12 step-grandchildren and one step great grandchild. He will also be missed by his cousins, other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were June 13, in the Steele City Presbyterian church with Rev. Ronnie Eschliman officiating. Vernon Cassell was soloist and Mrs. Elwyn Dees, organist. Pallbearers were Larry Banahan, Lynn Banahan, James Wehling, Willard Nippert, Donald Pingel and Reuben Gretzinger. James Busch, a grandson-in-law, had prayer at the burial service in the Fairbury cemetery.

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Burial: 13 Jun 1979, Fairbury Cem., Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE

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A random obituary came over one of my Michigan watchlists a few minutes ago for a 79-year-old woman named Loretta Gump Fisher. I clicked it, and ya know, the last Ms. Gump Fisher has the most interestingly named family I think I've heard outside of fiction (or Mormons). I don't know any of these people and I feel like I can write a whole novel based on the interlaced and curliqued names alone.

Loretta Gump Fisher Loretta Gump Fisher, 79, passed away due to injuries sustained in a fall. She departed this life on September 19, 2006, surrounded by family. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and lived most of her life in Kent, Ohio. Loretta was a 1941 graduate of St. Patrick Elementary School, Kent, and a 1945 graduate of Kent State University High School. Loretta married the love of her life, Thomas H. Fisher, in 1947. She was the mother of 10 children and was preceded in death by her first child, Michael Gaylord. Loretta is survived by loving husband, Tom, and nine children: Rick (Barb) Fisher of Dexter, Michigan; Bob (Nancy Federspiel) of Menlo Park, California; Andy (Denise) Fisher of Moose, Wyoming; Sue Ellen (Rouven) Cyncynatus of Twinsburg; Barb (Jim) Boltz of Kent; Mary Jo (Stan) McGee of Colbert, Washington; Judith (Bill Rees) of Columbus; Mike (Ginny) Fisher of Stow; and Lesa (Eric) Samblanet of Pelham, AL. Loretta leaves behind 23 grandchildren: L. Scott Fisher, Zoe Fisher Schroeder, James Fisher, Tara Kendall, Emily Fisher, Zachary Fisher, Eric Kohlmiller, Megan Fisher, Kyle Fisher, Kristin Cyncynatus, Heather Lipinski, Dan Lipinski, Julia (Boltz) Bailey, Janna (Boltz) Barbour, Zachery McGee, Charlaine McGee, Vincent McGee, William Rees, Riley Rees, Haley Rees, Jackson Rees, Andre Samblanet and Luc Samblanet. Loretta and Tom were proud to have six great grandchildren: Tristan Feher, Haley Schroeder, Tyler Schroeder, James Fisher, Parker Fisher and Anderson Bailey. Lorettas brothers and sisters survive her: Bernadette (Carl, deceased) Griggy of Lawrence, Kansas, Gerald (Anita) Gump of Kent, John Gump of Stow, Ida Mae Morson of Kennesaw, Georgia, and Karen (Jim) Roach of Fort Worth, Texas. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, William Gaylord and Nellie Avalena Meagher Gump.

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SSN 190-20-2546

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