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Answer:
It seems that your
information is substantially correct. The name Renton hails from the parish of
Coldingham in Berwickshire (Granthouse is just 8 miles away). Blacks's Surnames
of Scotland states that "The Rentons of Renton were hereditary
foresters of Coldingham in the reign of William the Lion, and Richardus
forestarius appears in record as Ricardus de Reningtona." That branch of
the family terminated in the direct line in a daughter during the 15th century.
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