Hi Dory,
I've noticed your group of "New Jersey Clendenney" researchers and wonder if there might be a connection to my ancestor, James Clendening, U.E. (b. ca. 1740's) He resided in Sussex Co. N.J. before the American Revolution. He had a brother John, I refer to him as John of Markham (York Co, Upper Canada). John's U.C. Land Petitions tend to use the spelling "Clendenney". I've done quite a bit of research with Upper Canada records, but cannot find a further link from these as to who their ancesters might be, although I have a number of unsubstantiated clues which might link back to N.J. & N.Y. (Staten Island). From the bit of research I have done with N.J. & N.Y. records, this spelling seems to be geographically specific. I've been trying to piece together some of the N.J. & N.Y. (Richmond Co) Clendenney, but the early records are so hard to link up. I would love to compare notes and see if there is a possible connection. Lee