The Greens of Claverly
Our ancestor, John Green, first appears in the Claverley records in 1796, when he married Sarah Meredith:
August 7 1796
No record has been found yet for the earlier
marriage
of John Green, or for the death of his first wife. The only
marriage that
seems possible at this point is a marriage of John Green and
Anne Grindley
in Penn in 1795, but this will require more research.
John and Sarah had one child in Claverley,
John, who
was christened 10 November 1799. The baby, John died and was
buried 23
December 1800 in Claverley. John and Sarah have a second child,
William
Henry, who is born in Penn,
Staffordshire in 1809.
John Green died and was buried 4 April 1830 in Claverley. The
parish register
of Penn parish gives us the christening of William Henry Green:
1809 William, son of John and Sarah
Green,
February 5, baptized.
This is the family group for William Henry Green's parents:
John Green and Sarah Meredith
While there were Green families in Claverley in the late
1700s, no record
has been found in Claverley for John Green’s birth. If John
were about
thirty years old at the time of his second marriage, then he
would have
been born in about 1766.
John Green of Trysull
The best possibility for our John Green's (father of William
Henry Green)
birth is found in the parish registers of Trysull. Trysull is a
parish
in Staffordshire, just to the east of the parish of Claverley.
These are
the records relating to the John Green who was born in Trysull
in 1770:
William Green and Esther Bruff (son of John and
Elizabeth Green
of Trysull)
William Green of Trysull and Esther Bruff of Wombourn married in
Wombourn
27 August 1764.
Son, John, christened 28 March 1767 in Trysull.
Son, John, christened 16 April 1770 in Trysull.
John and Elizabeth Green
Son, Thomas, christened 26 June 1712 in Trysull
Son, John, christened 1 May 1714 in Trysull.
Son, Richard, christened 3 April 1718 in Trysull.
Twins, Elizabeth and Marey, christened 2 October 1720 in
Trysull.
Son, William, christened 28 August 1723 in Trysull.
John Green buried 9 May 1730 in Trysull.
Elizabeth, widow of John Green, buried 4 June 1730 in Trysull.
John Green of Alveley
The second possibility is found in the parish
of Alveley.
However, recent research in wills has made this possibility less
likely.
The John Green who was born in Alveley was the oldest living son
of his
father, John Green, at the time of his father's death. The will
of John
Green left considerable property in Alveley, and money to his
son, John
in 1809. However, our ancestor John Green was living in Penn
parish in
1809 at the birth of his son, William Henry, and later died in
Claverley.
William Henry was the only surviving son of John, but did not
seem to inherit
much property, as he is shown working as an agricultural laborer
in parish
and census records. Therefore, the John Green who was born in
Trysull seems
to be the most likely possibility.
John Green, the son of John and Esther Green,
was
christened in Alveley on 6 March 1759. John and Esther Green had
11 additional
children in the parish registers. Alveley is a parish just to
the south
of Claverley. John and Esther are not married in Alveley, but a
search
of the IGI gives us the marriage of John Green and Esther York
on 18 March
1754 in Wombourn. Wombourn is a parish in the county of
Staffordshire,
just to the east of the parish of Alveley, and immediately south
of Penn.
There are no Greens born in Wombourn in the period from
1666-1812. A review
of the parish register shows that they are listed as being both
of this
parish at the time of their marriage. Land records give us a
great clue.
John Green, the father, is listed as "John Green, the younger"
in the land
records of 1760. John Green, the elder married Anne Grove in
Quatford 30
December 1726.
Esther York, John Green, the younger's wife,
was the
daughter of John and Elizabeth York, and was christened 25
October 1725
in Wombourn. Her father, John York, was the son of Richard and
Margaret
York, and was christened 10 November 1692 in Wombourn. Esther's
mother
was Elizabeth Tongue.
These are the family groups for the John
Green who
is born in Alveley in 1759:
John and Esther Green
John Green married Esther York 18 March 1754 in Wombourn.
In 1759, William, son of Thomas Garbett, was indentured to John Green of Barretts Farm to learn
Son, Thomas christened 26 December 1760 in Alveley.
to transfer the indenture of James Jordan to a farmer in Sedgley. (Alveley Parish Chest Records, FHL# 1657611)
Son, Joseph christened 27 February 1733 in Alveley.
John Green held land (the Lowe) in Alveley from Thomas Boycott in 1760.
John Green, Sr. was buried 21 August 1787 in Alveley.
The will of John Green, farmer of Alveley, was written 4 May 1784, and proven 26 July 1787 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The will mentions eldest son Thomas, and three youngest children John, Joseph, and Mary, the wife of Stephen Creswell.
Additional research in probate records continues, but at this
point
John Green of Trysull seems like the most likely possibility for
our ancestor.
The following family groups show the Green families that may be of interest as we continue into records of the early 1700s and before:
Green Families in Early Records
By using all of the available records (parish registers, land records, wills, IGI and local histories), the following family groups can be created for the Green families of 1200 through 1770.
These Greens are found in early records (pre- 1550):
Stephen de la Grene serves on a jury in 1255 in
Alveley.
Daughter, Aldith on deed in 1292 in Alveley.
Nicholas de la Grene
Nicholas de la Grene is named on a lawsuit in 1256 with his
brother
William
de la Grene, chaplain in Alveley.
Nicholas is on a jury in 1292 in Alveley.
Nicholas is a witness in 1305 and 1306 in Alveley.
Son, Nicholas, is on a deed in 1315 in Alveley.
Daughter, Isabella is on the same deed in 1315 in Alveley.
Daughter, Margery, is on a 1325 deed in Alveley.
Nicholas of Nordley is on a deed in 1327 in Alveley.
Wife, Margery, in on a deed in 1331 in Alveley.
Son, John is on a deed in 1341 in Alveley.
Daughter, Agnes, is on a land transfer of 1395 for her son,
Richard
atte Walle in Alveley.
Hugh/Hugo de la Grene
Hugh is a witness in 1303 in Alveley.
Hugh is listed on the Lay Subsidy in 1327 in Alveley.
Jul' of the Green
Jul' is listed on the Lay Subsidy in 1327 in Alveley.
Ric' o atte Grene
Ric' is listed on the Lay Subsidy in 1327 in Alveley.
John of the Grene, of Nordley and Christian, his wife
John is born in 1308, of Nordley in Alveley. At a proof of age
trial
in 1352, he is shown as 44 years old.
John and Christian are on a deed of 1350 in Alveley.
John rented land in 1353 in Alveley.
John is a witness in 1360 in Alveley.
John de Grene, the elder, living at the Grenehouse, is listed on
an
enfeoffment in 1361 in Alveley. He probably died the next year.
Son, John is implied from the reference to "the elder" in
Alveley.
John de Grene
John, aged 40 and more, testifies at a proof of age trial in
1364 in
Alveley.
In the latter half of the 1500s these Greens
were listed
in the records:
Thomas Green was buried in 1576 in
Claverley.
Arthur Green
Joan Green
John Green
John Green married Agnes Busshope in 1579 in Claverley.
John Grene and Anne Bishop
John Grene married Anne Bishop in 1579 in Alveley.
Thomas Green married Anne Poole in 1579 in Claverley
William Green
Thomas and Margaret Green
Daughter, Margaret, christened in 1594 in Wombourn.
Son, Thomas, christened in 1601 in Wombourn.
Thomas Green buried in 1631 in Wombourn.
In the early 1600s these Greens were listed in the records:
William and Margaret Green
John and Anne Green
Thomas Green
Thomas Green and [illegible] married in 1621 in Wombourn.
Thomas Green of Wombourn had over 100 sheep and 6 cows (History
of
Wombourn, Bobbington and Trysull)
Son, Walter?, christened in 1632 in Wombourn.
John and Elizabeth Green
John Green
Elizabeth Green
Elizabeth Green buried in 1632 in Alveley.
John and Elizabeth Green
Edward and Mary Green
Elizabeth Green
In the latter half of the 1600s, these Greens were listed in the records:
Thomas Green of the Heath buried in 1652 in Claverley
Richard Green (son of Edward and Mary Green?)
Thomas Green (son of John and Elizabeth Green?)
John Green is buried in 1691 in Quatt.
John Green (son of John and Elizabeth Green?)
In the early 1700s, these Greens were listed in the records:
Richard and Elizabeth Green
Elizabeth Green
Son, John, illegitimate son of George Nickalls, christened in 1697 in Pattingham.
John and Anne Green
Son, John christened in 1701 in St. Mary Magdalene,
Bridgnorth.
Daughter, Sarah christened in 1707 in St. Mary Magdalene,
Bridgnorth.
Daughter, Elizabeth christened in 1710 in St. Mary Magdalene.
Son, George christened in 1715 in St. Mary Magdalene.
17 February 1701 John, son of John and Anne Green
christened.
John Green, the father, is shown in christening records as
having the
occupation of a plasterer or mason.
Thomas Green and Margaret Fletcher
Thomas Green married Margaret Fletcher in 1694 in Pattingham.
Daughter, Johana christened in 1682 in Pattingham.
Son, Thomas christened in 1695 in Pattingham.
Son, John christened in 1700 in Pattingham.
Susanna Green (daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Green of the Hermitage in Worfield)
Henry Green
Thomas and Jane Green
John and Elizabeth Green
Son, Thomas, christened in 1712 in Trysull
Son, John, christened in 1714 in Trysull.
Son, Richard, christened in 1718 in Trysull.
Twins, Elizabeth and Marey, christened in 1720 in Trysull.
Son, William, christened in 1723 in Trysull.
John Green buried in 1730 in Trysull.
Elizabeth, widow of John Green, buried in 1730 in Trysull.
Martha Green
Son, Thomas, illegitimate, christened in 1719 in Alveley.
John and Anne Green
Son, Joseph christened in 1733 in Alveley.
John Green held land (the Lowe) in Alveley from Thomas Boycott in 1760.
Will of John Green, farmer of Alveley, written 4 May 1784, proven 26 July 1787 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The will mentions eldest son Thomas, and three youngest children John, Joseph, and Mary, the wife of Stephen Creswell.
John Green
Samuel and Elizabeth Green
Daughter, Elizabeth, christened in 1743 in Bridgnorth, St.
Leonards.
Son, Samuel, christened in 1745 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards;
buried
in 1746 in Bridgnorth.
Daughter, Mary, christened in 1747 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards.
Son, Samuel, christened in 1750 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards.
Daughter, Sarah, christened in 1752 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards.
Daughter, Sarah, buried in 1754 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards.
Daughter, Sarah, christened in 1755 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards.
Daughter, Jane, christened in 1758 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards.
Son, Richard, christened in 1762 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards;
buried
in 1763 in Bridgnorth.
Son, Richard, christened in 1764 in Bridgnorth, St. Leonards;
buried
in 1764 in Bridgnorth.
John and Esther Green
Will of John Green, farmer of Harts Green, Alveley, proven 12 September 1809 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The will lists wife Ester, sons John, Thomas, Harry, George, Joseph, daughters Sarah and Mary, and son-in-law Robert Green.
William Green and Esther Bruff (son of John and Elizabeth Green of Trysull)
William Green of Trysull and Esther Bruff of Wombourn married in Wombourn in 1764.
Son, John, christened in 1767 in Trysull.
*Son, John, christened in 1770 in Trysull.
For complete details of all of the records used in researching
the Green
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