Category: Greene
Mary Greene is the mother of Richard Godfrey, joining the Greene family to my family tree
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My cousins General Nathanael Greene and Mary Mott
I was watching Ken Burns’ new documentary on the Revolutionary War and they mention and quote General Nathanael Greene quite often. I remembered when previously writing a post about the Greene family of Rhode Island, reading that this General was a descendant of the same family so I decided to add him to my family…… Read more
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The Greenes of Rhode Island
My 9x great grandfather was once the Deputy Governor of Rhode Island colony, his great grandson went on to be the second governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving during the American Revolution, from 4 May 1778 to 3 May 1786. Deputy Governor John Greene was born 15 August 1620 in Salisbury County WIltshire…… Read more