Brief Life History of Arnold John
When Arnold John Greenwell Sr. was born on 6 May 1749, in St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Justinian Greenwell, was 67 and his mother, Mrs. Margaret Greenwell, was 50. He married Mary Thompson about 1783, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 22 June 1799, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 50.
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Spouse and Children
1749–1799 Male
1765–1816 Female
Children (5)
1784–1815 Male
1784–1819 Male
1786–1862 Male
1792–1858 Female
1794– Male
Parents and Siblings
1682–1771 Male
1700– Female
Siblings (2)
1720– Male
1749–1799 Male
World Events (4)
1776
Age 27
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 27
1789
Age 40
Name Meaning
English (Durham and Northumberland): habitational name from Greenwell (Cumbria) or Greenwell in Wolsingham (Durham), Middle English grene ‘green’ + welle ‘spring, stream’. The name may sometimes have been confused with Grindle .
History: The main English family of this name came originally from Greenwell, Wolsingham, County Durham, where they are recorded as owning land as early as 1183.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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