Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Green II was born about 1662, in Portchester, Hampshire, England, his father, Thomas Green I, was 28 and his mother, Mrs. Green, was 24. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Mary. He died on 20 July 1701, in his hometown, at the age of 40.
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- Thomas in entry for William Green, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940"
- Thomas in entry for William Green, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940"
- Thomas in entry for Peter Green, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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