When William Greene was born about 1640, in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, his father, Michael Greene, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Wheatley, was 25. He died after 1660.
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A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
English and Irish: variant of Green . In North America, this surname has assimilated cognates from other languages.
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