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Sir John Greene 1540 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, , England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Morchard Bishop, Devonshire, England

Father: John Green

Mother: Ann Theobald

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rayner

Children(s): Lady Greene

Early life: Sir John Greene arrived in Chelmsford, Essex, , England in 1540, born to John Green and Ann Theobald. Over time, Sir John Greene formed a family with Elizabeth Rayner, which included Lady Amy Greene. Sir John Greene concluded life in Morchard Bishop, Devonshire, England in 1594.

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Parents

John Green
1515 – 1560
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Ann Theobald
1520 – 1558
Birth Location: Seal, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rayner
1542 – 1573
Birth Location: Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Lady Greene
1570 – 1612
Birth Location: Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1534
    Event Place: Seal Village, Seven Oaks Parish, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Feb 1574
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1594
    Event Place: Morchard Bishop, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1594
    Event Place: Morchard Bishop, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 16 Apr 1574
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
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