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In 1634, the Hon. Thomas Greene married Anne Cox. Author Harry Newman states that "Mistress Ann Cox" was one of the few "gentlewomen" on the initial voyage of the Ark and the Dove that sailed from
England to Maryland. In a footnote he states: "Mistress was a title of Courtesy and respect and was the
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Maryland did not descend from the Green family of Green's Norton, Northamptonshire, but rather through the illegitimate child of Sir John Norton of Northwood, Sir Thomas Norton who took on the alias Greene; hence the descendants surname of Greene. He was descended from Nicholas
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Governor Thomas Greene was the son of Sir Thomas Greene of
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and his allies during the previous three years. Greene also appointed a number of
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succeeding him in it, pulled down a great part of the old mansion of Lees-court, soon after the death of King
Charles I. He then completed the present mansion of Lees-court, the front of which is built after a design of Inigo Jones, to which he afterwards removed from the ancient mansion of his
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Reginald's grandfather Sir John Norton married Lucy At-Lese. It was through her that their descendants came into the possession of Lees Court alias Sheldwich, some of whom lie buried at Faversham. The property of Lees Court which seems to have comprehended the manor of Sheldwich, became the
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Americans. Among his actions was the payment of arrears to soldiers at St. Inigoe's Fort as well as appointment of John Price as the new commander of colonial militia. These were necessary steps given that the colonial militia had been severely taxed during armed conflict with
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Northwood's wife was Joan Northwood, co-heiress with her brother to the estates of John Northwood, Esq. Sir John Norton's father was Sir Reginald Norton of Lee's Court in Sheldwich, Kent who married Katherine Dryland of Cooksditch in Faversham, Kent, England.
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Mistress Winifred Seybourne (b. abt 1610, England) on 2 April 1643 and had issue. Mistress Winifred Seybourne emigrated to Maryland in 1638 who by her title indicated gentle birth and likewise one who arrived to the age of discretion to be recognised as a
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in matter of ethics and business. On 30 July 1638, she received 100 acres for transporting herself and another 100 for transporting Mistress Troughan. She emigrated, that is, financed her own passage thus indicating a lady of means.
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254:, was appointed in his place to appease the Protestant majority in the colony. Following his removal from office, Greene served as Deputy Governor under Stone. In November 1649, while Stone was in neighbouring
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was built by Francis Caleb Green, on part of the 2,400 acres (9.7 km) of land granted in 1666 to the sons of Thomas Greene, the second Provincial Governor of Maryland. It was listed on the
329:. Sir Thomas was the illegitimate child of Sir John Norton of Northwood through whom the family descended. Between 1536 and 1541, Sir Thomas Norton Greene was granted royal favours by
325:. Sir Robert was the son of Sir Thomas Norton alias Greene and his wife Alice Heveningham, daughter of Sir George Heveningham. George, by his mother Alice Bruyn, was a first cousin of
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312:King James I
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181:
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148:
147:
67:Succeeded by
44:
18:
1394:1651 deaths
1389:1609 births
792:Provincial
430:, et al. A
190:in 1622 at
55:Preceded by
1383:Categories
1334:Glendening
1272:Harrington
1217:J. Carroll
1132:T. Carroll
891:Greenberry
856:B. Calvert
831:P. Calvert
811:L. Calvert
739:1647–1649
563:5 December
416:References
404:The house
386:femme sole
341:Lees Court
331:Henry VIII
252:Parliament
238:Virginian
235:Wicocomico
1172:P. Thomas
1162:F. Thomas
1147:J. Thomas
1142:G. Howard
1035:J. Howard
1030:Smallwood
906:Nicholson
605:10 August
412:in 1977.
300:Faversham
231:Nanticoke
211:Catholics
178:Biography
131:Signature
96:, England
45:In office
1344:O'Malley
1329:Schaefer
1297:McKeldin
1262:Crothers
1257:Warfield
1232:H. Lloyd
1222:Hamilton
1202:O. Bowie
1192:Bradford
1092:R. Bowie
1087:E. Lloyd
1077:R. Bowie
901:Lawrence
881:Lawrence
348:Edward I
289:Ancestry
256:Virginia
159:Maryland
151:, Kent,
1367:Italics
1339:Ehrlich
1287:O'Conor
1277:Ritchie
1247:Lowndes
1237:Jackson
1117:Stevens
1102:Ridgely
1015:Johnson
921:Seymour
841:Wharton
826:Fendall
323:Scotney
296:Stephen
268:Puritan
220:Jesuits
188:James I
162:(1610,
1324:Hughes
1318:B. Lee
1312:Mandel
1227:McLane
1212:Groome
1157:Grason
1152:Veazey
1137:Martin
1127:Martin
1112:Sprigg
1097:Winder
1082:Wright
1072:Mercer
1052:T. Lee
1040:Plater
1020:T. Lee
996:State
981:Sharpe
976:Tasker
966:Bladen
936:Brooke
896:Andros
886:Andros
876:Copley
861:Joseph
846:Notley
816:Greene
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452:eBook)
123:Spouse
1354:Moore
1349:Hogan
1307:Agnew
1302:Tawes
1252:Smith
1242:Brown
1207:Whyte
1197:Swann
1187:Hicks
1182:Ligon
1167:Pratt
1062:Henry
1057:Stone
1046:Brice
926:Lloyd
916:Tench
866:Coode
821:Stone
507:–52.
1292:Lane
1282:Nice
1177:Lowe
1122:Kent
1067:Ogle
1025:Paca
986:Eden
971:Ogle
961:Ogle
951:Ogle
931:Hart
607:2010
565:2008
534:ISBN
509:ISBN
475:ISBN
233:and
206:Dove
203:and
153:2nd
101:Died
90:1610
87:Born
35:2nd
200:Ark
157:of
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