FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN GREEN
AND SARAH MEREDITH
John
Green is believed to be the son of William Green and Esther Bruff, christened
16 April 1770 in Trysull, Stafford, England. Extensive research in and
around the parish of Claverly supports this. Trysull is a parish adjacent
to the parish of Claverley, where John Green married and raised his children.
For information about the research leading to this conclusion, click
here.
John
Green married, and became a widower. He then married Sarah Meredith on
7 August 1796 in Claverley. The register reads:
The History of Claverley gives this interesting
information about the marriage: "Thomas Shaw, L.L.B., assumed the name
of Hellier 1786 (Shaw-Hellier of Wombourn) was also imcumbent of St. John's
Wolverhampton and of Tipton, signed the register once in 47 years.
He paid to act in his stead curates and officiating monisters John Marsh,
Richard Dovey, Henry Bromwich, Joseph Morris, and John Glover." The one
time he signed the register was at the marriage of John Green and Sarah
Meredith.
Sarah
was christened 22 September 1760 in
Worfield,
the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Meredith. She had an illegitimate son
prior to her marriage. He was James Redey, christened 7 May 1788 in Claverley.
John and Sarah then married and had two sons. Sarah was buried on 4 April
1830 in Claverley. John was buried a few months later, on 7 August 1830
in Small Heath, Claverley.
John
and Sarah had the following children:
1.
John,
christened 10 November 1799 in Claverley; buried 23 December 1800 in Claverley.
2.William
Henry, born 1 January 1809 in Wolverhampton, Stafford; christened
in February 1809 in Penn, Stafford; married Mary Bennett Thomason on 20
July 1830 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire; died 5 December 1878 in Pleasant
Grove, Utah; buried in Pleasant Grove.
SOURCES:
Claverley parish register; History of the William Henry Green Family, IGI:
National Burial Index; Trysull parish register, FHL# 1040886; IGI.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
WILLIAM GREEN AND
ESTHER BRUFF
William Green was christened 28 August 1723 in Trysull, the son of John
and Elizabeth Green. He married Esther Bruff 27 August 1764 in Trysull.
He was listed in the marriage record as being of Trysull. She was the daughter
of 23 May 1748 in Wombourn, Staffordshire, the daughter of Sarah Bruff.
William and Esther had the following children:
1. John, christened 28 March 1767 in Trysull.
2. John, christened 16 April 1770 in Trysull.
SOURCES: Trysull parish register, FHL# 1040886; Wombourn parish register
FHL# 1517739; IGI.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN AND ELIZABETH GREEN
John Green married Elizabeth in about 1710. John died and was buried 9 May 1730 in Trysull. Elizabeth "widow of John Green" died and was buried less than a month later, on 4 June 1730 on Trysull, leaving young orphaned children.
The only other Green mentioned in the Trysull parish register in this
time period was William Grene who married Ellyn Bach 26 June 1712 in Trysull,
the same day that John and Elizabeth's son, Thomas was christened.
John and Elizabeth had the following children:
1. Thomas, christened 26 June 1712 in Trysull.
2. John, christened 1 May 1714 in Trysull.
3. Richard, christened 3 April 1718 in Trysull.
4. Elizabeth, (twin) christened 2 October 1720 in Trysull.
5. Marey, (twin) christened 2 October 1720 in Trysull.
6. William, christened 29 August 1723 in Trysull; married Esther
Bruff 27 August 1764 in Trysull.
SOURCE: Trysull parish register FHL# 1040886; IGI.
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