Greene: Ancestors of Judith Greene 1589-1636 (Lineage 2)

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For the ancestors of Elizabeth Greene 1668-1696, please see Greene Lineage 1.

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Greene Surname Origin

Greene Lineage
Richard Greene 1563-TBD > Judith Greene 1589-1636

Judith Greene > Thomas Austin Swann Sr > Sarah Swann > Henry Randolph III > Sarah Randolph > Sarah Barksdale > William Davis > Roxie Ann Davis > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr

Greene Migration
 Ratcliffe St James, Middlesex, England > Stepney, Middlesex, England > Swanns Point, Surry, Virginia

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Judith Greene, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1589-1636
b. Stepney, Middlesex, England
d. Swanns Point, Surry, Virginia

Swann's Point Cemetery
Surry County, Virginia

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

Parents: 
Richard Greene 1560-TBD
Margary Showell 1568-1616

Maternal Lineage:
Margary Showell 1568-TBD

Spouse 1: William Austen 1585-1612
Married: 7 July 1609
Children: TBD

Spouse 2: William Swann 1585-1638
Married: 16 April 1612

Children: 

1. Thomas Austin Swann Sr 1616-1680
   
   Some sources name an additional 4 children, but Davis writes, "There is a record of but one of their children, Thomas Swann" (Davis p. 13), and other sources agree.
   
   
2. Matthew Swann 1620-1702
3. Samuel Swann 1625-1625
4. John Swann 1630-1631
5. James Swann 1632-1633

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Richard Greene, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1560-TBD

b. Ratcliffe St James, Middlesex, England

d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

While many sailors from the "Sailor Town" hamlet of Ratcliff were buried in the local St. Dunstan and All Saints Churchyard  (sometimes called the "Church of the High Seas"), there is no specific burial record found for Richard Greene in the parish registers. (Google AI Query)

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Noteworthy

1. Sailor from Ratcliff
2. Tags: Mariner_

Genealogical research often distinguishes the "sailor" Richard Greene from the "Gentleman" Richard Greene of Bowridge Hill (circa 1556-1617), who married Mary Hooker, noting they are likely two separate individuals despite attempts to link them. (Google AI Query)

Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Margery Showell 1568-1616
Married: 19 April 1586 at St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England.
Children: 3

1. Barbara Greene 1587-1593 aka Rachel
2. Judith Greene 1589-1636
3. Michaell Greene 1590-TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 8 December 2025.

Davis, Thomas Frederick. "Descendants of William Swann." A Genealogical Record of the Davis, Swann, and Cabell families of North Carolina and Virginia, Family Edition, 1934. pp 12-16.  Jacksonville, Florida: © Thomas Frederick Davis. Internet Archive. archive.org/details/genealogicalreco00davi/page/n5/mode/2up Accessed 22 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6126895/judith-swann: accessed November 23, 2025), memorial page for Judith Greene Swann (5 Feb 1589–16 Mar 1636), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6126895, citing Swann's Point Cemetery, Surry County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Daisy Saunders (contributor 49222969).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 21 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Greene Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Greene+Surname+Origin  Accessed 8 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Judith Greene 1589-1636" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Judith+Greene+1589-1636 Accessed 8 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Richard Greene (born circa 1560-1568 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) was a sailor who was the father of Judith Greene." Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=Richard+Greene+%28born+circa+1560-1568+in+Stepney%2C+Middlesex%2C+England%29+was+a+sailor+who+was+the+father+of+Judith+Greene. Accessed 8 December 2025.

WikiTree contributors, "Judith (Greene) Swann (bef.1588-1636)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Greene-1528 : accessed 23 November 2025).

---, "Richard Greene (abt.1563-)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Greene-6694 : accessed 08 December 2025).

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