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Chris
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My grandfather back in I believe the 1st settlers in Maryland,&his name was Thomas Greene.The Queen sent him to to get Maryland back under British rule. He did become 2nd Gov. But after awhile the others relized he was aponting nly Catholic people to post, so he was not Gov long. He was knighted by King Henry the 8th and his father was a lord.Will I beable tp find my family
ReplyDeleteThomas Greene, 2nd governor of Maryland, was born in 1609 - but Henry VIII died in 1547, so it seems unlikely that he knighted him. Best bet is to start with yourself and work your way back, confirming the names of family one generation at a time. Ancestry's US holdings may help initially, and if you can get back to the 17th century then Ancestry and other sites may help you further, but only if they host the records you are seeking - otherwise you will need to look for records in English based archives.
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