Ancestral Homes

Sir Simon de Drayton built Drayton House around 1300. The house was property of the Green family for five generations. Sir Henry Green1362 - 1370 Chief Justice of the King's Bench Sir Henry Greene II 1370 - 1399 Ralph Green 1400 - 1417 John Green 1417 - 1433 Henry Green 1433 - 1467 The first two (both the Henrys) were our direct ancestors. More info click here.

During the Iron Age the city of Este was a major centre of the Veneti and later, during the 2nd century BC, it became a Roman colony. In the Late Antiquity, Este was wrecked by barbarian invasions and arose again only after the 10th century, when Azzo II d'Este built a castle there and named himself and his family after it.(wikipedia) Click here for the Castle Web Site The House of Este held the city until 1240, when they moved their capital to Ferrara

Another home for the family Estes in Ferrara was this Palazzo Schifanola. Both remained in the Estes family even after the move to the Castle Estense in the late 1380”s.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle is in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.The ruins have been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and they are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is managed by English Heritage. The site originated as a Norman fortified manor house in the 12th century founded by Alain de Parrhoet, la Zouch, out of Breton, France. During the next three centuries it was extended by his descendants, but when the Zouch succession line ended in the 14th Century, the castle changed ownership many times. In 1461, the castle reverted to the Crown after the then owner James Butler, the 5th Earl of Ormonde, was executed after the Battle of Towton. (from wikipedia)

Josselin Castle (French: Château de Josselin, Breton: Kastell Josilin, Latin: Castellum Joscelini) is a medieval castle at Josselin, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France, first built in the 11th century and rebuilt at various times since. It has been designated as a monument historique since 1928. (from wikipedia) Read the very early history of the Green Family and learn how we are related. Still inhabited by the original founding family, it makes them our cousins several centuries removed! Guéthénoc, vicomte of Porhoët, Rohan and Guéméné, began to build the first castle on the site around the year 1008, choosing a rocky promontory overlooking the valley of the Oust. The new fortress was named after Guéthénoc's son, Goscelinus.The name is recorded in the Cartulary of Redon Abbey (1080) as castellum et castrum Goscelini, but already by 1108 it was appearing as Castellum Joscelini.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle is in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.The ruins have been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and they are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is managed by English Heritage. The site originated as a Norman fortified manor house in the 12th century founded by Alain de Parrhoet, la Zouch, out of Breton, France. During the next three centuries it was extended by his descendants, but when the Zouch succession line ended in the 14th Century, the castle changed ownership many times. In 1461, the castle reverted to the Crown after the then owner James Butler, the 5th Earl of Ormonde, was executed after the Battle of Towton. (from wikipedia)

The site chosen for the castle was excellent from both the commercial and the military points of view, and since the 9th century there had also existed an annual pilgrimage in September to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Bramble (Notre-Dame du Roncier), which added greatly to the wealth of the lords and people of Josselin. The castle is today still occupied by the original family. You can visit the Château de Josselin web site and learn more.

Construction on The William Green House, as it stands today, was began in 1717. (It was the first brick home in the area) The house is located on The College of New Jersey campus in Ewing, NJ and is listed on the state and national Registers of historic places and is a significant example of colonial farmhouse architecture. Including William Sr, there were five generations of the Green family to occupy the house. The house was lost due to debt from an endeavour by Henry sometime in the late 1880s. Our direct connection is only to William Sr. Our ancestor, Jeremiah, was the second to the last of William’s eleven children and left New Jersey for North Carolina in his 30s. His father left the house and half the land to another son, William, Jr. (more info click here)

The only information about this house is that it belonged to probably both Samuel and Benjamin Pennell. It still stands today in Wilkes County and is occupied but not by any decendants or family members.

The site chosen for the castle was excellent from both the commercial and the military points of view, and since the 9th century there had also existed an annual pilgrimage in September to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Bramble (Notre-Dame du Roncier), which added greatly to the wealth of the lords and people of Josselin. The castle is today still occupied by the original family. You can visit the Château de Josselin web site and learn more.

This palace was obtained by but never occupied by Niccolò III d'Este from the Della Rosa family but was not used by the Estes family until Borso d'Este had it rebuilt in1456.(wikipedia)

Another home for the family Estes in Ferrara was this Palazzo Schifanola. Both remained in the Estes family even after the move to the Castle Estense in the late 1380”s.

This palace was obtained by but never occupied by Niccolò III d'Este from the Della Rosa family but was not used by the Estes family until Borso d'Este had it rebuilt in1456.(wikipedia)

Sir Simon de Drayton built Drayton House around 1300. The house was property of the Green family for five generations. Sir Henry Green1362 - 1370 Chief Justice of the King's Bench Sir Henry Greene II 1370 - 1399 Ralph Green 1400 - 1417 John Green 1417 - 1433 Henry Green 1433 - 1467 The first two (both the Henrys) were our direct ancestors. More info click here.

Construction on The William Green House, as it stands today, was began in 1717. (It was the first brick home in the area) The house is located on The College of New Jersey campus in Ewing, NJ and is listed on the state and national Registers of historic places and is a significant example of colonial farmhouse architecture. Including William Sr, there were five generations of the Green family to occupy the house. The house was lost due to debt from an endeavour by Henry sometime in the late 1880s. Our direct connection is only to William Sr. Our ancestor, Jeremiah, was the second to the last of William’s eleven children and left New Jersey for North Carolina in his 30s. His father left the house and half the land to another son, William, Jr. (more info click here)

During the Iron Age the city of Este was a major centre of the Veneti and later, during the 2nd century BC, it became a Roman colony. In the Late Antiquity, Este was wrecked by barbarian invasions and arose again only after the 10th century, when Azzo II d'Este built a castle there and named himself and his family after it.(wikipedia) Click here for the Castle Web Site The House of Este held the city until 1240, when they moved their capital to Ferrara

Josselin Castle (French: Château de Josselin, Breton: Kastell Josilin, Latin: Castellum Joscelini) is a medieval castle at Josselin, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France, first built in the 11th century and rebuilt at various times since. It has been designated as a monument historique since 1928. (from wikipedia) Read the very early history of the Green Family and learn how we are related. Still inhabited by the original founding family, it makes them our cousins several centuries removed! Guéthénoc, vicomte of Porhoët, Rohan and Guéméné, began to build the first castle on the site around the year 1008, choosing a rocky promontory overlooking the valley of the Oust. The new fortress was named after Guéthénoc's son, Goscelinus.The name is recorded in the Cartulary of Redon Abbey (1080) as castellum et castrum Goscelini, but already by 1108 it was appearing as Castellum Joscelini.