Category Archives: Leete

Having searched the records fairly inconclusively for the grandchildren of my 8 x great grandfather, Captain William Greene of Ratcliffe (1626 -1686), I’m now returning to the subject of his children. As I noted a few posts back, William must have … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to find out more about the origins of my 8 x great grandfather, Captain William Greene of Ratcliffe, Stepney (1626 – 1686), but without much success.  Another way of tackling the many questions surrounding Captain Greene’s family … Continue reading →

John Elliott, Stepney house carpenter and first husband of my 8 x great grandmother Elizabeth Greene, formerly Elliott, née Leete, concludes his will of 1672 with the following: And I doe desire my very Loveing friends Josias Westwood of wapping … Continue reading →

I’ve been exploring the background of John Elliott (1626 – 1674), the first husband of my 8 x great grandmother Elizabeth Greene née Leete, in the hope that it might shed some light on Elizabeth’s own origins, as well as … Continue reading →

Earlier this week I came to the conclusion that Elizabeth Leete, who was born in about 1642, was almost certainly my 8 x great grandmother – the second wife of my 8 x great grandfather, Stepney mariner Captain William Greene, … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s post about my possible ancestor Elizabeth Greene (formerly Elliott, née Leete) I mentioned that I’d found the last will and testament of her first husband, John Elliott, a house carpenter of Ratcliffe, Stepney, who died in 1674. In … Continue reading →

In my last post I tentatively suggested that William Greene and Elizabeth Elliott, who were married in 1676 or 1677, might have been my 8 x great grandparents. I pointed out that many of the details in their marriage allegation … Continue reading →

In 1677,  in the seventeenth year of the reign of Charles II, two middle-aged men declared their intention to marry. Both were widowers, both lived in the Stepney area to the east of London, both planned to marry widows named … Continue reading →