25th Generation

16875520. Sir Walter De Boketon⁴⁵³ died Y. Son of Sir Alexander De Boketon.

Walter DE BOKETON/1207. There are a number of books on the early family and a lot of data that may or may not be true. I will give you the baisc outline so you will know what you are looking for. The great granson of one of the Knights who came to England with William the Conqueror, was given the ancient estate of Boketon in about 1202. His name was Alexander no last name at that time. When last names were required, this family took the name of their estate, so his son was known as Sir Walter de Boketon, and his son was John de Boketon who was supposedly killed in Palestine during the Crusades in 1271. His son, Thomas de Boketon is supposed to have adopted the name Green because of the beautiful estate where a county fair was established that lasted for over 500 years. While this story may be true, many researchers do not believe this was accurate. Some believe that Thomas de Boketon may have inherited the estate and changed his name, as was the custom when a man inherited the estate of his wife. What ever the case, his son Henry Greene became one of the largest land holders in England and became the Lord Chief Justice of England. It was this Henry Greene that purchased the estate of Norton in 1352 and this was when it became Green's Norton. It was the custom, in fact the law, that the eldest son inherite the estate, but Sir Henry Greene had a second son, also named Henry Greene, and he got permission from the King to divide his estate between his eldest son, Thomas Greene and his second son, Henry Greene. This second son, Henry Greene, born about 1343 also became Lord Chief Justice of England, and also became the most powerful man of his day, since a "committee" was formed to oversee the acts of the King. When the King reversed his decision to allow a cousin to inherite his father's estate, the cousin took the Crown by force and beheaded Sir Henry Greene in 1399 in Bristol, England. Things got really bad in England after that, and the War of the Roses caused many records to be destroyed, not to mention the people who were killed during this time. It is believed that Surgeon John Greene and John Greene of Quidnessett descended from this Greene line. Tom Green. Sir Walter De Boketon and Mrs. (?) De Boketon were married about 1233.

16875521. Mrs. (?) De Boketon died Y. Children were:

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Sir John De Boketon.