Green, John Sr. (Apr 27, 1779 – Sep 1834) by a son

PEDIGREE OF THE GREEN FAMILY.
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My father's name was John Green, born at Wellingborough in the county
of Northampton in the year 1779.   His father's name was
Richard Green, a plasterer by trade, his wife's name was Hannah. 
There was two sons John and Thomas, John the older was my father. He
was married to Ann Rowney at Bedford St. Paul's Church in the year 1808.

My father left home after his mother's death, his father having married
again to a man who kept a public House, [sic] "The Sign of the Red
Cow", some unpleasantness being the cause.

My Uncle Thomas moved to London.  He was a shoemaker by trade, My
[sic] father was in the army, a recruiting sargent. [sic] I do not know
to what regiment he belonged.  He emigrated to South Africa in
December 27 1819 took 120 days to make the voyage, arrived in
Port�-Elizabeth on the April 26, 1820, in the ship "Waymouth". He had 4
sons and two dau�ghters when we left England, Hannah the oldest Mary
Ann, John, James, Thomas and William. [sic] and the third daughter was
born on the voyage out.

They were located at the Kreiga where another daughter was born. 
They left the Kreiga in 1829 on account of theft by the natives who
took all their stock in the night.

Thomas died of snake bite, the location, Jane? [sic] died of whooping
cough, I was born at Grahmstown on the 7th. of April 1823 and named
Thomas as mother said they had to keep a Thomas in the family.

My father received money twice from through a McDonald who lived in Grahamstown who had also been in the Service.

My father moved from Grahamstown on the 1st. of September 1834, to Kat River and died on the 21st. of September 1834 at Balfour.

The Kaffir War broke out in December 1834 and all papers and everything
we had was lost.  My mother's father's name was George Rowney, He
[sic] had seven sons and one daughter, Their [sic] names were Thomas,
George, William. I do not know the names of the others, Thomas was a
Blacksmith, George a tailor, and William a Cabinet maker, Two [sic]
sons joined the Army and were both Killed in the battle of Waterloo.

Napolion [sic] who led the French forces against the British in the
battle of Waterloo, was defeated, June 18, 1815. Copied by G. John
February 1982.
Wrote by Thomas Green who was born April 7, 1823, having a brother by
the name of Thomas who died of a snake bite, who was born abt 1817, his
mother said they had to have a Thomas in the family, so they named him
Thomas, This was probely [sic] written in abt. 1840.