The details of this family comes primarily from a 1561 will of Richard Grene, brother of JOAN GRENE. It places the family in Ormesby Saint Margaret, Norfolk, England, and names his siblings and the children of his siblings.

Much has been published about this family in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register in recent years. Specifically there were articles published in 1987, 1990, 1993, and 2009. The information in this biography has been updated to reflect the most recent research.