Where did this major GREEN > name originate? My uncle has told me about some important person in the > early l700's or l800's that everyone named their children after......I just > can't remember whom. Do any of you know? It may have been General Nathaniel Green of the Revolutionary War and for whom the city of Greensboro, NC is named. My ancestor was named Nathaniel Green Jones born in NC and settled in Drew County. In my research I have seen numerous Nathaniel Greens.