Henry Gott

Sir Henry Thomas Gott (1731 – 14 November 1809), born Henry Thomas Greening, was the son of Thomas Greening (died February 1757), gardener to King George II. Thomas Greening had held royal contracts from the 1720s onward. His mother Sarah was the daughter of Henry Marsh of Hammersmith (1665-1741), who was known as a collector of rare and unusual trees. Henry Thomas Greening inherited the family nursery garden at Brentford End. He purchased Newland Park, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire in 1770. He was knighted in 1774, when he served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.