Jonathan Greeley

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• Religion: 14 Oct 1705, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Both he and his wife owned covenant in the Salisbury Church.
• Religion: 14 Oct 1705, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan and Jane both owned covenant in the Church of Salisbury on 14 October 1705.
• Will: 1 Mar 1749/50, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He made his will on 1 March 1749/50: In the name of God. Amen. I, Jonathan Greele in the Co. of Essex in the Prov of the Mass Bay in New England, yeoman, being in good health and perfect mind and memory, but not knowing how soon my change may come do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following, viz: First of all, I commit my soul to God in Christ, my blessed Savior, and my body to the dust to be decently buried by my executors in hopes of a blessed resurrection to life eternal and as to my temporal estate, I do demise and dispose of the same as followeth viz: First, my will is that all my debts and funeral charges be duly paid by my executors ; and secondly, I give and bequeath to my sons David & Samuel, their heirs and assigns, to be equally divided between them forever, all my homestead on which I now live. In which division my son Samuel shall have about 4 A. at the upper end next the street, between my home and Wm Allen's land, and to be run down over the first * * * with the barn and old house thereupon, and appurtenances; and my son David shall have as much land adjoining to his to run down from the street by the wall to the lower end of my pasture at the ferry road. All the rest of my homestead, upland, meadows or islands, shall be equally divided between them ; and also my lot in the cow pasture, of about 18 A., lying between the way to Byfield, so called, and the way to James French's; and also my lot of land below the neck bridge of about 12 A., butting at one end on the highway to the beach and on the other end on the great meadows so called ; and also my lot at the points, so called, which I bought of the Flanders of about 4 or 5 A. ; and also my salt marsh at Rolfes Island, so called, of about 6 A. ; and also my 2 A of salt marsh at the beach, butting westerly and southerly on the creek, and easterly on Samuel Cloughs marsh ; and also 3 commonages in Salsbury /. e. Greele's Parker's Flander's. In consideration of which bequests above mentioned my said sons David & Samuel shall pay the following legacies viz; in old tenor bills of credit £20. to my daughter Wheeler & £15. apiece to my daughters Sarah Brown & Mary Smith, and £15. apiece to the sons of my son Philip Greele, dec'd, and £10. to his daughter, when they come to full age. Item, Third, I give to my son Benjamin, his heirs and assigns forever, my pasture in the cow common at the crotch of the brook, on the north side of the way to Byfield, so called, of about 8 or 10 A. ; and also my lot of land at the salt marsh points, so called, of about 6 or 7 A., which I bought of the * * * and also about 4 or 5 A. of salt marsh at the beach which I bought of my father Greele, cutting easterly on the beach bank; and 2 common rights in Salsbury, he paying to my son Jonathan 40s. old tenor. Item, Fourth, I give to my daughters the above mentioned legacies to be paid as aforesaid by Daniel & Samuel ; and also my household stuff to my 3 daughters ; and finally I give to my sons David & Samuel all my cash & stock of all sorts; my wearing clothes and all my husbandry tools and implements and my pew in the meeting house; they paying my just debts and funeral charges ; whom I appoint executors of this my last will and testment. Witness my hand and seal this ist day of March A. D. 1749-50, and in the 23d of his majesty, reign, King George 2d of Great Britain. Signed, sealed & declared by said Jonathan Greele to be his last will and testament in presence of us. Signed Jonathan Greely
• Probate/Proved: 5 Novmeber 1750; His will was proved.
• Inventory: 23 Nov 1750, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; An inventory was taken of his estate on 23 November 1750.
• Last Full Review: 23 Nov 2021

Jonathan married Jane Walker on 21 Mar 1697/98 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Jane died on 21 May 1721 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Oath: 1677; Philip took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity.
• Freeman: 1690
• Will: 14 Mar 1717/18
• Probate/Proved: 9 Apr 1718

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Birth:
his birth date was recorded as 21 (7) 1644.

Philip married Sarah Ilsley on 17 Feb 1669/70 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of John Ilsley and Sarah Haffield) was born on 31 Aug 1644 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
Savage (1860) and Brown (1854) list her as Hannah.

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Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 17 (12) 1669.

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• History: 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was taxed in 1650 and 1652.
• Occupation: say 1650; He was a blacksmith according to Pope (1900) and a shoemaker according to Hoyt (1897).
• Offices Held: 1653; He was appointed a constable.
• Residence: 1669, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the owners of a saw mill and a ferry.
• Legal: 9 Apr 1672; He deposed 9 (2) 1672, giving his age as about 52 years.

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Andrew married Mary Moyce. Mary (daughter of Joseph Moyce and Hannah or Anna Folcard) died on 24 Nov 1703 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1638; He came over on the Confidence of London, 200 tones, John Jabson Master, sailing from Southampton and was listed on the passenger list dated 24 April 1638.
• Freeman: 6 Sep 1639; On 6 September 1639 he was admitted as a freeman.
• Land/House: 1640, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He received land in the first division in 1640 of Salisbury, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1643; John was a barber and a shoemaker.
• Residence: 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; In 1650 he was listed as a townsman of Salisbury, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 1654, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; In 1654 he received more land in Salisbury.
• Miscellaneous: 1666, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; A daughter of William Holdred was apprenticed to John Ilsley in 1666.
• Inventory: 19 Mar 1684, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; His estate was inventoried on 19 March 1684 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
• Last Full Review: 6 May 2020

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John married Sarah Haffield in by 1642. Sarah (daughter of Richard Haffield and Judith) was born about 1621 in England; died on 3 Aug 1673 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1635; Richard, Martha, and their five daughters came over in 1635 on board the Planter. He was 54 and she was 42 when they sailed. They settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
• Last Full Review: 6 May 2020

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• Occupation: say 1639, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was a joiner.
• Proprietor: 1640, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Land/House: 1640, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Joseph received land in the fist division of 1640 and 1641.
• History: 1648; He was a legatee in the will of Mr. Nicholas Stanton of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
• History: 1650; He was a commoner and taxed as such in 1650 and 1652.
• Proprietor: 1658, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
• History: 1658; Joseph signed the petition of 1658.

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Joseph married Hannah or Anna Folcard on 22 Nov 1609 in Parish, Suffolk, England (not found). Hannah died in 1655 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: say 1634, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
• Immigration: 1635;
• Will: 17 Feb 1639
• Probate/Proved: 29 Sep 1668; His will was not proved until after his widow's death.

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Immigration:
Richard, Martha, and their five daughters came over in 1635 on board the Planter. He was 54 and she was 42 when they sailed. They settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Richard married JudithEngland. Judith was born in England; died in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]