Deacon William Greenewood

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• Military: 1710, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His name was drawn to go to Port Royal and Canada.
• Occupation: say 1714, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer and a deacon in the church.
• Married: 21 Jun 1715, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Abigail Woodward, the daughter of John and Rebecca (Robbins) Woodward. She was born on 25 May 1695 in Newton, Massachusetts. On 26 February 1727/28 in Newton, Massachusetts, Abigail was mentioned in the will of John Woodward. She died on Saturday 9 September 1775 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Greenwood (1716-____) 2. Dorcus Greenwood (1717-____) 3. William Greenwood (1721-____) 4. Caleb Greenwood (1724-1800) 5. Jonas Greenwood (1727-1802) 6. Samuel Greenwood (1729-____) 7. John Greenwood (1730-____) 8. Daniel Greenwood (1732-____) 9. Joseph Greenwood (1734-____) 10. Abigail Greenwood (1737-1767) 11. Abigail Greenwood (1737-____)
• Offices Held: 1717, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a tithingman.
• Offices Held: say 1720, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Clerk for 24 years.
• History: Abt 1730; He was a man of character and great respect. It is said that, about 1730, he received the first potatoes in town and after testing their succulent qualities declared that "after freezing and thawing a few time they would be good."
• Land/House: 1730, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was granted land.
• Offices Held: say 1740, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman for 6 years.
• Offices Held: 1747, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Sherborn.

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• General Information: He resided in the south-easterly part of Cambridge, now Newton, towards Muddy River, now Brookline. He was a weaver by trade. Thomas. Greenwood was an educated, intelligent man whose judgment was often sought by his neighbors and held town office.
• Immigration: 1665, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He landed in Boston in 1665 at the age of 22.
• Moved To: 1667, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1667 he moved to Cambridge Village (now Newton), Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 1672, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1672 "Prentice and John Ward. Greenwood also bought Isaac Parker's homestead, in 1686, house, barn, and twenty-four acres; east by Thomas Hammond ; south by Nathaniel Hammond; west by Jonathan Hammond; and north by John Druce. He also bought about forty acres of others.
• Petition: 8 May 1678; He was one of the signers of the petition to the General Court asking for Newton village to be set off from Cambridge and incorporated on 8 May 1678.
• Offices Held: 27 Aug 1679, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Upon the organization of Newton on 27 August 1679, he was elected a Constable the same day.
• Freeman: 2 Feb 1681, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 2 February 1681 he was admitted as a freeman.
• Offices Held: From 1686 to 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman of Newton from 1686 to 1690. He again served in 1693.
• Offices Held: 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Tax Commissioner serving under Governor Andros in 1688.
• Freeman: 26 Mar 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 26 March 1690 he was admitted as a freeman in Newton.
• Land/House: 1691, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1691 He bought of Isaac Parker, twenty-four acres, with the dwelling house thereon, bounding e. by Thomas Hammond, w. by John Hammond, n. by Nathaniel Hammond, and n. by John Druce, being part of the same land which John Parker, Sen., bought of Nicholas Hodgden, in 1650.
• Offices Held: 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Clerk in 1693.
• Inventory: Oct 1693; His estate was inventoried in October 1693.
• Probate/Proved: 23 Oct 1693; He died interstate, leaving an estate of £481 13/6 to his second wife, Abigail, and four children. The estate was probated 23 October 1693.
• Last Full Review: 12 Oct 2020

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Death: Greenwood (1914) states he died in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

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Thomas married Abigail Spring about 1687. Abigail was born on 2 Feb 1662; died on 6 Sep 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Father: John Spring
Mother: Abigail ______

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• Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020