Elizabeth Greenwood

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• Married: 24 May 1722, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Child, the son of Benjamin and Grace (Morris) Child. He was born on 19 July 1685 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He served in 1746 in Newton, Massachusetts, as a selectman. He died on Sunday 21 August 1774 in Newton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Child (1723-1777) 2. Benjamin Child (1727-1734) 3. Elizabeth Child (1729-1731) 4. Hannah Child (1732-____) 5. Elizabeth Child (1733-____) 6. Benjamin Child (1734-____) 7. Jonas Child (1735-1735) 8. Miriam Child (1736-1744) 9. Aaron Child (1736-1778)

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• Estate Admin: 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He took the property of his father upon his death in 1693, and paid Thomas Greenwood, his brother, for his share, and supported James and William until they were fourteen years of age, as well as contracting to take care of his mother, Abigail during her lifetime.
• Occupation: say 1694; He was a weaver and a carpenter.
• Offices Held: 1703, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1703 he was the Surveyor of Highways for Newton, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1704, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1704 he was appointed a Constable for Newton, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: From 1711 to 1713, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From 1711 to 1713 he was a selectman for Newton. He served again in 1715, 1717-1721, 1725-1727, and 1729-1736.
• Offices Held: 1711, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1711 he was the Newton Assessor. He served again in 1713, 1716, and 1723-1724.
• History: 1712, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the committee to negotiate with John Mason over a pew in 1712.
• History: 1723, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1723 he was a member of the committee to locate a site for a schoolhouse in Newton.
• Offices Held: say 1730, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Justice of the Peace.
• Offices Held: From 1735 to 1737, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From 1735 to 1737 He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Newton.
• Will: 1737, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He made his will in 1737. He left his wife, Alice, £66.
• Last Full Review: 26 Jan 2021

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Birth: Paige (1877) and Gozzaldi (1930) give his birth as about 1671.

John married Hannah Trowbridge in 1695 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Deacon James Trowbridge and Margaret Atherton) was born on 15 Jun 1672 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1728 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 26 Jan 2021

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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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He died in the evening.

Thomas married Hannah Ward on 8 Jun 1670 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Deacon John Ward and Hannah Jackson) was born in 1650 in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died before 1687 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 12 Oct 2020

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• Moved To: Abt 1639, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
• Moved To: Abt 1657, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: 1664, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He moved and purchased 85 acres of land with a house and outbuildings which had been owned by Deputy Governor Danforth.
• Freeman: 1665, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1666; He was appointed a Constable.
• Deed: 1675, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; James Trowbridge was deeded land from Deputy Governor Danforth which became the Trowbridge Homestead.
• Religion: 1675, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a deacon in the Newton Church,.
• Offices Held: 1679 to 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.
• Offices Held: 1700, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newton. He served again in 1703.
• Will: 1709, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

James married Margaret Atherton on 3 Dec 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton and Mary Kennion) was born in 1638 in Massachusetts; died on 17 Jun 1672 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Page (1877) and Gozzaldi (1930) give her death date as 17 August 1672.

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Married:
Greenwood (1914) and Larson (1998-Wales) give their marriage date as 3 December 1659.

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• Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020

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• Immigration: Abt 1638, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William Ward arrived in Boston, probably in the Spring, with his children: John, Joanna, Obadiah, Richard, and Deborah.
• Freeman: 1649, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: say 1649; He was a turner and a farmer.
• History: Abt 1651; He built his house on the southeast part of the village on a tract of 45 acres belonging to his father-in-law and later deeded to him. The house he built was later fortified as a garrison-house during the Indian Wars, though it was never attacked. It was raised in 1821.
• Offices Held: 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Offices Held: 27 Aug 1679, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He served as a member of the first Board of Selectman, serving again in 1684, 1693, and 1695 to 1697.
• Offices Held: 1686, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He served as a member of the committee, which negotiated with Cambridge on the terms of separation.
• History: 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was reimbursed by the town for the expense of removing Abigail Parker from the town.
• Offices Held: 1688, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the committee to prevent Widow Susanna Clements from becoming a charge on the town.
• Offices Held: Between 1688 and 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Newton.
• Offices Held: 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the committee to represent the town of Newton in a suit brought by Captain Thomas Prentice.
• Offices Held: 1696, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the men who perambulated the Newton-Roxbury line.
• Offices Held: 1698, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Tithingman.
• Will: 2 Feb 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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He is buried in grave #110.

John married Hannah Jackson in 1650 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Edward Jackson and Frances) was born about 1631 in London, England; was christened on 1 May 1634 in Stepney Whitechaple, London, England; died on 24 Apr 1704 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her death date is listed as 21 or 27 in other records.

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After their marriage, they settled in Hannah's home town of Cambridge in that part which became Newton.

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• History: Abt 1630; He was the founder of a charity for poor widows, which, as of 1912, is still administered for their benefit.
• Immigration: Abt 1634
• Occupation: Abt 1635, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a merchant who was engaged in trade with the Barbados.
• Residence: 12 Oct 1637, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
• Residence: 20 Sep 1639, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: say 1640, England; He left his houses, goods, lots, estates, and chattels in trust with his steward, Henry Gibbons, who kept possession in New Haven for many years. His three sons were left in the care of Sargent Thomas Jeffries who was also from Taunton, England. The sons later sued Henry for their lands from Henry Gibbons.

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The date was recorded as 12 (8) 1647.

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The date was recorded as 20 (7) 1639

Thomas married Elizabeth Marshall on 26 Mar 1627 in Exeter, Devonshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Marshall and Alice Bevys) was christened on 24 Mar 1602/03 in Exeter, Devonshire, England; died about 1641 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1635; Humphrey and Mary came to New England on board the James out of Bristol, England
• Military: 1638; He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable artillery Company.
• Freeman: 2 May 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1645; He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1645, Captain in 1652, Major in 1652 and Major General in 1661.
• Offices Held: 1653; He was the Speaker of the House.
• Military: 1656; He was the commander of the military forces of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, succeeding General Robert Sedgwick.

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He was killed by a fall from his horse on Boston Common, when on his return from a military review on the Common at about 1 o'clock in the morning.

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A GODLY MAGISTRATE VAS HE AND
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TWO TROVPS OF HORS WITH HIME HERE CAME SVCH WORTH HIS LOVE DID CRAVE
TEN COMPANYES OF FOOT ALSO MOVRNING MARCHT TO HIS GRAV
LET ALL THAT READ BE SVRE TO KEEP
THE FAITH AS HE HATH DON
WITH CHRIST HE LIVS NOW CROWND HI SNAME WAS HVMPRY ATHERTON
HE DYED THE 16 OF SEPTEMBER 1661

Humphrey married Mary Kennion on 29 Mar 1625 in Winwick, Lancashire, England. Mary died in 1672 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1635; Humphrey and Mary came to New England on board the James out of Bristol, England

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