John Greenwood, Esq

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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]

1. Deacon Thomas Greenwood was born on 28 Jan 1696 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Aug 1774 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
2. Elizabeth Greenwood was born on 20 Sep 1697 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 7 May 1769 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
3. Hannah Greenwood was born on 4 Mar 1699 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jun 1769 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
4. Ruth Greenwood was born on 12 Oct 1701 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Oct 1777 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
5. Daniel Greenwood was born on 27 Nov 1704 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jun 1812 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
6. Susanna Greenwood was born on 7 Feb 1707/08 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died about 1760 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
7. Lt. Josiah Greenwood was born on 21 Jun 1709 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 13 May 1792 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A..

John married Alice Craft on 27 Jul 1729 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Alice was born on 19 Dec 1680 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 19 Feb 1681 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Mar 1784 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage Date: Jones (2003) gives their marriage date as 24 July 1729.

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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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• 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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• 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.
• Residence: 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Land/House: 18 Nov 1640, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William received a land grant, the date being recorded as 18 (9) 1640.
• Freeman: 10 May 1643, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1644, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Sudbury.
• Offices Held: say 1645, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Chairman of the Board of Selectman from Sudbury for several years.
• Offices Held: 1646, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the Commissioners to End Small Causes.
• History: 1656; He signed the petition to the General Court for the Town of Marlborough.
• Land/House: 1657, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was granted land in Marlborough.
• Residence: 1661, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Legal: 4 Oct 1664, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon William Ward deposed giving his age as about 61 years. The deposition was dated 4 (8) 1664.
• Offices Held: 1666, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Marlborough.
• Religion: 1666, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was one of the founders of the church in Marlborough, and was made a Deacon at that time.
• History: 1 Oct 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William's home was designated a garrison house, with his son Samuel's and his daughter, Hannah's families assigned to that garrison on 1 October 1675.
• Will: 6 Apr 1686, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children: John, Increase, and Hannah.
• Complier's Note: 1994; Ward (1851) adds one more child, Mary. He derived this from the second wife of Daniel Stone, however "Ward" was her married name, not her maiden name.

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• Occupation: say 1640; He was a nail maker.
• Residence: 1643, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Freeman: May 1645, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1647 to 1676, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Cambridge.
• Offices Held: 1665, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served again in that office in 1682.
• Land/House: 1680; Edward Jackson gave 20 acres of land to his daughter, Lydia, by the following: "This present witnesseth, that I, Edward Jackson, have given to Joseph Fuller, and to my daughter Lidia his wife, Twenty accers of Land, lying and being vppon the South West corner of the farme which I bought of Mr. Broadstreete, and also I have sold some tenne accers more adioyning to the foresayd Twenty as it is layd out and Bounded by David Fiske of Cambridge bounds Surveyor, also I doe by these presents acknowledge that I have receaved the sume of six pounds in money in and his father John Fuller is to pay sixeteene more as followeth, upon the first of March in the yeare 1681, and five pound in the first of March 1682, and the last five pound on the first of March 1683, the which somes beeing so payd as above expressed, I doe by these presents assigne and make over to the above named Joseph Fuller and to his heires forever, to have and to hold without any just mollestation of me my heires Executors and Administrators, or any of vs; in Witness hereof I have set to my hand and seale EDWARD JACKSON. SEAL. John Mason, Isaac Bacon
• Probate/Proved: Abt Jul 1681, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His estate was about 1700 acres and a number of slaves.
• History: 1 Sep 1852, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; A monument was dedicated to the early settlers of Newton with the following words inscribed: "Dea. John Jackson gave one acre of land for this burial place and the first church which was erected upon this spot 1660. Edward Jackson gave 20 acres for the parsonage, 1660, and 3 acres for the ministerial woodlot, 1681."

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Edward married Frances on 2 Dec 1629 in London, England. Frances was born about 1607 in England; died on 5 Oct 1648 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1643, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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