Deacon William Greenewood

1689 - 1756  (66 years)

• Name	William Greenewood
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	14 Oct 1689	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Military	1710 (Age 21)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [7]
  His name was drawn to go to Port Royal and Canada.
  Occupation	say 1714 (Age 25)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was a farmer and a deacon in the church.
  Married	21 Jun 1715 (Age 26)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9]
  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 (Age 28)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was a tithingman.
  Offices Held	say 1720 (Age 31)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4, 10]
  He was the Town Clerk for 24 years.
  History	Abt 1730  [4, 10]
  	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 (Age 41)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  He was granted land.
  Offices Held	say 1740 (Age 51)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4, 10]
  He was a Selectman for 6 years.
  Offices Held	1747 (Age 58)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4, 10]
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Sherborn.
  Death	1756	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. James Greenewood,   b. 19 Dec 1687, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 54 years)   2. Deacon William Greenewood,   b. 14 Oct 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1756, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 66 years)
  Person ID	I20524
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Greenewood,   c. 4 Jun 1643, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Sep 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Abigail Spring,   b. 2 Feb 1662   d. 6 Sep 1708 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1687
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 43 years and 6 months - She : ~ 24 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Oct 1689 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Military - 1710 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Occupation - say 1714 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Married - 21 Jun 1715 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1717 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - say 1720 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Land/House - 1730 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - say 1740 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1747 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 1756 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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