John Greenaway

1576 - 1652  (76 years)

• Name	John Greenaway
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1576  [1]
  General Information	John was a millwright by trade, and was much respected by his fellow townsmen.  [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
  Immigration	1629 (Age 53)  [1, 2, 6, 7]
  He probably came over on the Mary and John in 1629/30 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was past his prime when he arrived.
  Residence	About 1630 (Age 54)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [4]
  About 1630 John and Mary lived near the burying place.
  Freeman	18 May 1631 (Age 55)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  On 19 October 1630, he applied to be a freeman, and on 18 May 1631, he was admitted as a freeman.
  Offices Held	8 Oct 1633 (Age 57)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  On 8 October 1633 he was appointed Fence Viewer in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was appointed again on 27 January 1645/46, and again on 28 February 1645/46.
  Religion	1636 (Age 60)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  In 1636 John and his wife, Mary, were the tenth man and woman added to the Second Church of Dorchester.
  Offices Held	2 Jan 1637/38 (Age 62)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  On 2 January 1637/38 he was appointed Lot Layer.
  Living	1641 (Age 65)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  In 1641 his name appears in the Dorchester Town Records for the last time.
  Deed	1651 (Age 75)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [4, 6]
  In 1651 and 1652, John deeded land to three of his daughters.
  Death	About 1652	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I973	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family	Mary   d. 23 Jan 1658/59, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	About 1601  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years - She : ??.
  Children	1. Ann Greenaway,   b. Abt 1591, England d. 31 Dec 1695, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 104 years)   2. Ursula Greenaway,   b. Abt 1603, England d. 19 Dec 1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   3. Mary Greenaway,   c. 6 Nov 1605, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England d. Before 26 Sep 1682, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 76 years)   4. Katherine Greenaway + 5. Susan Greenaway,   b. say 1620   6. Elizabeth Greenaway
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: This date is based on his estimated date of marriage. [1]

  
  

• Event Map		Child - Ann Greenaway - Abt 1591 - England Child - Ursula Greenaway - Abt 1603 - England Child - Mary Greenaway - 6 Nov 1605 - Mildenhall, Suffolk, England Residence - About 1630 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - 18 May 1631 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 8 Oct 1633 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Religion - 1636 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 2 Jan 1637/38 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Living - 1641 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Deed - 1651 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Death - About 1652 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1145] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, volume II (G-O), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1995). [S1621] Antiquarian, Dorchester & Historical Society. History of the Town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, (Boston: Ebenezer Clapp Jr., 1859). [S1771] Banks, Charles Edward. The Winthrop Fleet, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930). [S1170] Drake, Samuel G. "Old Dorchester - Recovery of Some Materials for its History, General and Particular" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume V, 1851). [S1571] Farmer, John. Genealogical Register of First Settlers of New England, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Carter, Andrews, & Company, 1829). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S1027] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume II , (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).