Able Greenewood

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• Last Full Review: 17 Jul 2020

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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]

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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• Married: 3 Nov 1656, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Robert Portis. He was born in Scotland. He was a tobacconist. He was the first treasurer of the Scot's Charitable Society organized on 6 January 1657 in Boston, Massachusetts. He left a will on 22 June 1681 in Boston, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 28 July 1681 in Boston, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Porteous

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They were married by Major Humphrey Atherton.

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• Last Full Review: 10 Mar 2021

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Birth: Ward (1851) gives his birth as 27 January 1673.

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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]

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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• Graduation: 1690, Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He graduated with an with a A.B.
• Ordained: Oct 1693, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; He had spent a short time in Sekonk, Massachusetts before his ordination. He received £95 in silver to move to Rehoboth and an annual salary of £70, one third in silver and two-thirds in "beef, pork, and all sorts of merchantable corn, rye, butter, cheese, and merchantable boards at the current price set upon by the selectman of the town."; : the First Congregational Church
• Married: 28 Dec 1693; Elizabeth Wiswell, the daughter of Captain Noah and Theodosia (Jackson) Wiswell. She was born on 20 September 1668 in Cambridge, now Newton, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 24 January 1735/36 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She was buried on 27 January 1735/36. Issue: 1. Hannah Greenwood (1694-____) 2. John Greenwood (1697-1766) 3. Noah Greenwood (1699-1703) 4. Esther Greenwood (1701-1701) 5. Elizabeth Greenwood (1704-____) 6. Ichabod Greenwood 7. Esther Greenwood (1709-1731)
• Moved To: 29 Dec 1693, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
• History: 30 Sep 1709, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; He was found by Judge Samuel Sewell to be "dangerously ill of a malignant fever. At parting, Mrs. Greenwood, with tears, desired prayers for her husband and that work be left with Caleb Stedman at Roxbury, to acquaint her husband's bro., John, at Newtown."

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Paige (1877) and Gozzaldi (1930) give his birth date as 27 December 1673.

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• Occupation: say 1712, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a joiner.
• History: 1713; He was one of the petitioners to the Massachusetts General Court for a meeting house more accessible to the south section of Newton.
• Married: 13 Apr 1713, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Thankful Wilson, the daughter of Joseph and Deliverance Wilson. She was born on 24 March 1692 in Newton, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 4 February 1715. Issue: 1. James Greenwood (1714-____) 2. Abigail Greenwood (1715-____)
• Married: 5 Jan 1716, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Abigail Trowbridge.

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Ward (1851) gives his birth date as 19 October 1687.

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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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