Deacon William Greenewood

1689 - 1756  (66 years)

• Name	William Greenewood
  Birth	14 Oct 1689	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Military	1710 (20 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  His name was drawn to go to Port Royal and Canada.
  Occupation	say 1714 (24 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was a farmer and a deacon in the church.
  Married	21 Jun 1715 (25 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (27 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was a tithingman.
  Offices Held	say 1720 (30 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 10]
  He was the Town Clerk for 24 years.
  History	Abt 1730 (40 years)  [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 (40 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was granted land.
  Offices Held	say 1740 (50 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 10]
  He was a Selectman for 6 years.
  Offices Held	1747 (57 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 10]
  He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Sherborn.
  Death	1756	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. James Greenewood,   b. 19 Dec 1687, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years)   2. Deacon William Greenewood,   b. 14 Oct 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1756, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers (family of Thomas Greenewood and Hannah Ward)
  1. Thomas Greenewood,   b. 22 Jan 1671, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. d. young, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. + 2. John Greenwood, Esq,   b. 15 Jul 1673, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. d. 29 Aug 1737, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ Hannah Trowbridge,  m. 1695 ;   Alice Craft,  m. 27 Jul 1729   3. Rev. Thomas Greenewood,   b. 15 Jul 1673, Cambridge Village (now Newton), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Newton was incorporated as a separate town, known as  Cambridge Village, on December 15, 1681, then renamed  Newtown in 1691, and finally Newton in 1766. d. 8 Sep 1720, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 47 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Greenwood,   b. England d. England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Abigail Spring,   b. 2 Feb 1662   d. 6 Sep 1708  (Age 46 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20524
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Greenewood,   c. 4 Jun 1643, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Sep 1693, Newton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age ~ 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Spring,   b. 2 Feb 1662   d. 6 Sep 1708 (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon William Greenewood(1689 – 1756) 2Thomas Greenewood(1643 – 1693) 4Thomas Greenewood(1610 – ) 8Able Greenewood(1585 – ) 16Rev. John Greenewood(1556 – 1593) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Abigail Spring(1662 – 1708) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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