GREENE (GREEN) FAMILY OF PLYMOUTH COLONY By RICHARD HENRY GREENE, A.M., LL.B. NEW YORK PRIVATELY PRINTED 1909 CONTENTS AND RESUME. a.. d cu Cl) s ..c cu,.. C'd 1/) en >- ,.. cu i-. a.. 1/) d C'd s ·- ~ ~ Families C'd ·- i-. - Page Gen. :, C'd Cl) - ,.d 8 ·-- C'd 0 C'd 0 z ~ ~ 0 ~ en ...... 1----i E-i 3 I William1 Greene •........ I ..... I 9 s 2 William Greene......... I ..... I 59 3 Mary Greene3 Barker .... I I 6 Warren3 Green .........• I .. I 96 Desire Greene3 Hinckley. I .. I William3 Greene......... I .. .. .. I rl, Sarah Greene3 Barker .... I .. I }ohn3 Greene .........•.. I I 4 aG . .. 7 ames reen ......•••••• I .. • • I •• • • • 7 6o 4 Mary4 Barker.. • . ••. 8 .8 15 Warren4 Green ........... 7 .. 7 4 97 Desire Hinckley ...•.••• 3 .. • • 3 17 William4 Greene......... 4 .. .. 4 61,98 Sarah4 Barker ........... 6 .. .. 6 4 18 James Green.•.•........ II •• . .. I I •••.• 39 5 62 5 l\'I ary •••••••• - •••••••••• IO IO 5 23,98 Warren •••••••••••••••• 31 .. 31 100 Desire, ................. 10 .. 10 5 25 William •••••••••••••••• 3 .. 3 63,103 Sarah 6 •• ••••••••••••.••••• 20 . 20 . 5 26 James •••••••••••••••••• 35 .. .. 35 ...•• 109 64 6 · Mary6 •••••••••••••••••• , 25 25 6 37, 103 Warren •••••••••••••••• 37 .. 37 D es1. re s •..•.•.•..••••.•.• 37 .. 37 38,105 William6 •••••••••••••••• 27 .. 27 6 63,105 Sarah •• ••••••••••••••••• 9 . .. .. 9 6 42,106 James •• •••••••••.•••••• 97 .. .. 97 ...•. 232 66 7 Mary" . .................. 29 29 68,1o6 Warren1 ••••••••••••••••• 49 .. 4Q 69 William1 •••••••• •••••••• 65 .. 65 63 Sarah1 •••••••••••••••••,. 9 .. 9 77,107 James1 •••••••••••••••••• 159 .. .. 159- .... 311 8 66 8 Mary •• •••••••••••••••••• 20 20 109 Warren8 •••••••••••••••• 26 .. 26 8 . III William •••••••••••••••• 62 . .. 62 8 115 James •••••••••••••••••• 90 .. 90 ..... 198 118 9 Warren9 ••••••••• . 33 .. 33 9 William •••••••••••••••• 38 .. 38 9 James •••••••••••• •••••• 14 . • • . 14 . .... 85 IO W arren 10 ................ 3 3 ..... ---- -- -- 3 Totals ....•.........•. 986 93 187 51 200 45 I 407 986 ILL USTRA'f IONS. Frontispiece, . facing page 1v CAPT. ]AS. GREEN, 2D. CONN. LIGHT HORSE, AT WHITE PLAINS, SEPT., 1776 (painting by Wrenn). ANCESTRAL CHART TO MAGNA CHARTA BARONS, • viii, ix GREEN HOMESTEAD, AND PART OF MARSHALL HOME, EAST HADDAM, CONN., . facing page 7 SOUTH HALF STONE STEPS, HOMESTEAD, " " 9 VIEW OF MooDus LANDING, EAST HADDAM, " " II REVOLUTIONARY CORNER, RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, " " 13 NATHAN HALE SCHOOL HOUSE AND GREENE MAUSOLEUM, " 19 CAPT. RICHARD GREEN (photo-gravure from painting), " " 20 TIMOTHY GREEN, ESQ. (from painting) " " 22 MRS. TIMOTHY GREEN (from painting), " " 23 RUSSELL TINKER GREENE, l ASAPH LORE~ZO GREENE, I RUSSELL THOMAS GREENE, I .. • " RUSSELL THOMAS GREENE, JR.,j WILLIAM WEBB GREEN (photo-gravure), .. u 30 H JAMES WILSON GREEN, . _ . " ,, ·31 SIDNEY GREEN (gelatine), • u 31 FREDERICK w ARREN GREEN (gelatine), " " 32 OLIVER GREENE, • " " 34 TIMOTHY FRANKLIN GREEN, u " 36 EZRA BENJAMIN TUTTLE, ·• • " 47 RICHARD HENRY GREENE (gelatine), " " 48 MRS. R. H. GREENE (gelatine), IC " 48 JAMES FREDERICK GREEN, " .. 49 SIDNEY HARPER GREEN, " .. 49 MRS. CORA W. GREENE MORRIS, 51 "., " OLIVER HERBERT GREENE, • " 53 WARREN GREENE, • • u " 71 MRS. JULIA GREENE BELL, l DONALD GREENE BELL, 5 • • " " 72 MARSHALL WINSLOW GREENE l ,, MRS. M. W. GREENE (gelatine), " MARY WINSLOW GREENE AUGUSTUS THATCHER HOLBROOK l MRS. A. T. HOLBROOK (EDNA GREENE) (gelatine), " " GERTRUDE EMILY HOLBROOK MRS. NANCY GREEN HAYDEN GOODSPEED,} JOSEPH HORACE GOODSPEED, MORTON GOODSPEED, " " 88 J. H. GOODSPEED, JR., STANLEIGH WINSLOW MACGURN, ·H DONALD GREENE, " " PREFACE In the days of inquiring boyhood I was unable to learn much of the family back of my father's father and grandfather, of whom he was fond and proud. I have the family Bible with the earliest entry of James Green, born in Barnstable, Mass., 1728. When I sought outside for infor­ mation, Amos Otis' Barnstable Families blocked the way by sending me on a false clue. Many years I worked until I exhausted every possibility at Charlestown or Boston vicin­ ity, then I returned to the vicinity of Barnstable, and was re­ warded by finding the birth of Wm. Greene, father of James, and marriage of his father Wm. Greene, the emigrant ances­ tor, where I was forced to stop, for the present, so I began my search fo1~ his descendants. In the garret of Richard Green where I spent many a rainy day in the forties, was a little smooth three-footed iron pot worn through in a little round hole, which seemed to fas­ cinate my finger by its razor edge. Everyone said confi­ dently "that ca.me over in the Mayflower.'' To my question with whom? I never got any definite answer, tho' father said '' Winslow I suppose.'' I worked on this and found if our Winslow (Kenelm) brought it over, it was on the second trip. Meanwhile in 1857, the home was broken up, my grandmother came to New York, and the contents of the gar­ ret (they told me) went up the Landing Hill on Peter Mar­ tin's cart. I have spent time and offered money in the hope of its return, so far without success. Is it not strange an humble culinary vessel should be remembered, when no one knew the names of those who owned the thing, tho' their own flesh and blood ? · I give herewith what I have found from time to time, as occasion o:ff ered, and if you had followed me in the search, and met with me the disappointments, you would under­ stand why it is not more complete. To my kindred I give the result. I can say: every descendant of the first William Greene through his wife Elizabeth Warren, has descent from "good Richard Warren;" every descendant of his only son William Greene, Jr. by his marriage traces also to John Tilley, Elizabeth and John Howland, of the san1e company. There are individual cases of additional lines to the Pilgrim fathers, but the above are common to all the family. There is however one more matter of especial interest: the wife of Capt. James Green and consequently all their de­ scendants, trace, not by tradition, but unmistakably to three of the Barons, made sureties for Magna Cp.arta, to wit.: Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford; Saier de Quincy, Earl of Winchester and Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford. All men honor these aristocrats whose seals are on the Great Charter, as well as the humbler God-fearing men who signed the compact, these all builded better than they knew. If you ever boast the possession of their blood, see that it may be said of you, (though in a narrower field), you too have lived to honor God, and tried to bless mankind. I will insert a chart showing the line of descent from the Barons of Runnemede. I have not asked for portraits or illustrations, but shall be glad to receive any to extra illustrate my own copy with pictures of my kindred, and I will also be glad to have corrections and additions. I give you the result of my labors knowing that there are errors and believing they will be overlooked. HENRY DE BOHUN - MAUD FITZ PIERS ROBERT DE VERE SAIER DE QUINCY Earl of Hereford; d. on Crusade, sister of Geoffry de Man· · Earl of Oxford. Sure- · Earl of Winchester. Sm Jan. I, 1220. One of the 25 Sure- deville, one of Sureties ty for Magna Charta. ty £or Magna Charta. ties of Magna Charta Magna Charta d. Oct. 25, 1221 in Holyland, Nov. 3, 124~ MATILDA DE EU - HUMPHREY DE BOHUN HUGJ DE VERE - HAWISSA DE QLNCY d. Sept. 24, 1274; Earl of Earl of Oxford; d. l Hereford and Essex Dec. 12, 1263 ELEANOR DE BRAOSE - HUMPHREl DE BOHUN JOHN DE COTRTENAY-ISABEL E VERE of Eva Marshall and niece of d. Aug., 1265, before Baron of Oakhampton, d. 1273 Mashall. Surety of Magna his father ta rPHREY DE BOHUN - MAUD DE FIENLES · KING EDWARD, I - ELEANOR d of Hereford and Essex, of England of Castile HUGH DECOU TENAY - ELEANOR- LE DESPENCER !ov. 30, 1298 Baron of Oakhampton, d. dau. of Hugh Baron Despencer, 1291 Justiciar of Eng., K. Evesham. HUMPHR Y DE BOHUN-1302-ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET HUGH DE CO RTENAY -AGNES ST. JOHN . Earl of Hereford and Essex, b. Aug., 1282; d. May 5, 1316 Earl of Devon, b. 1275; Lord High Constable, K. Bor- d. before 1341 oughbridge, March 16, 1322 LADY MARGARET DE BOHUN----Aug. 21, 1325----SIR HUGH DE CO RTENA Y d. Dec. 16, 1392 · b. 1308; K. G. Earl of Devon, d. May 2, 1377 LADY EMELINE D'AUNEY - EDWARD E COURTENAY of Godlington, d. before father SIR HUGH DE COURTENAY - MAUD BEAUMONT of Haccomb, Devon, b, after 1357 SIR THEOBALD GRENVILLE - MARGARET DE COURTENAY ,· }"""light of Stowe . J ,. SI~ WILLIAJ GRENVILLE ~ PHILIPPA BONVILLE Knight of Bideford I ELIZABETH GORGES - THOMAS GRENVILLE, High Sheriff SIR THOS. GRtNVILLE - ELIZABETH GILBERT Knight of Stowe; High Sheriff; d. 1494 l MARGARET WHITLEIGH - SIR RO ER GRENVILLE · I of Stowe, etc. AMY GRiNVILLE - JOHN DRAKE, High Sheriff d. 1579 J of Ashe, Devon, d. 1558 ELIZABETH PRIDEAUX - ROBER DRAKE · of Wiscomb, d. 1550 PHILIPPA DENNYS - WM. DRAKE of Holcomb, d. 1592 I of Wiscomb, d. 1592 * The will of Francis Drake of * JOHN DRAKE - ELIZABETH ROGERS Esher, March 13. 1633, Co. Surrey, b. 1585; d. Aug. 17, 1659; d •. Oct. 7, 1681 says: "John Drake my cousin Wil­ came to Windsor, Ct. I liam's son . • • in New England.'' Visitation, Devon. XL V., N. E. Hist. JOHN DRAKE-Nov. 301 1648-HANNAH MOORE Gen. Reg., 188; XXIV., id. 78, 328. d. July 7, 1688 1· THOS. MARSHALL - MA Y DRAKE b. Feb. 18, 1664; d. 1735 ! b. Jan. 29, 1666; d. Dec. 2, 1728 JOHN MAR HALi - ELIZABETH WINSLOW b. April 3, 1701; d, May, 1772 I b.