John Greene, Jr.
1688 - 1756 (68 years)-
Name John Greene Suffix Jr. Born 9 Apr 1688 East Greenwich, Kent County, RI 
Gender Male Died 3 Oct 1756 Person ID I09288 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father John GREENE, b. Abt 1650, d. 6 Oct 1729 (Age ~ 79 years) Mother Abigail WARDWELL, b. 27 Oct 1665, Bristol, RI , d. Aft 19 Oct 1739 (Age > 74 years) Family ID F03639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ann "Nancy" Hill, b. Abt 1692, d. Aft 1734 (Age ~ 43 years) Married 30 Nov 1713 East Greenwich, RI [1] Notes - This couple were married by John Spencer, Justice.
Children 1. Ann Greene, b. 1 Dec 1714 2. Enfield Greene, b. 31 Mar 1716, d. Between 1742 and 1749 (Age 25 years) 3. Silas Greene, b. 29 Sep 1717, d. Bef Oct 1753 (Age < 36 years) 4. Mary Greene, b. 31 Jan 1718/19, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI , d. Aft 1754 (Age > 36 years)5. Elizabeth Greene, b. 23 Sep 1720 6. John Greene, b. 31 May 1722 7. Margaret Greene, b. 27 Jan 1723/24 8. Timothy Greene, b. 14 Jun 1725 9. Samuel Greene, b. 29 May 1727 10. Hester Greene, b. 17 Jul 1729, d. 24 Jun 1818, Coventry, RI (Age 88 years)11. Nathan Greene, b. 12 Feb 1734/35 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F03642 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Almy, b. 7 Aug 1689, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Married Abt 8 Dec 1739 Warwick, RI Notes - I have made an assumption that John's second wife, named Mary, was Mary Almy; this assumption is based on the marriage record of John Greene of Warwick and Mary Almy of Newport. This took place in either 1737 or 1739.
I have also made an assumption that she was the daughter of William.
ALMY Mary and John Greene, of Warwick, Dec. 8, 1737.
GREENE John, of Warwick, and Mary Almy, of Newport, Dec. 8, 1737. Marriage Newport
1739 Almy, Mary, and John Greene, Dec. 8, 1739. more 1 49 Marriage Warwick
Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F03644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The will of John Greene of West Greenwich was dated 15 Aug 1754, proved 6 Nov 1756 at West Greenwich, RI. John's will mentions his wife, Mary Greene -- "who received household goods which she brought to me when I married her" (clue that she was not his first wife). He mentions 5 sons and 5 daughters, as well as several grandchildren; sons named are Silas dec'd, John, Timothy, Samuel, & Nathan; dtrs named are Enfield Matteson dec'd, Ann Nichols, Mary Johnson, Margaret Matteson, & Hester Weeks (Wickes). (Possibly another dtr. Elizabeth died young.) Grandchildren mentioned: Obediah, und 21, and 3 unnamed dtrs under 18, all of Silas dec'd; Anne Matteson und 18, and Josiah & Silas Matteson, all of Enfield dec'd. He does not mention any grandchildren who are children of his living children.
I have made an assumption that John's second wife was Mary Almy (see marriage notes).
- The will of John Greene of West Greenwich was dated 15 Aug 1754, proved 6 Nov 1756 at West Greenwich, RI. John's will mentions his wife, Mary Greene -- "who received household goods which she brought to me when I married her" (clue that she was not his first wife). He mentions 5 sons and 5 daughters, as well as several grandchildren; sons named are Silas dec'd, John, Timothy, Samuel, & Nathan; dtrs named are Enfield Matteson dec'd, Ann Nichols, Mary Johnson, Margaret Matteson, & Hester Weeks (Wickes). (Possibly another dtr. Elizabeth died young.) Grandchildren mentioned: Obediah, und 21, and 3 unnamed dtrs under 18, all of Silas dec'd; Anne Matteson und 18, and Josiah & Silas Matteson, all of Enfield dec'd. He does not mention any grandchildren who are children of his living children.
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Sources - [S012693] East Greenwich Town Hall Records, Vol. 1, p. 1.
- [S012693] East Greenwich Town Hall Records, Vol. 1, p. 1.