Capt. James Greene, Jr.
1659 - 1712 (52 years)1. Capt. James Greene, Jr. was born 1 Jun 1659; died 12 Mar 1711/12, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. Notes:
All of James's children except Daniel were named in the will of Isbel Berton, dated 26 Jan 1721/22 at Warwick, RI.
James resided at Nausauket, in Warwick, RI, where he built a house in 1687 (source: "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial" by William Richard Cutter; Google Books). This is the area where I grew up; my grammar school was Nausauket School.
In the Warwick records James is referred to as Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain.James married Mary Fones 25 Jan 1689/90, Warwick, RI. Mary (daughter of John Fones and Margaret Unknown) was born 1668; died 20 Mar 1721/22, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Fones Greene was born 23 Mar 1690/91, Warwick. Kent Co., RI; died 29 Jul 1758; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI.
- 3. James Greene was born 2 Apr 1692, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 17 Apr 1758, Newport, RI.
- 4. Mary (1) Greene was born 16 Mar 1694/95, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 21 Oct 1695, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 5. Daniel Greene was born 7 Apr 1696, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died Bef 1721.
- 6. Elisha Greene was born 5 Aug 1698, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 1780, Glocester, RI.
- 7. Deliverance Greene was born 12 Feb 1700/01, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 8. Mary Greene was born 25 Sep 1703, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 9. John Greene was born 26 Feb 1705/06, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 10. Jeremiah Greene was born 16 Dec 1708, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
- 11. Samuel Greene was born 8 Jun 1711, Nausauket, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 18 Feb 1788, Newport, RI.
Generation: 2
2. Fones Greene (1.James1) was born 23 Mar 1690/91, Warwick. Kent Co., RI; died 29 Jul 1758; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. Notes:
His gravestone reads: "4th gen, Fones Greene, son of Capt. James Greene, died July 29, 1758, aged 67 years." This would make his birth year c1691.
Fones Greene married first to Dinah Battey, who drowned a few days after their marriage in 1711. She was sailing across the Bay from Newport to Jamestown.
Fones's uncle Samuel Fones married Ann Tibbetts, aunt of his second wife Rebecca.
For a brief bio, see "Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts" by J.H. Beers & Co, p 1304.
Fones resided in the house which he inherited, built by his father c1687, in the Buttonwoods/Nausauket area of Warwick, RI, bordering on Greenwich Bay. A second house was built in its place in 1715, and is still standing today, in 2008. A large part of the Greene estate was sold in 1868 to the Buttonwoods Association, which developed the area with homes and a campground on the shore.Fones married Dinah Battey 15 Mar 1710/11, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Dinah (daughter of Samson Battey and Dinah Havens) was born 12 May 1691; died 21 Mar 1710/11, Narragansett Bay, RI. [Group Sheet]
Fones married Rebecca Tibbetts 5 Feb 1712/13, Warwick, RI. Rebecca (daughter of Henry TIBBETTS and Rebecca MEDBURY) was born Between 1694 and 1695; died 18 Feb 1765; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. James Greene was born 2 Dec 1713, Warwick, RI; died 3 Sep 1802, Warwick, RI.
- 13. Dinah Greene was born 24 Dec 1715, Warwick, RI; died 24 Jan 1765.
- 14. Job Greene was born 8 Aug 1717, Kent County, RI.
- 15. Thomas Greene was born 22 Nov 1719, Warwick, RI; died 18 Aug 1813, Warwick, RI.
- 16. Mary Greene was born 18 Mar 1722/23.
- 17. Fones Greene was born 29 Jul 1727, Warwick, RI; died 12 Sep 1753, Surinam, South Africa.
3. James Greene (1.James1) was born 2 Apr 1692, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 17 Apr 1758, Newport, RI. James married Roby Carr Abt 1710. Roby (daughter of Caleb Carr and Deborah Sayles) was born 4 Sep 1694, Jamestown, RI; died 22 Dec 1728. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 18. Daniel Greene
- 19. Deborah Greene was born Abt 1716; died 25 Dec 1756, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
- 20. Mary Greene was born Abt 1719; died 30 Jul 1757; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
- 21. Roby Greene was born Abt 1725; died 4 Jul 1758.
4. Mary (1) Greene (1.James1) was born 16 Mar 1694/95, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 21 Oct 1695, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. 5. Daniel Greene (1.James1) was born 7 Apr 1696, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died Bef 1721. 6. Elisha Greene (1.James1) was born 5 Aug 1698, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 1780, Glocester, RI. Notes:
From the book "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial" by William Richard Cutter p 547 (Google Books): Elisha "resided in Cranston near the present state farm, and was a blacksmith and iron manufacturer. He was baptized December 5, 1717, and ordained to the Baptist ministry July 30, 1764, after which he was known as Elder Elisha Greene, of Providence." He married first to Martha Brown, and second to Abigail (Dexter) Fenner.
Elisha married Martha Brown 26 Sep 1723. Martha was born 12 Oct 1703; died 29 Jul 1725. [Group Sheet]
Elisha married Abigail Dexter 13 Mar 1726/27. Abigail (daughter of John Dexter) was born 26 Apr 1696; died 11 Jan 1770. [Group Sheet]
7. Deliverance Greene (1.James1) was born 12 Feb 1700/01, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Deliverance — Mr. Holden. [Group Sheet]
8. Mary Greene (1.James1) was born 25 Sep 1703, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. 9. John Greene (1.James1) was born 26 Feb 1705/06, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. 10. Jeremiah Greene (1.James1) was born 16 Dec 1708, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. 11. Samuel Greene (1.James1) was born 8 Jun 1711, Nausauket, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 18 Feb 1788, Newport, RI. Samuel married Mary Whitford Abt 1732. Mary (daughter of Nicholas WHITFORD and Mary CARR) was born 1 Jun 1711; died 1745. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
12. James Greene (2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 2 Dec 1713, Warwick, RI; died 3 Sep 1802, Warwick, RI. James married Patience Waterman 10 Apr 1740, Warwick, RI. Patience (daughter of John WATERMAN and Anne OLNEY) was born Between 1714 and 1716, Warwick, RI; died 8 Feb 1796, Warwick, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
13. Dinah Greene (2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 24 Dec 1715, Warwick, RI; died 24 Jan 1765. Notes:
Dinah is named in her father's will as Dinah Rice.
She died at 4 AM.Dinah married Randall Rice, Sr. 16 Mar 1735/36. Randall (son of John Rice, II and Elnathan Whipple) was born 21 May 1714, Warwick, RI; died Abt 1769, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Phebe Rice
- 23. John Rice was born 19 Mar 1735/36, Warwick, RI; died 2 Jan 1758; was buried , Coasters Harbor Island Cemetery, Newport, RI.
- 24. Job Rice was born 20 Feb 1736/37; died 1823, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT.
- 25. Olney Rice was born 12 Feb 1737/38, Warwick, RI; died 8 Dec 1764.
- 26. Thomas Rice was born 11 Nov 1739, RI.
- 27. Robe Rice was born 26 Feb 1740/41, Warwick, RI; died 19 Oct 1819, Clarendon, VT; was buried , East Clarendon Cemetery, Clarendon, VT.
- 28. Fones Rice was born 30 Apr 1743.
- 29. William Rice was born 28 Sep 1744.
- 30. Mary Rice was born 28 Sep 1744, Warwick, RI.
- 31. Randall Rice, Jr. was born Abt 1746.
- 32. Caleb Rice was born Abt 1748; died 13 May 1821.
- 33. Nathan Rice was born 28 May 1749.
- 34. Elnathan Rice was born Abt 1750.
- 35. James Rice was born 6 Jun 1752.
- 36. Daniel Rice was born 5 Jun 1756.
14. Job Greene (2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 8 Aug 1717, Kent County, RI. Notes:
I have roughly estimated Job's year of birth (needs more research).
Job married Mercy Greene 30 May 1745. Mercy (daughter of William Greene and Sarah Medbury) was born 31 Oct 1725, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. Mary Greene was born 15 Feb 1751/52, Coventry, RI; died 1851, Tolland, CT.
15. Thomas Greene (2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 22 Nov 1719, Warwick, RI; died 18 Aug 1813, Warwick, RI. Notes:
Thomas lived in the Nausauket area of Warwick, RI. His second wife, Mary, was the widow of his brother.
Thomas married Phebe Greene 6 Apr 1749, Warwick, RI. Phebe (daughter of John Greene) was born 3 May 1728; died 20 Nov 1752. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Anne Greene was born Abt 1750; died 3 Dec 1779; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI.
Thomas married Mary Waterman 5 Feb 1758, Warwick, RI. Mary (daughter of Benoni Waterman and Sarah Wickes) was born 6 May 1726, Warwick, RI; died 8 Jun 1765, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 39. Sarah Sally Greene was born 8 Apr 1760; died 18 Oct 1839; was buried , Thomas Hill Lot, Forge Rd., North Kingstown, RI.
- 40. Fones Greene was born 14 Mar 1762; died 20 Jun 1789; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI.
Thomas married Hannah Waterman 13 Nov 1766, Warwick, RI. Hannah (daughter of John WATERMAN and Hannah Townsend) was born 30 Dec 1740; died 18 Oct 1820. [Group Sheet]
16. Mary Greene (2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 18 Mar 1722/23. 17. Fones Greene (2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 29 Jul 1727, Warwick, RI; died 12 Sep 1753, Surinam, South Africa. Fones married Mary Waterman Bef 1753. Mary (daughter of Benoni Waterman and Sarah Wickes) was born 6 May 1726, Warwick, RI; died 8 Jun 1765, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
18. Daniel Greene (3.James2, 1.James1) Daniel — Sarah Tillinghast. Sarah (daughter of Philip Tillinghast and Martha Holmes) was born 5 Mar 1709/10. [Group Sheet]
19. Deborah Greene (3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1716; died 25 Dec 1756, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. Notes:
Deborah died about four months after the birth of her son Thomas. He was to die shortly after her.
Deborah married Samuel Tillinghast Abt 1737. Samuel (son of Joseph Tillinghast and Freelove Stafford) was born 8 Oct 1711, Tiverton, RI; died 28 Jun 1787, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. Freelove Tillinghast was born Abt 1738, Newport, RI; died 1817, Estramadura, Ohio.
- 42. Samuel Tillinghast was born Abt 1740.
- 43. Nicholas Paris Tillinghast was born 21 Jan 1741/42, Newport, RI.
- 44. James Tillinghast was born Abt 1745.
- 45. Rebecca Tillinghast was born Abt 1750.
- 46. Thomas Tillinghast was born 16 Aug 1756, Warwick, RI; died 27 Jan 1757, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
20. Mary Greene (3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1719; died 30 Jul 1757; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. 21. Roby Greene (3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1725; died 4 Jul 1758.
Generation: 4
22. Phebe Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) 23. John Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 19 Mar 1735/36, Warwick, RI; died 2 Jan 1758; was buried , Coasters Harbor Island Cemetery, Newport, RI. Notes:
John died of smallpox.
24. Job Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 20 Feb 1736/37; died 1823, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT. 25. Olney Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 12 Feb 1737/38, Warwick, RI; died 8 Dec 1764. Olney married Freelove Lippitt 22 Mar 1759, Cranston, RI. Freelove (daughter of Christopher Lippitt and Catherine Holden) was born Abt 1740, RI. [Group Sheet]
26. Thomas Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 11 Nov 1739, RI. Thomas — Mary Lippitt. Mary (daughter of Christopher Lippitt and Catherine Holden) was born Abt 1742, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 47. Randall Rice was born 29 Oct 1769, Warwick, RI; died 4 Feb 1826, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT.
- 48. Catherine Rice was born 13 Dec 1770.
- 49. Olney Rice was born 28 Feb 1772.
- 50. Freelove Lippitt Rice was born 15 Dec 1773.
- 51. Mary Rice was born 27 Sep 1775.
- 52. Thomas Rice was born 8 Jan 1780.
- 53. Phebe Rice was born 16 Mar 1782.
- 54. Nancy Rice was born 19 Aug 1784.
27. Robe Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 26 Feb 1740/41, Warwick, RI; died 19 Oct 1819, Clarendon, VT; was buried , East Clarendon Cemetery, Clarendon, VT. Notes:
In James N. Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," transcriptions of the Kent County/Warwick marriage records, her name is given as Rhoda.
Robe married Stephen Arnold 6 Mar 1760, Warwick, RI. Stephen (son of Edward Arnold) died 1 Oct 1812; was buried , East Clarendon Cemetery, Clarendon, VT. [Group Sheet]
28. Fones Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 30 Apr 1743. Notes:
He may be the individual who married Susannah Havens at Warwick, 16 Feb 1764.
29. William Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 28 Sep 1744. 30. Mary Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 28 Sep 1744, Warwick, RI. Mary married James Thurber 8 Dec 1765, Warwick, RI. (son of Edward Thurber) [Group Sheet]
31. Randall Rice, Jr. (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1746. 32. Caleb Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1748; died 13 May 1821. Notes:
I am making an assumption that these dates in the RI Cemetery Database belong to this particular Caleb Rice.
33. Nathan Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 28 May 1749. 34. Elnathan Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1750. 35. James Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 6 Jun 1752. 36. Daniel Rice (13.Dinah3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 5 Jun 1756. 37. Mary Greene (14.Job3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 15 Feb 1751/52, Coventry, RI; died 1851, Tolland, CT. Mary married George Tillinghast 28 May 1772, Coventry, RI. George (son of Philip Tillinghast and Alice Thomas) was born 17 Jan 1750/51, East Greenwich, RI; died 18 Apr 1816, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 55. William Tillinghast was born 6 Aug 1773; died 1848, Coventry, CT.
- 56. Nicholas Tillinghast was born 6 Apr 1776.
- 57. Alice Tillinghast was born 2 Aug 1778; died 20 Mar 1849.
- 58. Job B. Tillinghast was born 6 Aug 1780.
- 59. Gen. George Washington Tillinghast was born 3 Jul 1785.
- 60. Philip Nicholas Tillinghast was born 24 Mar 1788.
- 61. Henry Greene Tillinghast was born 26 Feb 1796.
38. Anne Greene (15.Thomas3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1750; died 3 Dec 1779; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. 39. Sarah Sally Greene (15.Thomas3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 8 Apr 1760; died 18 Oct 1839; was buried , Thomas Hill Lot, Forge Rd., North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
Sarah Hill is mentioned as a granddaughter in the will of Benoni Waterman.
According to her marriage record, she was "of Naussocut" (Nausauket).
According to the book "Descendants of Roger Williams, Book I," Waterman Line p. 34, Sarah died 1 Oct 1837.Sarah married Caleb Hill, Jr. 4 Jan 1784, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Caleb (son of Caleb Hill and Mercy Stafford) was born 5 Sep 1758, North Kingstown, RI; died 6 May 1837; was buried , Thomas Hill Lot, Forge Rd., North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 62. Mary Polly Hill was born 30 Sep 1784, North Kingstown, RI; died 20 Jan 1844; was buried , East Greenwich Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI.
- 63. Fones Greene Hill was born 26 Jul 1786, North Kingstown, RI; died 28 Sep 1873; was buried , Thomas Hill Lot, Forge Rd., North Kingstown, RI.
- 64. Wickes Hill was born 14 Sep 1788, North Kingstown, RI.
- 65. Thomas Hill was born 6 Jan 1793, North Kingstown, RI; died 16 Sep 1880.
- 66. Sally Hill was born 6 Dec 1800, North Kingstown, RI; died 26 Dec 1800, North Kingstown, RI.
- 67. Sally Hill was born 18 Jul 1802, North Kingstown, RI.
40. Fones Greene (15.Thomas3, 2.Fones2, 1.James1) was born 14 Mar 1762; died 20 Jun 1789; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. Notes:
Fones is mentioned as a grandson in the will of his grandfather, Benoni Waterman. Fones Greene, s/o Capt. Thomas & Mary, is buried in Historical Cemetery 66, behind the Shawomet Baptist Church in Warwick, RI (no dates readable on the stone, which is partially buried).
41. Freelove Tillinghast (19.Deborah3, 3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1738, Newport, RI; died 1817, Estramadura, Ohio. Freelove — Benjamin Greene. Benjamin (son of Nathanael Greene and Phebe Greene) was born 7 Jul 1733; died 16 Sep 1762. [Group Sheet]
42. Samuel Tillinghast (19.Deborah3, 3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1740. 43. Nicholas Paris Tillinghast (19.Deborah3, 3.James2, 1.James1) was born 21 Jan 1741/42, Newport, RI. 44. James Tillinghast (19.Deborah3, 3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1745. 45. Rebecca Tillinghast (19.Deborah3, 3.James2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1750. Rebecca married Jonathan Tibbetts 25 Jul 1784, Warwick, RI. Jonathan (son of Thomas Tibbetts) was born Abt 1760. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 68. Samuel Tibbetts was born 16 Aug 1787, Warwick, RI; died 8 Apr 1851, Warwick, RI.
46. Thomas Tillinghast (19.Deborah3, 3.James2, 1.James1) was born 16 Aug 1756, Warwick, RI; died 27 Jan 1757, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.