Major John GREENE, Jr.
1620 - 1708 (88 years)-
Name John GREENE Title Major Suffix Jr. Born 15 Aug 1620 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 
[1] Gender Male Died 27 Nov 1708 Warwick, RI Buried Spring Green Farm, Warwick, RI Person ID I01592 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Dr. John GREENE, b. 9 Feb 1597/98, Gillingham, Dorset, England , d. 7 Jan 1659/60, Warwick, RI (Age 61 years) Mother Joan TATTERSHALL, b. Abt 1598, England , d. Between 1638 and 1639 (Age ~ 40 years) Married 4 Nov 1619 St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Notes - The church record gives her maiden name as "Tatersole."
Family ID F00619 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne ALMY, b. 26 Feb 1626/27, South Kilworth, Leicester, England , d. 6 May 1709, Warwick, RI (Age 82 years) Married Abt 1648 Notes - The children of this marriage are found in the Warwick, RI, First Book of Marriages.
Children 1. Deborah Greene, b. 10 Aug 1649, Warwick, RI , d. 8 Feb 1728/29 (Age 79 years)2. John Greene, b. 6 Jun 1651, d. 1 Feb 1685/86 (Age 34 years) 3. William Greene, b. 5 Mar 1653/54, d. Abt Jan 1679/80 (Age 25 years) 4. Peter Greene, b. 4 Feb 1654/55, d. 12 Aug 1723 (Age 68 years) 5. Job GREENE, b. 24 Aug 1656, d. 6 Jul 1745 (Age 88 years) 6. Phillip\Phillippe GREENE, b. 7 Oct 1658, Portsmouth, RI , d. Between 1690 and 1706 (Age 31 years)7. Richard Greene, b. 8 Feb 1660/61, Warwick, RI , d. Abt Jun 1711 (Age 50 years)8. Ann Greene, b. 19 Mar 1662/63, Warwick, RI 9. Catherine Greene, b. 15 Aug 1665, Warwick, RI , d. 1755 (Age 89 years)10. Audrey Greene, b. 27 Dec 1667, Warwick, RI , d. 17 Apr 1733 (Age 65 years)11. Samuel Greene, b. 30 Jan 1669/70, d. 18 Sep 1720 (Age 50 years) Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00581 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John Greene came to New England with his family in 1635. On a 1650 map of Providence, his name is shown as owner on one of the original house lots on Towne Steeet. He became a Major in the Rhode Island Militia, Representative to the Rhode Island General Assembly for 12 years, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, agent for the colony in England, and Deputy Governor from 1690 to 1700. (See "Colonial Families of the United States")
"He became a large landowner in his own right as well as by inheritance, and was prominently active in all interests of town and Colony. It was written of him at a later period: 'He was a man of great weight of thought, sharpness of wit, aptness of action, and adroitness of understanding.' " (See "The Greenes of Rhode Island" compiled by Louise Brownell Clarke, New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903, p. 59)
Official leadership positions he held:
Town Clerk and Surveyor of Warwick, RI
Commissioner: Member of Colonial Assemblies
Deputy, Assistant, and Deputy Governor for about 11 years
Captain of the Militia for 8 years
Major for 7 years
Attorney general 1657 - 1660
Secretary of State 1652 - 1654
Several times was sent to England as an Agent for the Colony
His will, dated Dec 1706, says he is in his 87th year, and his wife in her 80th. He names sons Richard, Samuel, Peter, & Job; and daughters Deborah, Philip(a), Ann, Catherine, & Adere; granddaughter Mary Dyer; and refers to Philip(a)'s children but not by name.
- John Greene came to New England with his family in 1635. On a 1650 map of Providence, his name is shown as owner on one of the original house lots on Towne Steeet. He became a Major in the Rhode Island Militia, Representative to the Rhode Island General Assembly for 12 years, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, agent for the colony in England, and Deputy Governor from 1690 to 1700. (See "Colonial Families of the United States")
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Sources - [S012443] The Greenes of Rhode Island, Louise Brownell Clarke, compiler, (New York City: Knickerbocker Press, 1903), 58.
- [S012443] The Greenes of Rhode Island, Louise Brownell Clarke, compiler, (New York City: Knickerbocker Press, 1903), 58.