Capt Samuel GreenAge: 641670–1735
- Name
- Capt Samuel Green
- Name prefix
- Capt
- Given names
- Samuel
- Surname
- Green
| Birth | 5 October 1670 48 36 |
| Death of a father | 13 February 1671 (Age 4 months) Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
father -
Thomas Green
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| Death of a mother | 6 June 1674 (Age 3)
mother -
Rebecca Hills
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| Death of a maternal grandfather | 5 February 1687 (Age 16) Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
maternal grandfather -
Joseph Hills
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| Marriage | Elizabeth Upham - View family about 1692 (Age 21) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 4 April 1693 (Age 22)
daughter -
Elizabeth Green
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | 4 April 1695 (Age 24)
daughter -
Rebecca Green
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| Birth of a son #3 | 1699 (Age 28) Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
son -
Rev. Thomas Green
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| Marriage of a daughter | Lydia Green - View family 30 April 1723 (Age 52)
son-in-law -
Abiathar Vinton
daughter -
Lydia Green
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| Marriage of a son | Rev. Thomas Green - View family 13 January 1725 (Age 54)
son -
Rev. Thomas Green
daughter-in-law -
Martha Lynde
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| Death | 2 January 1735 (Age 64) Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts |
| Globally unique identifier | 7B572159E99633458F041DA379AFC1B4337D |
| Last change | 10 January 2017 |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Thomas Green
Birth 1622 22 England
Death 13 February 1671 (Age 49) Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Loading...
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12 years mother |
Rebecca Hills
Birth 20 April 1634 32 Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Death 6 June 1674 (Age 40) Loading...
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Marriage: 1653 |
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1 year #1 elder sister |
Rebecca Green
Birth 1654 32 19
Death yes Loading...
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1 year #2 elder brother |
Thomas Green
Birth 1655 33 20
Death yes Loading...
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4 years #3 elder sister |
Hannah Green
Birth 16 October 1658 36 24
Death 25 March 1659 (Age 5 months) Loading...
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-9 years #4 elder sister |
Hannah Green
Birth between 24 February 1650 and 60 28 15
Death yes Loading...
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21 years #5 himself |
Capt Samuel Green
Birth 5 October 1670 48 36
Death 2 January 1735 (Age 64) Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Loading...
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| Family with Elizabeth Upham - View family |
| himself |
Capt Samuel Green
Birth 5 October 1670 48 36
Death 2 January 1735 (Age 64) Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Loading...
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| wife |
Elizabeth Upham
Death about 1761
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Marriage: about 1692 |
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15 months #1 daughter |
Elizabeth Green
Birth 4 April 1693 22
Death yes Loading...
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2 years #2 daughter |
Rebecca Green
Birth 4 April 1695 24
Death yes Loading...
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| #3 daughter |
Ruth Green
Death yes
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| #4 son |
Rev. Thomas Green
Birth 1699 28 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death yes Loading...
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| #5 daughter |
Lydia Green
Death yes
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| #6 daughter |
Bathsheba Green
Death yes
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| #7 daughter |
Abigail Green
Death yes
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| #8 daughter |
Any "(Anna?)" Green
Death yes
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| Note | (III) Captain Samuel Green, the only son of Thomas (2) and Rebecca Hills Green who came to full age. was born October 5, 1670. He was one of the principal men in Leicester or Strawberry Hill, where he settled in 1717. The town was granted February 10, 1713-14. and Capt. Samuel Green was on the committee with Col. William Dudley of Roxbury and others to settle it. He owned three lots of forty acres each, and two of thirty each, in the town of Leicester, and was highly respected and .very influential. The vicinity of his old homestead, now a village, is called after him, Greenville. He built a house, grist mill and saw mill. At the first town meeting of which there is any record, he was elected moderator, first selectman and grand juror, and he held like offices in the town of Leicester the remainder of his life. Governor Washburn. in his history, calls him a prominent man, and he is honored as one of the pioneers. He also owned land in Hardwick, Massachusetts. He was always called Captain, a rank he won at Malden, and he was the first captain of the Leicester company of militia. Cnpt. Samuel Green married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieut. Phineas Upham. of Worcester, a son of Deacon John Upham, who had arrived from England, September 2. 1635, settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, moved to Malden about 1650, and was one of the original proprietors of Quinsigamond. His son Phinehas Upham settled in Worcester in April, 1675. After the Indians had destroyed the first white settlements at Mendon, Brookfield and Worcester, Lieut. Upham fought bravely in the battle of Narraganset Fort, December 19. 1675. where he was mortally wounded. Capt. Samuel Green died January 2, 1735-6. His will was made at Malden just before he came to Leicester to settle. April 18, 1717, and it was proved February 5, 1735-6. His wife died at Leicester, probably in 1761. Their children were:
1 Elizabeth, born April 4, 1693, married to Thomas Richardson of Malden.
2 Rebecca, born April 4. 1695, married to Samuel Baldwin. (According to Malden records the first two were twins, born April 4, 1695).
3. Ruth, married to Joshua Nichols.
4. Thomas, born 1699, married to Martha Lynde in Malden. January 13. 1725-6.
5. Lydia. married to her cousin, Abiathar Vinton of Maiden, April 30, 1723. He resided in Braintree a year or two after his marriage, then settled in Leicester, where he lived until his death in 1740. His widow Lydia married secondly, January 15, 1746. Samuel Stower, of Leicester, a native of Malden.
6. Bathsheba. married to Elisha Nevins.
7. Abigail, married to Henry King.
8. Any (Anna?), married to Ebenezer Lamb.
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(III) Captain Samuel Green, the only son of Thomas (2) and Rebecca Hills Green who came to full age. was born October 5, 1670. He was one of the principal men in Leicester or Strawberry Hill, where he settled in 1717. The town was granted February 10, 1713-14. and Capt. Samuel Green was on the committee with Col. William Dudley of Roxbury and others to settle it. He owned three lots of forty acres each, and two of thirty each, in the town of Leicester, and was highly respected and .very influential. The vicinity of his old homestead, now a village, is called after him, Greenville. He built a house, grist mill and saw mill. At the first town meeting of which there is any record, he was elected moderator, first selectman and grand juror, and he held like offices in the town of Leicester the remainder of his life. Governor Washburn. in his history, calls him a prominent man, and he is honored as one of the pioneers. He also owned land in Hardwick, Massachusetts. He was always called Captain, a rank he won at Malden, and he was the first captain of the Leicester company of militia. Cnpt. Samuel Green married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieut. Phineas Upham. of Worcester, a son of Deacon John Upham, who had arrived from England, September 2. 1635, settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, moved to Malden about 1650, and was one of the original proprietors of Quinsigamond. His son Phinehas Upham settled in Worcester in April, 1675. After the Indians had destroyed the first white settlements at Mendon, Brookfield and Worcester, Lieut. Upham fought bravely in the battle of Narraganset Fort, December 19. 1675. where he was mortally wounded. Capt. Samuel Green died January 2, 1735-6. His will was made at Malden just before he came to Leicester to settle. April 18, 1717, and it was proved February 5, 1735-6. His wife died at Leicester, probably in 1761. Their children were:
1 Elizabeth, born April 4, 1693, married to Thomas Richardson of Malden.
2 Rebecca, born April 4. 1695, married to Samuel Baldwin. (According to Malden records the first two were twins, born April 4, 1695).
3. Ruth, married to Joshua Nichols.
4. Thomas, born 1699, married to Martha Lynde in Malden. January 13. 1725-6.
5. Lydia. married to her cousin, Abiathar Vinton of Maiden, April 30, 1723. He resided in Braintree a year or two after his marriage, then settled in Leicester, where he lived until his death in 1740. His widow Lydia married secondly, January 15, 1746. Samuel Stower, of Leicester, a native of Malden.
6. Bathsheba. married to Elisha Nevins.
7. Abigail, married to Henry King.
8. Any (Anna?), married to Ebenezer Lamb. |