Thomas Greenewood

1643 - 1693  (~ 50 years)

• Name	Thomas Greenewood
  Christened	4 Jun 1643	Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Emigration	1665  [1]
  	He arrived in Boston.
  Moved To	1667	Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Occupation	say 1668  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	He was a weaver.
  History	8 May 1678  [1]
  	He was one of the signers of the petition to the General Court asking for Newton village to be set off from Cambridge and incorporated.
  Office Held	27 Aug 1679	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4, 6]
  	He was appointed a Constable.
  Freeman	2 Feb 1681	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Office Held	1688	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 4]
  	He was a Tax Commissioner serving under Governor Andros.
  Office Held	1693	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  	He was elected a Selectman.
  Office Held	1693	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  	He was the Town Clerk.
  Died	1 Sep 1693	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  	He died in the evening, interstate, leaving an estate of £481 13/6.
  Buried	Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Grave #181
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	1. Alice Greenewood,   b. England ,   d. Before 1681
  Person ID	I311	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Greenewood,   c. 26 Feb 1610, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England ,   d. England
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	unknown wife
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Ward,   b. 1650, Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. Before 1687, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 36 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1670	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  Children	1. Thomas Greenewood,   b. 22 Jan 1671, Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. young, Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  [Birth] + 2. John Greenwood, Esq,   b. 15 Jul 1673, Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Aug 1737, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 64 years)  [Birth]   3. Thomas Greenewood,   b. 15 Jul 1673, Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Sep 1720, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 47 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail
  Married	Abt 1687  [3]
  Children	1. James Greenewood,   b. 19 Dec 1687, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 1742, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 54 years)  [Birth]   2. William Greenewood,   b. 14 Oct 1689, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 1756, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 4 Jun 1643 - Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England Moved To - 1667 - Cambridge Village, now Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Married - 8 Jun 1670 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Office Held - He was appointed a Constable. - 27 Aug 1679 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 2 Feb 1681 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Office Held - He was a Tax Commissioner serving under Governor Andros. - 1688 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Office Held - He was elected a Selectman. - 1693 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Office Held - He was the Town Clerk. - 1693 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Died - 1 Sep 1693 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Buried - - Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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