John Greenaway

1576 - 1652  (76 years)

• Name	John Greenaway
  Birth	About 1576  [1]
  General Information	John was a millwright by trade, and was much respected by his fellow townsmen.  [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
  Immigration	1629 (53 years)  [1, 2, 6, 7]
  He probably came over on the Mary and John in 1629/30 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was past his prime when he arrived.
  Residence	About 1630 (54 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  About 1630 John and Mary lived near the burying place.
  Freeman	18 May 1631 (55 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  On 19 October 1630, he applied to be a freeman, and on 18 May 1631, he was admitted as a freeman.
  Offices Held	8 Oct 1633 (57 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  On 8 October 1633 he was appointed Fence Viewer in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was appointed again on 27 January 1645/46, and again on 28 February 1645/46.
  Religion	1636 (60 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In 1636 John and his wife, Mary, were the tenth man and woman added to the Second Church of Dorchester.
  Offices Held	2 Jan 1637/38 (62 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  On 2 January 1637/38 he was appointed Lot Layer.
  Living	1641 (65 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In 1641 his name appears in the Dorchester Town Records for the last time.
  Deed	1651 (75 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 6]
  In 1651 and 1652, John deeded land to three of his daughters.
  Death	About 1652	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Person ID, Branch	I973	Roy Line
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: This date is based on his estimated date of marriage. [1]

  
  

Spouse / Partner	Mary   d. 23 Jan 1658/59, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Marriage	About 1601  [1]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years - She : ??.
Children	6 daughters
1. Ann Greenaway,   b. Abt 1591, England d. 31 Dec 1695, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 104 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Ursula Greenaway,   b. Abt 1603, England d. 19 Dec 1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Mary Greenaway,   c. 6 Nov 1605, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England d. Before 26 Sep 1682, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Katherine Greenaway  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Susan Greenaway,   b. say 1620  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Nathaniel Wales  m. Yes, date unknow     6. Elizabeth Greenaway  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	22 Jul 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Greenaway(1576 – 1652) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - About 1630 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 18 May 1631 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 8 Oct 1633 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 1636 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 2 Jan 1637/38 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Living - 1641 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Deed - 1651 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - About 1652 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1145] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, volume II (G-O), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1995). [S1621] Antiquarian, Dorchester & Historical Society. History of the Town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, (Boston: Ebenezer Clapp Jr., 1859). [S1771] Banks, Charles Edward. The Winthrop Fleet, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930). [S1170] Drake, Samuel G. "Old Dorchester - Recovery of Some Materials for its History, General and Particular" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume V, 1851). [S1571] Farmer, John, Genealogical Register of First Settlers of New England, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Carter, Andrews, & Company, 1829). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S1027] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume II , (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).