John Green

Tombstone inscription: HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF IOHN GREEN AGED 55 YEARS DECEASED YE 3 OF MARCH 1691

• Parents: Percivall Green
• Wife: Ruth Michelson

Children:

1. Percivall Green (1659 - 1684)*
2. Ruth Green Hicks (1661-1673)
3.   Bethiah Green Hicks (1672 - 1708)*
4.   Michelson Green (1681 - 1681)*

Links

• Find A Grave Memorial# 20845617

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John Green (abt. 1636 - 1691)

John Green aka Greene
Born about Jun 1636 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colonymap
Son of Percival Green and Ellen (Unknown) Fox
Brother of Elizabeth (Green) Hall and Jabez Fox [half]
Husband of Ruth (Mitchelson) Champney — married 20 Oct 1656 in Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Green, Nathaniel Green, Percivall Green, Ruth (Green) Hicks, Elizabeth Green, Samuel Green, Edward Green, Thomas Green, Jonathan Green, Bethiah (Green) Hicks, Joseph Green and Mary (Green) Hunting
Died 3 Mar 1691 at about age 54 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colonymap
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1 Biography
1.1 Children
2 Sources
2.1 Footnotes
Biography

John was born about 1636 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony of Percival Green and Ellen Unknown. [1] [2]

1681:May He succeeded his father- in-law as marshal general of the Colony. [2] [3]
1687: He was superseded in office by Samuel Gookin in 1687 but was reinstated Aug. 15, 1689. [2] [3]
He married at Cambridge on Oct. 20, 1656 , Ruth Mitchelson/Michelson, daughter of Edward and Ruth Michelson. [1] [2]

He died March 3, 1691 [2]and was buried in the Old Burying Ground at Cambridge. His Inscription Reads: HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF IOHN GREEN AGED 55 YEARS DECEASED YE 3 OF MARCH 1691 [4] [5]

An inventory of his estate was made April 4, 1691. It was appraised at L85 16s 6d. Among the items were a house & orchard with priviledge in the Towne Comons L20; and sixteen acres of land on Cambridge Rocks L14. [2]

His widow married second, Samuel Champney of Cambridge. [2] [6]

Children

John born July 24, 1657 [1] ; married on Nov. 22, 1684, Mary Bradish, daughter of Joseph Bradish. [2]
Nathaniel born Sept. 25, 1658. [2] [1]
Percival born March 29, 1660; died July 10, 1684. [2] [1]
Ruth born Nov. 25, 1661 [1]; died 1704; married Zachariah Hicks on Nov. 18, 1685. [2]
Samuel born May 4, 1663[1] ; died about 1692; married Elizabeth Sill, daughter of Joseph Sill on Nov. 18, 1685. [2]
Elizabeth born April 22, 1665 [1]; married Thomas Johnson on Jan. 8, 1682/3. [2]
Edward born April 15, 1667; died in 1696, probably unmarried. [2]
Thomas born March 7, 1668/9. [1] [2]
Jonathan born probably 1671. [2]
Bethiah born Jan. 20, 1672/3 [1]; died April 12, 1708; married Joseph Hicks. [2]
Joseph born Nov. 24, 1675[1] ; died Nov. 26, 1715; married Elizabeth Gerrish, daughter of Rev. Joseph and Ann (Waldron) Gerrish of Wenham on March 16, 1698/9. [2]
Benjamin born Aug. 13, 1677. [1] [2]
Mitchelson born March 14, 1680/1; died Oct. 21, 1681. [1] [2]
Mary born ___, birth not recorded but named in her brother Edward's will. [2]
Source notes:
Cambridge Marriages
GREEN, Jno (s. Persevill and Ellin. CR1) and Ruth Michelson (d. Edward and Ruth. CR1), Oct. 20, 1656. (p. 171)
Green, Elizab[eth] and Tho[mas] Johnson, Jan. 8, 1682/3. (p. 171)
Green, John and Mary Bradish, Nov. 22, 1684. (p. 171)
Greene, Ruth and Zech[ariah] Hicks, Nov. 18, 1685. (p. 171)
Greene<Samuel and Elizabeth Sill, Nov. 18, 1685. (p. 171)
Green, Benjamin and Elizabeth Lobill, June 8, 1699. CR1 (p. 171) unconfirmed linage
Cambridge Births
GREENE, John, s. Perceiveall and Ellen, June ––, 1636. (p. 307)
MICHELSON, Ruth, d. Edward and Ruth, Nov. 9, 1638. (p. 489)
Children: GREEN/GREENE
Jno., s. Jno. and Ruth, July 24, 1657. (p. 307)
Nathaniel, s. John and Ruth, Sept. 25, 1658. (p. 307)
Percifall, s. John and Ruth, Mar. 29, 1660. (p. 307)
Ruth, d. John and Ruth, Nov. 25, 1661. (p. 307)
Samuel, s. John and Ruth, May 4, 1663. (p. 307)
Elizabeth, d. John and Ruth, Apr. 22, 1663 (1665 dup). (p. 307)
Edward, s. John and Ruth, Apr. 15, 1665. (p. 306)
Bethia, d. Jno and Ruth, Jan. 20, 1673. (p. 304)
Benjamin, s. Jno and Ruth, Aug. 13, 1677. (p. 304)
Joseph, s. Jno and Ruth, Oct. 24, 1674. (p. 305)
Mitchelson, s. Jno. and Ruth, Mar. 14, 1680-1. (p. 306)
Thomas, s. John and Ruth, Mar. 7, 1668-9. (p. 307)
Cambridge Deaths
Green, Mitchelson, s. Jno. and Ruth, Oct. 21, 1681 (a. 7 m. 7 d. GR1) (p. 579)
Green, Percivall, July 10, 1684, a. 25 y. GR1 (p. 579)
Hickes, Bethiah w. of Joseph, Apr. 12, 1708, a 55 y GRI. (p. 600) [1]
Sources

Baldwin, Thomas. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Wright & Potter, Boston, Mass., 1914) Vol. 1, Page 307
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal, Volume 15, S.G. Drake Publisher, Boston, 1861
Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1904) Vol. 6
Find A Grave: Memorial #20845617
History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a Genealogical Register: Supplement and Index, by Mary Isabella Gozzaldi, Heritage Books, Dec 1, 1986M
Pulsifer, David. Early Records of Boston, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1850) Vol. 4 Page 56
https://our-genes.com/getperson.php?personID=I3854&tree=tree1
Footnotes

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Vital Records of Cambridge Massachusetts to the Year 1850, compiled by Thomas Baldwin of NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1915
↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 The New England Historical & Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal, Volume 15, S.G. Drake Publisher, Boston, 1861
↑ 3.0 3.1 Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume 6, The Society, Boston,1904
↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 20845617
↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=20845617&PIpi...
↑ History of Cambridge Massachusetts: Supplement and Index, by Mary Isabella Gozzaldi, Heritage Books, Dec 1, 1986

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John Marshall Greene
Male
June 1636–3 March 1691
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Brief Life History of John Marshall

When John Marshall Greene was born in June 1636, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Percival Greene, was 33 and his mother, Ellen Greenwood, was 36. He married Ruth Bushnell Mitchelson on 20 October 1656, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 March 1691, in his hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

John Marshall Greene
Male
1636–1691

Ruth Bushnell Mitchelson
Female
1638–1698
Marriage
20 October 1656
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (14)

John Greene
Male
1657–Deceased

Nathaniel Greene
Male
1658–1691

Percivall Greene
Male
1660–1684

Ruth Greene
Female
1661–1703

Jonathan Green
Male
1662–1736

Samuel Green
Male
1663–1696

Edward Greene
Male
1665–1696

Elizabeth Greene
Female
1665–1750

Thomas Greene
Male
1669–Deceased

Bethiah Michelson Green
Female
1674–1708

Joseph Green
Male
1674–1715

Benjamin Green
Male
1677–Deceased

Mary Green
Female
1679–1733

Mitchelson Green
Male
1680–1681
Spouse

John Marshall Greene
Male
1636–1691
Children (1)

Joseph Green
Male
1674–Deceased
Parents

Percival Greene
Male
1603–1639

Ellen Greenwood
Female
1600–1682
Siblings (2)

John Marshall Greene
Male
1636–1691

Elizabeth Greene
Female
1639–1713