Samuel Green (1670 - 1735)

Born 5 Oct 1670 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Upham) Green — married 28 Oct 1691 in Malden, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1735 at age 64 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Capt. Samuel Green, son of Thomas Greene and Rebecca Hills, was born May 10 1670, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

He married Oct 28, 1691 in the same location to Elizabeth Upham.

Capt. Samuel Green was one of the earliest inhabitants of Leicester, incorporated in Feb of 1713, along with his son Thomas Green, who became the first minister of the Baptist Society in 1736, and his son-in-law Thomas Richardson, among others. (Vinton)

"In 1727, Capt. Samuel Green owned 929 acres of land in Leicester, was captain of the first military company there; at the earliest and recorded meeting was chosen moderator , first selectman, first assessor and grand juror, and was a leading man there as long as he lived". (Vinton)

Note: Author cites Emory Washburn's History of Leicester (Washburn)

Probate

The will of Samuel Green was dated 18 April 1717 and proved on 5 February 1735/36 in Worcester. He mentioned his wife Elizabeth, and his children, Thomas, Rebeckah, Ruth, Lidyah, Bersheba, Abigail, and Amy.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BD22  : 2 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 123, Vol 1, Page 204-205.

• Greene, Samuel S. A Genealogical Sketch of the Descendants of Thomas Green of Malden, Mass. (Henry W. Dutton & Son, Boston, 1858) Page 12.
• Reynolds, Cuyler Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1911) Vol. 4, Page 1795.
• Washburn, Emory. Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester, Massachusetts (John Wilson & Son, Boston, 1860)
• Vinton, John. The Richardson Memorial, Comprising a Full History and Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson (Brown Thurston & Co., Portland, Maine, 1876) Vol. 2, Page 521
• Hall, Edward Hagaman. Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (Empire State Society, New York, 1899) Page 171
• http://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Samuel-Green/6000000001733237201

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 111124596 - Samuel Green

BIRTH 5 Oct 1670

Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, [USA]

DEATH 2 Jan 1735 (aged 64)

Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, [USA]

BURIAL Worcester Rural Cemetery

Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, [USA] [1]