Peter Green (abt. 1644 - aft. 1723)

Born about 1644 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Duston) Green — married 11 Dec 1672 in Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Mary Greene — married 4 Nov 1678 in Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 1723 after about age 79 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Marriage Dec 11, 1672 at Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Elizabeth (Duston) Green (abt.1648-1677).^[1][2][3]

Peter Green's first wife was Elizabeth Dunston (sic) Kingsbury, widow of John Kingsbury; she died December 20, 1677. Peter married second, Nov. 4, 1678, Mary Greene (abt.1658-aft.1692) .^[4]Peter's known children with both wives were ^[5] with their births recorded in Haverhill: ^[6]

1. Mary, born November 13, 1673
2. Elizabeth, born October 24, 1675
3. Hannah, born December 20, 1677; married Jonathan Eastman
4. child, stillborn, born August 17, 1679
5. Henry, born Jan. 31, 1680 ^[7]
6. Abigail, born September 10, 1682 ^[8]; married Avery Sanders before 1710
7. Peter Jr., born May 11, 1687 ^[9]; married Martha Singletary

Peter Green's date of death is not known, but the local sources make reference to Peter Green Sr & Jr., including reference in 1723 so presume Peter Green was still living as of 1723.

• Peter Green, Sr. was a member of a company of soldiers commanded by Lt.Col. Saltonstall. In 1710, the General Court ordered them equipped with snowshoes.
• Peter Green Sr. and Jr. petitioned for a school in 1714.
• 1723, Peter Green Sr. and Jr. petitioned for rights to common land which they occupied.

Sources

1. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Vol 1, page 656 via $American Ancestors
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GVKD : 19 May 2022), Peter Green and Elizabeth Kinsbery, 11 Dec 1672; citing Marriage, Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH15-SPB : 28 December 2022), Peter Green, 1672.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill
5. ↑ Geoge Rich, Genealogy, ancestors and descendants of John Sanders, Fort Covington, N.Y., published 1922. Reference page 16
6. ↑ David Webster Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, published 1897. Reference Volume 3, page 966
7. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill
8. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill
9. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Green-5658 created through the import of Butler-Dotson.ged on Jun 9, 2012 by Todd Butler.
• Zemke-3 Merged with duplicate profile: This person was created through the import of Wilson.ged on 14 September 2010.
• Thank you to Glenn Kittredge for creating Green-8728 on 20 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Glenn and others.