William (Greene) Green (abt. 1674 - 1767)

Born about 1674 in Griswold, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1767 at about age 93 in Preston, New London, Connecticut

Biography

William was born about 1674. He passed away in 1767^[1].

Children

Elizabeth Green^[2][3]

John Green^[4][5]

William Green ^[6]

Jabez Green^[7][8]

Ann Green^[9][10]

Timothy Green

Abigail (Green) Shelden

Sarah (Green) Benit

Marcy (Green) Jones

The Last Will and Testament of William Green of Preston

August 22, 1764

Preston, New London County, Connecticut

In the name of God Amen this 22 Day of August AD 1764 --

I William Green of Preston in the County of New London and Colony of Connecticut in New England. Being far advanced in age but of perfect mind and memory. And knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testaments -- I renew the Dedication of my Soul to Almighty God Trusting in the Righteousness of Christ for Justification & Life -- my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter Named, and touching the Worldly Goods wherewith it pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give and Bequeath in the following Manner -----

Imprimis My Will that my Just Debt and Funeral Charges be First paid out of my Estate by my Executor hereafter Named ------

Item: I give to my loving Son John Green five Shillings with what I have already given him in Land and other Ways in the whole of his Double Portion -----

Item: I give to my loving son Jabez five Shillings and all my wearing apparel except what I shall give to Timothy with what I have already given him is the whole of his Portion -------

Item: I give to my loving Son Timothy five shillings and my best great Coat, and best strait bodied Coat, & Camblet Jacoat* with what I have already given him is the whole of his Portion -------

Item: I give to my Two grandsons Wm. & Benjamin Children of my Son Wm. Dec'd. Three Shillings, each of Them, my Grandson Joseph there [sic] elder Brother I have this Day given him a Deed of gift of Ten Acres of Land, all which is the Whole there Portion out of my Estate --------

Item: I have this Day given my Daughter Elisabeth a Deed of Gift of about Twenty Acres of Land which is the Whole of her Portion -----

Item: I give to my Daughter Abigail Shelden my Young Black Cow and my riding Mare and my great Bible and my Table and great chair and Trammel and fire Shovel and Tongs -----

Item: I give to my Granddaughter Sarah Benit one of the children of my daughter Sarah Dec'd. One Pound to be pd. To her by my Executor in one year after my Decease

Item: I give to my Three Daughters Ann, Mercy and Abigail all the remainder of my Estate, Both Real & Personal after my just Debts, funeral Charges and the Charges of Settling my Estate and the above sd. Legacies are all pd. By my Executor, the Remainder to be equally Divided Between them ------

And I do hereby Disallow and Revoke all Former Wills by me made and ordain my trusty Friend Col: Sam'l Coit Esqr. to be sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will & Testament

Wm Green his X mark (Seal)

In the presence of us Witnesses Joseph Kimball his Mark X Ben: Kimball Hannah Kimball

The interline between the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Lines from the Top and the Interlines between the Nineteenth and Twentieth was done before signing and Sealing

• this is how the item was spelled

^[11][12]

Research Notes

It is possible but unlikely that the William Green of New London, Connecticut and the William Greene of Boston, Massachusetts are the same person. The William of Connecticut is well-documented in Connecticut through the births of his children (which were before the marriage of William and Margaret in Boston^[13]) and again at his death. Margaret is certainly not the mother of William's children. There is a William Green in Boston at the same time who is a more likely candidate.

His parents cannot be John Green and Mary Warren. The family resided in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts at the time that William was born in Connecticut. There was also no William named in the settlement of John's estate. ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
   Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 3032 #458489 (accessed 8 October 2021)
   Name: William Green; Death Date: 3 Feb 1767; Death Place: Griswold, Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WJ-SQT : 7 January 2020), William Green in entry for Elizabeth Green, 1699.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-X7B2 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Elizabeth Green, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-Y8V : 11 February 2018), William Green in entry for John Green, 12 May 1701; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7K-PFY3 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for John Green, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-Y82 : 7 January 2020), William Green in entry for William Green, 1701.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-Y88 : 7 January 2020), William Green in entry for Jabez Green, 1702.
8. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XV-NQW2 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Jabez Green, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.
9. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQH-NWNK : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Ann Green, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WJ-S8P : 7 January 2020), William Green in entry for Ann Green, 1704.
11. ↑ FHC Microfilm # 0005055, Connecticut Probate Records, Norwich District, Vol. 3, pp. 302-303 Transcribed by Sally Russell Cox of Anchorage, Alaska (7th great-granddaughter of William Green)
12. ↑ Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
    Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 9049 #2687712 (accessed 8 October 2021)
    William Green probate in 1767.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-L7JW : 29 November 2018), William Green and Margaret Cannon, 1759; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011046.
14. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, Essex Co., Volume 9, pages 117-119, Film No. 7462656, Images 547-549, https://familysearch.org

See Also

• "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
  Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 3032 #458481 (accessed 9 October 2021)
  Name: William Green; Residence Date: 5 Oct 1735; Residence Place: Griswold, Connecticut, USA.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-ZYBM : 13 December 2015), William Green, 1767; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 64027454, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.