Thomas
Greeves
Born in Grange, County Tyrone, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of William Greeves
and Mary (Morton) Greeves
Brother of
John Greeves, Robert Greeves, Joseph Greeves, William Greeves, John Greeves, Samuel Greeves, Sarah Greeves, Samuel Greeves, Mary Greeves, John Greeves, Sarah Greeves and Alice (Greeves) Sinton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 50
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 61 times.
Thomas Greeves was born in Ireland.
Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)
Biography
Thomas Greeves was born 14 February 1769 to William Greeves and Mary Morton in County Tyrone. He moved to America.[1] She was left leases to land in “Sughanbeg” and Glencon in his father’s will of 27 April 1776.[2]
He died 24 June 1819 of dropsy at his home on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births, image, FindMyPast, Family List of William Greeves and Mary Morton, Grange Monthly Meeting, page 16, (accessed 30 December 2021); citing Archive Reference GM5.2, Ulster Friends Trustees Ltd. “Their issue were…Thomas Born 2 mo: 14th. 1769 removed to America.”
- ↑ The Irish Genealogist, Abstract of the Will of William Greeves of Grange, County Tyrone, from notes taken by J. M. Greeves in October 1917, page 218. His will was written 27 April 1776 and proved 11 October 1776. Copy in the possession of Jason Lee Edwards.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch, Death Record of Thomas Greeves, 24 June 1819, (accessed 31 December 2021) citing Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Is Thomas your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- William Greer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup R-BY12468, FTDNA kit #10589, MitoYDNA ID T14859 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Nigel Eves :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T176282 [compare], FTDNA kit #272026
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Female Poet connections: Thomas is 14 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 19 degrees from Ruth Niland, 29 degrees from Karin Boye, 27 degrees from 照 松平, 12 degrees from Anne Barnard, 31 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 19 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 14 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 26 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 19 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 21 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 17 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: Irish Quakers | Grange Monthly Meeting, County Tyrone