Elizabeth (Humphreys) Greenway (1761 - 1837)

Born 26 Dec 1761 in Frederick County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Greenway — married about 1783 in Washington County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1837 at age 75 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Humphreys Greenway was born on December 26, 1761. She was the daughter of John and Susannah Humphreys.

She married William Greenway about 1777 in Washington County, Tennessee when she was about 16 years old. William was born in 1755 in Fredrick County, Virginia. He was the son of William Greenway and Mary Stevens. His father died in 1767 and in 1770 it was

Ordered that the church wardens bind William Greenway, George Greenway and Hannah Greenway, poor orphans, unto Elisha Dungen until they come of age and that he learn the said George and William to read, write and cypher and the trade of Mason and the said Hannah to read, write and that he immediately give security not to carry the said children out of the county.

William was a soldier in the American Revolution. He first enlisted in 1774 in Frederick County, Virginia.

Elizabeth and William's children may have included: Dorcas Greenway (1777, married John Jordan), Anna Greenway (1780, married Isham Looney son of Benjamin Looney and Mary Johnson), Hannah Greenway (1785, married Jonathan Waddell), Richard Greenway (1786, married Sarah Coldwell), Susannah Greenway (1790, married Joshua Green), William Greenway, Jr. (1796, married Margaret McCracken), Elizabeth Greenway (1798, married William G. Payne), George W. Greenway (1800, married Malinda Carter), Polly Ann Greenway (1800) Mary Ann Greenway McNees (1801, married John M. McNees), Jesse Humphreys Greenway (1807, married Eliza Glaze), John Humphreys Greenway (1808), and Martha Greenway (1810, married John P. Goodwyn).

William appeared in the tax list for Washington County in 1814 and 1819.

In 1830 William, Sr. and Elizabeth were still in Washington County. The multi-generation household included:

a man and a woman between 70 and 79 a man between 30 and 39 2 men and a woman between 20 and 29 a boy between 5 and 9 a slave

Elizabeth died on August 15, 1837 in Washington County, Tennessee when she was 75 years old.

In 1838 William had 200 acres valued at $1,700.

William wrote his will on March 13, 1839 and died on April 3, 1839.

They were buried in Greenway Cemetery in Limestone Creek, Washington County.

The executors of his estate were his sons Jesse H. and John H. Greenway. The witnesses were William Patton, and G. W. Telford.

Children

CHILDREN Name: William Greenway Born: BET 1798 AND 1837at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Jesse H Greenway Born: BET 1798 AND 1837at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: John H Greenway Born: BET 1798 AND 1837at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Mary Ann Greenway Born: 23 NOV 1801 at: Washington County, Tennessee Married: 06 OCT 1825 at: Washington County, Tennessee Died: 06 DEC 1878 at: Randolph County, Indiana Spouses: John M McNees Name: Anna Greenway Born: BET 1798 AND 1837at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Hannah Greenway Born: 05 MAY 1785 at: Married: 17 DEC 1803 at: Washington County, Tennessee Died: 15 AUG 1837 at: Washington County, Tennessee Spouses: John Waddell Name: Richard Greenway Born: BET 1798 AND 1837at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses:

Name: Elizabeth HUMPHREYS. Given Name: Elizabeth. Surname: HUMPHREYS. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Born 26 Dec 1761. United States of America. ^{[5] [1] [2] [3] [4]}

Died Buried in Limestone Creek, Washington Co, Tennessee in the Greenway Cemetery. 15 Aug 1837. Washington Co, TN, USA. ^{[5] [2] [4]}

Buried Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America. ^[4]

File @O903@. @O1738@.

Marriage Husband @I13171141326@. Wife @I13171141327@. Child: @I172264774914@. Child: @I172264774734@. Child: @I172264774385@. Child: @I172264774462@. Child: @I172264774785@. Child: @I172264774685@. Child: @I172264774821@. Child: @I172264774430@. Child: @I13171141325@. Child: @I172264774634@. Child: @I172264774939@. Child: @I172264774529@. Child: @I172264778809@. Child: @I172264774873@. Child: @I172264774598@. Marriage 1778 TN ^[6] Marriage 1782 Washington, Tennessee, United States. Marriage abt 1784. Washington Co., TN. ^{[7] [8]}

External Files

• File O1738 File: Format: jpg. photo MTYPE document. STYPE jpeg. SIZE 4554132. WDTH 2718. HGHT 2130. Elizabeth Humphrys Family Treemaker Genealogy. RIN fcb87917-ae00-4747-90c3-e50894c51882 META <metadataxml><cemetery ><transcription /><metadataxml> CREA 2013-01-26 00:12:27.960 CLON TID 7161375. PID 727417847. OID f493a597-6255-463c-bb9b-7c99e0bff31e. Origin: u

• File O903 File: Format: jpg. photo MTYPE headstone. STYPE jpeg. SIZE 147492. WDTH 773. HGHT 493. William Greenway and Elizabeth Humphreys. RIN 8495ae05-1c8b-4150-8eb7-d077d0c950ec META <metadataxml><cemetery><cemetery><personas><persona><pname></pname><bdate></bdate><bplace></bplace><ddate></ddate><dplace></dplace></persona></personas><metadataxml> CREA 2021-02-07 22:13:16.000 CLON TID 101026012. PID 200048279714. OID 232926c8-9f5c-41bd-9d43-068818718648. Origin: u

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: S-1577339841 Source number: 6787.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #622301
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: S-1568933249 Birth year: 1761; Birth city: Frederick County; Birth state: VA Ancestry Record 4725 #1311586
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: S-1568931370 Ancestry Record 5769 #2314507
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: S350567613 Ancestry Record 60525 #52019644
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: S-1577346556 Date of Import: 10 Jun 2005
6. ↑ Source: S-1577339841 Source number: 6787.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #494991
7. ↑ Source: S-1577346556 Date of Import: 10 Jun 2005
8. ↑ Source: S-1568933249 Birth year: 1755; Birth city: Frederick County; Birth state: VA Ancestry Record 4725 #4153030

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