Captain
William
Greene
Born in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Godfrey Greene
and Freelove Greene
Brother of
Almy Greene, Elizabeth Greene, Elizabeth Greene, Sarah Greene, Godfrey Greene Jr, Caleb Carr Greene and Benjamin Greene
Husband of
Mary (Low) Greene
— married
22 Oct 1796 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Husband of
Rosanna (Low) Greene
— married
30 Nov 1800 in Rhode Island
Father of
Catherine Celia (Greene) Anthony
Died
at age 88
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2013
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Biography
William Greene was born in 1763. William Greene ... He passed away in 1852.
William married twice: first, in 1796, to Mary "Polly" Low, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel John Low and Sarah Wickes Low; and second, in 1800, to Rosanna Low Wells, daughter of Stephen Low and Susannah Hadaway Low. Polly Low Greene died 2 November 1799 in Warwick.
Marriage Announcement. "LOW Polly, daughter of John, and Captain William Greene, at Warwick." Published 5 January 1797. They married 27 October 1796.
Rosanna and William Greene had children Mary Low, Susannah Hadaway, Almira, Charles Wells, and Catherine Celia Greene.
He was a farmer and master in the merchant marine. (Clarke)
Sources
- Arnold, James, Vital Record of RI. 1636-1850. Vol 1. Warwick. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co, 1891, p 171. 1-72.
- Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 for Mary Low. Vol. 07: Friends and Ministers: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, page 398.
- http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=293300. Mary Low Greene.
- Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #26680132
- Clarke, Louise Brownell. The Greenes of Rhode Island (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903) Page 238 & Page 391.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Joan (Greene) Pierpont
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