Thomas Greenwell (1754 - 1812)

Looks like we have a match. I'll go ahead and approve the merge. Do you want to manage? I'm not at all related.

His birth record states his mother's first name was Mary (Film# 007575977, Image 13)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XW-FJ6G?i=12

Names in Thomas' will include: Alethea (about 12 lines down), Elizabeth, William Francis, Thomas (Jr.), Philip, Samuel, Lewis

This is what is in the father? Philip's will GREENWELL, PHILIP, St Mary's Co.4 Sept. 1774; 1 Nov. 1774 To son Thomas Greenwell, stock, tobacco, wearing apparel, furniture, bridle, a colt, all of tract where I now live except part bought of Philip Medley and after his death to son Joseph Greenwell. To son Joseph Greenwell, 36 acres which is that part of land which I bought of Philip Medley at the head of Medleys Branch, bounded by the division post between Nathaniel Greenfield and Philip Greenwell, Negro girl called Mary, money and Bond I have against Thomas Shircliff. To wife Winefred Greenwell, extx., Negroes, Jacob and Henry and their wives, stock, furniture. To children: Mary and Joseph Greenwell, Negroes: Jeremiah, Little Jacob, Joshua, Barneby, Eleanor, Jeane and James, residue of personal estate. Wit: John Greenwell, Jr.; Bennett Combs.; Nicholas Greenwell. 40. 5 (https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I65793&tree=Tree1)

This is the link from Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties for the marriage to Mary Simmons: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/familygroup.php?familyID=F34862&tree=Tree1

These are the Thomas Greenwells that are in their index (I don't know if a different source could have more): 2351 Greenwell, Thomas 1738 St. Mary's County, Maryland I65784 2352 Greenwell, Thomas 4 Sep 1754 St. Mary's County, Maryland I65793 2353 Greenwell, Unknown Abt 1711 St. Mary's County, Maryland I79420 https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/placesearch.php?&tree=Tree1&psearch=St.+Mary%27s+County%2C+Maryland&order=name&offset=2350&tree=Tree1&tngpage=48

Here’s his will, but I don’t have time to read it right now. It should at least name children, which will help verify if we’re talking about the same person or not. I will dig into it tomorrow, if you haven’t already done so.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYTT-9NC3?i=318&wc=SNYD-W3D%3A146536401%2C149101901&cc=1803986

It’s definitely a possibility, but more information is needed before merging, IMO. Is there a Probate record for Thomas? If so, that would help. In the meantime, I’ll mark this as unmatched, pending investigation. (And yes, they would have used her CLN—I.e, married name on a subsequent marriage.)

Greenwell-1040 and Greenwell-985 appear to represent the same person because: This was an adopted profile, but after looking at one of the sources (https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I65793&tree=Tree1) was wondering if his 2nd wife, Mary Abell's wife's maiden name might be Simmons (He was married to an Eleanor Abell before that)? It has the 1797 marriage date, Mary was married to a Cuthbert Abell before she married Thomas, I don't know if they would use her married name in the registry for the new marriage.