Thomas Greenough (1710 - 1785)

Born 6 May 1710 in Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Clark) Greenough — married 9 May 1734 (to before 1748) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Husband of Sarah Stoddard — married 1750 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1785 at age 75 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Thomas Greenough was a Civil Servant in the American Revolution.

Thomas Greenough is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: A047566
Rank: Civil Service

Biography

Thomas Greenough was born May 6, 1710, in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of John Greenough and Elizabeth (Gross) Greenough (1674-1746) ^[1] Thomas was a prominent mechanical instrument maker (marine compasses, backstaffs and wooden surveying compasses) in Boston.

Thomas was a member of Committee of Safety during Revolution and was Captain of the Fourth Company of the Second Massachusetts Regiment, in the Cape Breton Expedition. (for details see S. A. Bedini biography in Professional Surveyor Magazine, v. 19, no. 7) Thomas is honored for his Patriotic Service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.^[2] Application for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his daughters, Mary Greenough, who married John Savage; and Elizabeth Greenough, who married Elzeazer Brooks; and of his son, William Greenough, who married Lydia Haskins.

On May 9, 1734, Thomas married Martha Clarke. ^[3] Children of Thomas and Martha are:

• Sarah Greenough 1735-1823

• Martha Greenough 1736-1813

• Thomas Greenough, Jr. 1738-1775

• William Greenough, 1740-1741

• William Greenough 1743-1744

• John Greenough 1742-1781

• Elizabeth Greenough 1745-1825

• Mary Greenough 1746-1792

• Jerusha Greenough 1747-1782

On May 24, 1750, Thomas married Sarah Stoddard. Children of Thomas and Mary are:

• David Stoddard Greenough 1752-1826

• William Greenough 1756-1831

• Newman Greenough, (twin) born May 4, 1758

• Yeamans Greenough, (twin) born May 4, 1758

• Chauncey Greenough 1760-1778

Thomas Greenough died August 10, 1785, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DK-T45 : 10 March 2018), Thomas Greenough, 06 May 1710; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 24 p 67; FHL microfilm 14,734
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Apr 2021), "Record of Thomas Greenough", Ancestor # A047566.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQW-2MX : 4 November 2017), Thomas Greenough and Martha Clark, 09 May 1734; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,093.

• The Compleat Surveyor - Thomas Greenough, 1710-1785. Thomas and his son, also Thomas, were the makers of mathematical instruments used in navigation and land surveying. [1]

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