Peter Greene (1654 - 1723)

Born 4 Feb 1654 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Arnold) Greene — married 16 Dec 1680 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1723 at age 69 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

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Biography

Peter Greene born 4 Feb 1654, died 12 August 1723. He married16 Dec 1680 Pawtucket, Providence, RI Elizabeth Arnold. ^[1][2]

The will of Peter Green of Warwick was dated 16 May 1718 and proved on 2 September 1723 in Warwick, Rhode Island.^[3][4] It names:

• wife Elizabeth Green
• six sons Peter, John, Stephen, Willm. Elisha, and Barlo Green. Peter Jr. was left land that came to Peter Sr. from his uncle Thomas Green and father Maj. John Green
• daughter Sarah Arnold
• enslaved black girl named Raney
• unnamed grandchildren
• enslaved black woman Hager and her children, unnamed
• Executors were his sons Peter, John, Stephen, and William.

His inventory was taken on 29 August 1723.^[3]

Notes from full text of the will: Wife Elizabeth has been unwell for many years; son Peter to have the homestead farm and the lot in Warwick called Rockey Farme which was bought from Uncle Thomas Greene, and twenty acres given to testator by his Hon father Major John Greene. To daughter Sarah the negro girl named Raney. Names his six son to share in land in the east ward of the island...He asks that a bible be given to each grandchild. He left money for his negro woman Hagor and her children. Names most of the sons as exes. Witnesses Thomas Stafford, Samuel Green, John Wickes. Proved 2 Sep Sep 1723. Inventory (full detail listing includes the already named female negros, others are male named James, a boy named Jannot, two girls Ginne and Hannah) 29 August 1723. Recorded 14 Sep by John Wickes, Clerk, Town Council. ^[5]

Burial: Unknown place ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Original data:Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.
2. ↑ Original data:Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007650581_00113). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Wills, Vol 1, 1703-1745, image 113-115; Record of Wills, No 1, Warwick, 1703-1745, page 195-199. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Will Page 1; Will Page 2
4. ↑ Fiske: Item 243
5. ↑ Full text will on ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/315578:9079?tid=&pid=&queryId=3b4acf9cd4e37e5a11107d2c3a3ff9ee&_phsrc=Jxv3&_phstart=successSource
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261540394/peter-greene: accessed March 1, 2024), memorial page for Capt Peter Greene (4 Feb 1654–13 Aug 1723), Find a Grave Memorial ID 261540394, citing Peter Greene Lot, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Chambers (contributor 48206318).

• Clarke, Louise Brownell. The Greenes of Rhode Island with Historical Records of English Ancestry, 1534-1902 (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903) Page 72: person # 12
• Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania (J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1900) Page 49
• Fiske, Jane Fletcher Gleanings from Newport Court Files, 1659-1783 (Boxford, Mass., 1998).