John 12, of Robert 11, died in 1560. He had three sons, Robert 13 of Lang-ham, Jeremy of Gillingham 13, and Henry 13, who seems to have lived at some distance from the old home. Henry 13 "died suddenly," as the parish records puts it, Aug. 22nd, 1578. He had certainly a son, " Thomas of Wyke 14," and a son Robert 14. This Robert 14 had a son John 15 born in 1606, who came to the New World 1635, and is known to us as John 1 Greene of Quidnessett.
John of Quidnessett! The author being twice descended from him, takes a relative's privilege of plain speaking. John Greene of Quidnessett was good to his women folks, as New Englanders say, and was as true as steel to his friends. The Quidnessett land dispute that lasted for twelve long years, would never have been won, as it eventually was, by the purchasers of the Atherton concession, had it not been for John of Quidnessett's grit and perseverance, and the stoutness with which he stood out for his own rights and his neighbors' rights as well.
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I have taken liberty to rewriting the above to provide more clarity on this John Greene. Page 37 & 53
The source book for this John Greene is: The Greene family and its branches from A.D. 861 to A.D. 1904
by La Mance, Lora Sarah Nichols, 1857-; Stowe, Attie A. Nichols, 1843- By 48206318
The information as to John Greene of Quidnessett's WIFE is currently WRONG and in process of Correction. The correct WIFE IS JOAN BEGGARLY per documentary evidence.
There were 2 cousins named John Greene in early New England and both were married to women named Joan. One woman, Joan Beggarly 1610–1643 married in 1642 John Greene 1606-1695 "of Quidnessett".
The other Joanne Tattershall 1598–1640 married John 1 "Surgeon" Greene Dr. 1585–1659 of Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. These two John Greene's are cousins from England. They are easily confused.
As a young man John Greene of Quidnessett migrated to the New World, sailing on the ship "Matthew" to the West Indies. He stayed there for a few months and then went to Massachusetts with Richard Smith to Narragansett Bay where Richard had a trading post at Quidnessett. Together they established trade with the Indians. For a time they were the only white settlers at Quidnessett until Roger Williams and a Mr. Wilcox purchased land there in 1643 or 1644.
Williams then sold his holdings to Richard Smith in 1651.
John Greene became one of the early shareholders in this land.
He married Joan Beggarly on one of his business trips to Massachusetts in 1642.
In 1679 John Greene testified for "forty years and more" earlier he had lived with Richard Smith who first began a settlement in the Narragansett stating that he and Richard Smith had settled in the Narragansett 42 years earlier (notified in a petition to the King) where there were no English within 20 miles. This happened when Massachusetts and Maine split off and the colonizers testified they had been defending their property for 40 or more years and the king could not give the land away to someone new.
In March of 1682, he divided his land among some of his sons who remained in Rhode Island. "All the Quidnessett Greens" descended from Edward, John,
Daniel, James, and Benjamin. These are the sons of John Greene of Quidnessett. "Family Records" by Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford; pg 264.
John's wife was still alive when these deeds were executed. After his wife's death, he went to live with his son (John, b. Jun 6, 1651 at Coventry), and is buried, in the "Old Field Lot," among unmarked graves per "Family Records" by Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford.
There are some very old graves in what was once a part of John of Quidnessett's land.
Two of these headstones bear the initials D.G. and R.G., marking the graves of John's son, Daniel and his wife, Rebecca.
The oldest is marked either J.G. or I.G. and is believed to be Joan Beggarly's.
When researching the Greene's I highly suggest these resource books.
#1: The Greenes of Rhode Island, with historical records of English ancestry, 1534-1902; by Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899 Publication date 1903
#2: The life and times of Samuel Gorton; by Gorton, Adelos, 1848- [from old catalog] Publication date 1907
#3: Family Records by Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford
#4. The Greene family and its branches from A.D. 861 to A.D. 1904 by La Mance, Lora Sarah Nichols, 1857-; Stowe, Attie A. Nichols, 1843
Sources provide by 48206318
John 12, of Robert 11, died in 1560. He had three sons, Robert 13 of Lang-ham, Jeremy of Gillingham 13, and Henry 13, who seems to have lived at some distance from the old home. Henry 13 "died suddenly," as the parish records puts it, Aug. 22nd, 1578. He had certainly a son, " Thomas of Wyke 14," and a son Robert 14. This Robert 14 had a son John 15 born in 1606, who came to the New World 1635, and is known to us as John 1 Greene of Quidnessett.
John of Quidnessett! The author being twice descended from him, takes a relative's privilege of plain speaking. John Greene of Quidnessett was good to his women folks, as New Englanders say, and was as true as steel to his friends. The Quidnessett land dispute that lasted for twelve long years, would never have been won, as it eventually was, by the purchasers of the Atherton concession, had it not been for John of Quidnessett's grit and perseverance, and the stoutness with which he stood out for his own rights and his neighbors' rights as well.
.
I have taken liberty to rewriting the above to provide more clarity on this John Greene. Page 37 & 53
The source book for this John Greene is: The Greene family and its branches from A.D. 861 to A.D. 1904
by La Mance, Lora Sarah Nichols, 1857-; Stowe, Attie A. Nichols, 1843- By 48206318
The information as to John Greene of Quidnessett's WIFE is currently WRONG and in process of Correction. The correct WIFE IS JOAN BEGGARLY per documentary evidence.
There were 2 cousins named John Greene in early New England and both were married to women named Joan. One woman, Joan Beggarly 1610–1643 married in 1642 John Greene 1606-1695 "of Quidnessett".
The other Joanne Tattershall 1598–1640 married John 1 "Surgeon" Greene Dr. 1585–1659 of Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. These two John Greene's are cousins from England. They are easily confused.
As a young man John Greene of Quidnessett migrated to the New World, sailing on the ship "Matthew" to the West Indies. He stayed there for a few months and then went to Massachusetts with Richard Smith to Narragansett Bay where Richard had a trading post at Quidnessett. Together they established trade with the Indians. For a time they were the only white settlers at Quidnessett until Roger Williams and a Mr. Wilcox purchased land there in 1643 or 1644.
Williams then sold his holdings to Richard Smith in 1651.
John Greene became one of the early shareholders in this land.
He married Joan Beggarly on one of his business trips to Massachusetts in 1642.
In 1679 John Greene testified for "forty years and more" earlier he had lived with Richard Smith who first began a settlement in the Narragansett stating that he and Richard Smith had settled in the Narragansett 42 years earlier (notified in a petition to the King) where there were no English within 20 miles. This happened when Massachusetts and Maine split off and the colonizers testified they had been defending their property for 40 or more years and the king could not give the land away to someone new.
In March of 1682, he divided his land among some of his sons who remained in Rhode Island. "All the Quidnessett Greens" descended from Edward, John,
Daniel, James, and Benjamin. These are the sons of John Greene of Quidnessett. "Family Records" by Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford; pg 264.
John's wife was still alive when these deeds were executed. After his wife's death, he went to live with his son (John, b. Jun 6, 1651 at Coventry), and is buried, in the "Old Field Lot," among unmarked graves per "Family Records" by Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford.
There are some very old graves in what was once a part of John of Quidnessett's land.
Two of these headstones bear the initials D.G. and R.G., marking the graves of John's son, Daniel and his wife, Rebecca.
The oldest is marked either J.G. or I.G. and is believed to be Joan Beggarly's.
When researching the Greene's I highly suggest these resource books.
#1: The Greenes of Rhode Island, with historical records of English ancestry, 1534-1902; by Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899 Publication date 1903
#2: The life and times of Samuel Gorton; by Gorton, Adelos, 1848- [from old catalog] Publication date 1907
#3: Family Records by Mary Elisabeth Neal Hanaford
#4. The Greene family and its branches from A.D. 861 to A.D. 1904 by La Mance, Lora Sarah Nichols, 1857-; Stowe, Attie A. Nichols, 1843
Sources provide by 48206318
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