Richard Greene Lot
Also known as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Warwick #501
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
This cemetery was mentioned in one paragraph of Anna Lawrence's book on Potowomut that says how "King Richard" Greene buried four of his children in the old Greene cemetery in an area down by the Narrows (now Rocky Hill School), meaning the narrowest part of the Potowomut (Greenes) River, the south end of Gammell's "The Meadows" property. This might take a bit of tact or perhaps the deft touch of a diplomat. The Gammells are the only descendants of the Browns who still maintain a residence on the Neck. The land's lineage went from the Greene's to the Brown-Ives around 1820 and then the Gammells a generation later. There were three generations of Greenes descending from Surgeon John Greene of Warwick living at the north end of the Neck. "King Richard" was a Loyalist (as opposed to his cousin General Nathaneal) and his land was confiscated at the end of the Revolution. One of the prominent Brown brothers of Providence, Nicholas, bought it for his daughter Hope when she married Thomas P. Ives. The property in the area of the cemetery in question is still in the family 200 years later. Brown University Professor William Gammell married an Ives daughter. Quote from the book: "Richard Greene had married and established his family at Potowomut several years before his father's death. He carried on the estate with a lavish hand and generous hospitality. On account of this he was called by many 'King Richard.' Of his family of fourteen children, four died in childhood and were buried in the family burial ground on the southern part of his land near 'The Narrows' of the river. Tutors were employed to educate his family until they were old enough to attend boarding schools."
The map location is approximate.
This cemetery was mentioned in one paragraph of Anna Lawrence's book on Potowomut that says how "King Richard" Greene buried four of his children in the old Greene cemetery in an area down by the Narrows (now Rocky Hill School), meaning the narrowest part of the Potowomut (Greenes) River, the south end of Gammell's "The Meadows" property. This might take a bit of tact or perhaps the deft touch of a diplomat. The Gammells are the only descendants of the Browns who still maintain a residence on the Neck. The land's lineage went from the Greene's to the Brown-Ives around 1820 and then the Gammells a generation later. There were three generations of Greenes descending from Surgeon John Greene of Warwick living at the north end of the Neck. "King Richard" was a Loyalist (as opposed to his cousin General Nathaneal) and his land was confiscated at the end of the Revolution. One of the prominent Brown brothers of Providence, Nicholas, bought it for his daughter Hope when she married Thomas P. Ives. The property in the area of the cemetery in question is still in the family 200 years later. Brown University Professor William Gammell married an Ives daughter. Quote from the book: "Richard Greene had married and established his family at Potowomut several years before his father's death. He carried on the estate with a lavish hand and generous hospitality. On account of this he was called by many 'King Richard.' Of his family of fourteen children, four died in childhood and were buried in the family burial ground on the southern part of his land near 'The Narrows' of the river. Tutors were employed to educate his family until they were old enough to attend boarding schools."
The map location is approximate.
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- Added: 20 Oct 2019
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2694453
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