As sheriff he proclaimed the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House in 1776.
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William was the youngest son of Daniel Greenleaf and Elizabeth Gooking. He married Mary Brown in Boston, Massachusetts on June 3, 1747, and they had fifteen children.
1. Mary, b. 1747, d. ????
2. Elizabeth, b. 1749/50, d. 1841, m.1. Samuel Elliot, m.2. Edward Pope
3. Mary, b. 1752, d. 1835, m.Daniel Bell
4. Susannah 'Sukey', b. 1754, d. 1832, m. Duncan Ingraham, Jr.
5. Priscilla, b. 1755, d. 1826, m. John Appleton
6. Sarah, b. 1757, d. 1838, m.1. Dr. Nathaniel Walker Appleton, m.2. Joseph Haven
7. William (1), b. 1758, d. 1759
8. William (2), b. 1760, d. ????
9. Margaret, b. 1761, d. 1836, m. the Honorable Thomas Dawes
10. Daniel, b. 1762, d. 1853, m. Elizabeth Greenleaf
11. John, b. 1763, d. ????
12. James, b. 1765, d. 1843
13. Rebecca, b. 1766, d. 1847, m. Noah Webster, Jr.
14. Robert, b. 1768, d. 1816, m. Hannah Arnold
15. Anna Nancy, b. 1772, d. 1843, m. William Cranch, Esq. (most of her VR uses Nancy)
The Provincial Congress appointed him Sheriff of Suffolk during the Revolutionary War.
As sheriff he proclaimed the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House in 1776.
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William was the youngest son of Daniel Greenleaf and Elizabeth Gooking. He married Mary Brown in Boston, Massachusetts on June 3, 1747, and they had fifteen children.
1. Mary, b. 1747, d. ????
2. Elizabeth, b. 1749/50, d. 1841, m.1. Samuel Elliot, m.2. Edward Pope
3. Mary, b. 1752, d. 1835, m.Daniel Bell
4. Susannah 'Sukey', b. 1754, d. 1832, m. Duncan Ingraham, Jr.
5. Priscilla, b. 1755, d. 1826, m. John Appleton
6. Sarah, b. 1757, d. 1838, m.1. Dr. Nathaniel Walker Appleton, m.2. Joseph Haven
7. William (1), b. 1758, d. 1759
8. William (2), b. 1760, d. ????
9. Margaret, b. 1761, d. 1836, m. the Honorable Thomas Dawes
10. Daniel, b. 1762, d. 1853, m. Elizabeth Greenleaf
11. John, b. 1763, d. ????
12. James, b. 1765, d. 1843
13. Rebecca, b. 1766, d. 1847, m. Noah Webster, Jr.
14. Robert, b. 1768, d. 1816, m. Hannah Arnold
15. Anna Nancy, b. 1772, d. 1843, m. William Cranch, Esq. (most of her VR uses Nancy)
The Provincial Congress appointed him Sheriff of Suffolk during the Revolutionary War.
Gravesite Details
Below the Popes listed on the left side it notes "All removed from 'Old Cemetery' New Bedford"
Family Members
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Elizabeth Greenleaf Eliot Pope
1750–1841
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Mary Greenleaf Bell
1752–1836
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Susannah Greenleaf Ingraham
1754–1832
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Sarah Appleton Greenleaf Haven
1757–1838
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William Greenleaf II
1760–1778
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Margaret Greenleaf Dawes
1761–1836
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James Greenleaf
1765–1843
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Rebecca Greenleaf Webster
1766–1847
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Nancy Greenleaf Cranch
1772–1843
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