James Greenwood

Male, #2119, (19 December 1687 - 1742)
James Greenwood|b. 19 Dec 1687\nd. 1742|p2119.htm|Thomas Greenewood|b. 4 Jun 1643\nd. 1 Sep 1693|p373.htm|Abigail unknown||p19879.htm|Thomas Greenewood|b. 26 Feb 1610|p372.htm|||||||Abigail Spring|b. 20 Feb 1666/67|p376.htm|
     James Greenwood was born on 19 December 1687 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Ward (1851) gives his birth date as 19 October 1687.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of Thomas Greenewood and Abigail unknown.1,2,3,4,5 James Greenwood was a joiner in Roxbury.3 In 1713 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, James Greenwood was one of the petitioners to the Massachusetts General Court for a meeting house more accessible to the south section of Newton.6 On 13 April 1713 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, James married Thankful Wilson, daughter of Joseph Wilson and Deliverance unknown.3,6,2 On 5 January 1716 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, James married Abigail Trowbridge.3,6,2 James Greenwood died in 1742 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 54 years.3

Children of James Greenwood and Thankful Wilson

Citations

  1. Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register. 1877. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
  2. Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1905.
  3. Greenwood, Frederick. Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914. New York: The Lyons Genealogical Company, 1914.
  4. Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851.
  5. Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. 1930. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
  6. Ritter, Priscilla R. and Thelma Fleishman. Newton, Massachusetts, 1679-1779 A Biographical Directory. Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1982.