Descendants of John Greenleaf

Greenleaf

Generation One

1. John1 Greenleaf married Margaret (--?--).

Children of John1 Greenleaf and Margaret (--?--) were:

Generation Two

2. Edmund2 Greenleaf (John1) Of the origin of the family, from all that can be gathered, it is believed that the ancestors of Edmund were Huguenots, the name being a translation of the French 'Feuillevert.' As the name has not been found among the English parishes, other than at Ipswich, County of Suffolk, England, it is believed that the family (Feuillevert) came as French refugees to England with many other Huguenots, who fled from their homes on account of their religious principles, and settled in England some time in the sixteenth century. Edmund Greenleaf was a silk-dyer by trade; a trade that does not appear among the English industries until about the time of the coming of the French refugees. **On the parish records of St. Mary's la Tour in Ipswich, County Suffolk, England, is recorded: 'Edmund Greenleaf, son of John and Margaret, was baptized 2 Jan. 1574.' This may be too early for the Edmund Greenleaf who came to America. Other sources suggest a birth date about 1590. **In 1634 he came to Massachusetts from England aboard the Mary and John. He was one of the first settlers to come by water to Newbury, Massachusetts. Agawan Plantation near Ipswich, Massachusetts. He had nine children in England. Newbury, Massachusetts freeman in 13 March 1638/9. 22 May 1639 he was permitted to keep a house of entertainment. Capt. later an Ensign was granted 122 acres. Lived by the old town bridge in Newbury. He also had a tavern. Com. of the General Court to end small businesses in 1642. By trade he was a silk-dyer. Removed to Boston about 1650; his dyehouse located by the spring 30 (5) 1655. His will dated 22 Dec. 1668, probated 12 (2) 1671. **Among the family relics still preserved is the cane brought to this country by Edmund Greenleaf; it bears the initials 'J. G.' on a silver band near the handle. *All of the nine children named in the chart, and whose baptismal records and deaths appear on the parish records of St. Mary's before mentioned, were born in England. Mr. Greenleaf lived near the old town bridge in Newbury, where for some years he kept a tavern. He was admitted a freeman on 13 March 1639,* and on 22 May of the same year was 'permitted to keep a house of entertainment.' *** A freeman in the early days of the colonies was one who held the right of franchise. No one was allowed that right without first becoming a member of the church. The laws were made by a quorum of the 'assistants' or 'magistrates' sent out and commissioned by the company in London, which held the charter. **The law compelling church membership was passed by the 'assistants' in 1631. In 1676 five sixths of the people of Boston were non-voters, because they were not church members, and were thus shut out from any participation in the local government. **The name of Edmund Greenleaf appears: - June 1, 1642.-'On a commission of Newbury.' Sept. 8, 1642.-'Ordered to send home an Indian woman.' Sept. 27, 1642.-'On a committee to take charge of certain orders by the council.' Nov. 11, 1647.-Requests his 'discharge from military service.' May 2, 1649.-On appraisement of real estate. (Massachusetts Bay Records, Vol. I. page 258; Vol.II. pages 16, 23, 30, 215, and 276). **Capt. Edmund Greenleaf moved to Boston with his wife Sarah about 1650 (New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. VI. Page 102), where he buried his wife, and afterwards married Mrs. Sarah Hill, widow of - Wilson, 2d, of William Hill, of Fairfield, Connecticut, who had several children by her former marriage. This marriage was rather an unhappy one. In the early part of 1671 Mr. Greenleaf died. His will, a very curious document, written, as is supposed, by himself, was proved 12 Feb. 1671, and is recorded in the ' Probate Records' in Boston, in the volume for 1669 to 1674, page 112. **The following is a copy, the orthography being corrected: - 'In the name of God, Amen. The two and twentieth day of December, sixteen hundred and sixty-eight, I, Edmund Greenleaf, being mindful of my own mortality and certainty of death, and uncertainty of the same, and being desirous to settle things in order, being now in good health and perfect memory, do make, appoint and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following: that is to say-first and principally, I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of my blessed Redeemer, the Lord Jesus, who hath died and gave himself for me, and his blood cleanseth from all sin, and through his righteousness I do only look for justification and salvation; and do commit my mortal body, after this life is ended, into the dust from whence it was taken, there to be preserved by the power and faithfulness of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, until the resurrection of the just, and then to be raised up by the same power to immortality and life, where I shall see him as he is, and shall ever be with him; and in this faith and hope I desire, through his grace and assistance, to live and die, and at last to be found of him in peace. **'Nextly, my will is, being according to God's will revealed in his word, that we must pay what we owe and live of the rest, unto whose rule the sons of men ought to frame their wills and actions; therefore, my mind and will is, that my debts shall be truly and justly paid to every man to whom I shall be indebted, by my executors hereafter named. **'And first I do revoke, renounce, frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made; and I declare and appoint this to be my last will and testament. *' Imprimis-I give unto my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Browne, widow, and to my daughter Coffin, to each of them twenty shillings apiece. Item-I give unto my grandchild Elizabeth Hilton, ten pounds. Item-I give unto my grandchild Enoch Greenleaf, five pounds. Item-I give unto my grandchild Sarah Winslow, five pounds, if her father pay me the four pounds he oweth me. Item-I give unto my eldest son's son, James Greenleaf, twenty shillings; and after my funeral expenses, debts and legacies are discharged, I give and bequeath the rest of my estate unto my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Elizabeth Browne, and to my daughter Judith Coffin, equally to be divided amongst them and their children. And, further, I desire and appoint my son, Stephen Greenleaf, and Tristram Coffin the executors of this my will, to see it executed and affirmed as near as they can; and I further entreat my cousin, Thomas Moon, mariner, to see to the performance of this my will. **'n witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty-fifth day of December, 1668. **(Signed) EDMUND GREENLEAF **'Signed, sealed, published, and declared to be my last will in the presence of us, *'GEORGE RUGGELL', 'JOHN FURNISIDE.' **The inventory of Mr. Greenleaf's estate, which was appended to the will, amounted to £131-5-9 *. *The following paper is also recorded in the Probate Records, appended to the will, as, probably, assigning the reason why the name of his second wife, who appears to have outlived him, was not mentioned: - *'When I married my wife, I kept her grandchild, as I best remember, three years to schooling, diet and apparel; and William Hill, her son, had a bond of six pounds a year, whereof I received no more than a barrel of pork of £3-0-0 of that £6-0-0 a year he was to pay me, and sent to her son Ignatius Hill, to the Barbadoes, in mackerel, cider, and bread and pease. as much as come to twenty pounds, and never received one penny of it. His aunt gave to the three brothers £50 apiece. I know not whether they received it or no; but I have not received any part of it. *'Witness my hand. (Signed) Edmund Greenleaf.' **'Besides, when I married my wife, she brought me a silver bowl, a silver porringer, and a silver spoon. She lent or gave them to her son, James Hill, without my consent.' **NOTE. In reading the personal sketches of some of our early ancestors it will be observed that little is said of individual characteristics, personal appearance, etc. Search has been made in vain for such accounts concerning Edmund Greenleaf and some others. Could we have found in these early days some such biographical material and correspondence as appears in our time it would have been more satisfying. We want to know more in detail, more of the life of those who so earnestly wrought out our early history, and gave form to our destinies, an insight to their chief characteristics, and to follow them, with the mind's eye, through all the vicissitudes of their life; to be with them in their storm and sunshine; that we may the better realize their trials, adversities, and joys, and catch at least a glimpse of the experiences of their sympathies and affections.7 *He was also known as Capt. Edmund Greenleaf.8 He immigrated in 1635 to Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.2 He was made a freeman on 13 March 1638 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.9,2 As of 1642, he was also known as Lieutenant Edmund Greenleaf.10 He ended military service on 11 November 1647 in Massachusetts, New England; Requests discharge from military service.8 He and Sarah Moore emigrated circa 1650 from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England.8 His marriage with Sarah Jurdaine was unhappy.11,12 He left a will on 25 December 1668 in Massachusetts, New England; Estate of Edmund Greenleaf of Newbury/Boston *Essex Probate Docket # None **In the name of God, Amen. The two and twentieth day of December, sixteen hundred and sixty-eight, I, Edmund Greenleaf mindful of my own mortality and certainty of death, and uncertain of the same, and being desirous to settle things in order, being now in good health and perfect memory, do make, appoint and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following; that is to say first and principally, I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of my blessed Redeemer, the Lord Jesus, who hath died and gave himself for me and his blood cleanseth from all sin, and through his righteousness I do only look for justification and salvation; and do commit my mortal body after this life is ended, into the dust from whence it was taken there to be preserved by the power and faithfulness of my Redeemer Jesus Christ until the resurrection of the just, and then to be raised up by the same power to immortality and life, where I shall see him as he is, and shall ever be with him; and in this faith and hope I desire, through his grace and assistance, to live and die, and at last to be found of him in peace. **Nextly, my will is, being according to God's will revealed in the word, that we must pay what we owe and live of the rest unto whose rule the sons of men ought to frame their wills and actions; therefore my mind and will is that my debts shall be truly and justly paid to every man to whom I shall be indebted, by my executors hereafter named. **And first I do revoke, renounce frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made ; and I declare and appoint this to be my last will and testament. *Imprimis - I give unto to my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Browne, widow, and to my daughter Coffin to each I twenty shillings apiece. **Item - I give unto my grandchild Elizabeth Hilton ten pounds. *Item - I give unto my grandchild Enoch Greenleaf ten pounds. *Item - I give unto my grandchild Sarah Winslow, five pounds if her, father pay me the four pounds he oweth me. *Item - I give unto my eldest son's son, James Greenleaf, twenty shillings; and after my funeral debts and legacies are discharged, *I give and bequeath the rest of my estate unto my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Elizabeth Browne and to my daughter Judith Coffin, equally to be divided amongst them and their children. **And, further, I desire ad appoint my son Stephen Greenleaf, and Tristram Coffin the executors of this my will see it executed and affirmed as near as they can; and I further entreat my cousin Thomas. Moon, mariner to see to the performance of this my will. *In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty-fifth day of December, 1668. **(Signed) EDMUND Greenleaf [L.S.] **Signed, sealed, published, and declared to be my last will in the presence of us, **George Ruggell *John Furnside **The inventory of Mr. Greenleaf's estate, which was, appended to the will amounted to £131-5s-9d The following paper is also recorded in the 'Probate Records,' appended to the will, as, probably, assigning the reason why the name of his second wife, who appears to have outlived him, was not mentioned: **I married my wife I kept her grandchild, as I best remember, three years to schooling, diet and apparel; and William Hill, her son, had a bond of six pounds a year, whereof I received no more than a barrel of pork of £3. 0s. 0d of that £6. 0s. 0d. a year, he was to pay me, and sent to her son Ignatius Hill, to the Barbados, in mackeral cider, and bread and pease, as much as come to twenty pounds, and never received one penny of it. His aunt gave to the three brothers £50 apiece. I know not of whether they received it or no; but I have or received any part of it. **Witness my hand. (Signed) Edmund Greenleaf **Besides when I married my wife, she brought me a silver bowl a silver porringer, and a silver spoon. She lent on gave them to her son, James Hill, without my consent. **Source: Boston Probate Records 1669-1674, pg. 112 as printed in:Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family, James Edward Greenleaf, Boston, 1896.13 He will was proven on 12 February 1671 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England.8 *Sarah Moore.14,15,15 'Sara, First Wife of Edmund Greenleaf' - Summation of Evidence **In Mrs. Dorothy Greenleaf Boynton's article, of January 1968 in the [NEHGR 122:28-36], she admits that not much headway had been made in determining Edmund Greenleaf's ancestry. **There had also been prior articles that commented on Sara's ancestry. The [NEHGR 38:100], in January 1884, contained an obit for a Charles Beaman that positively stated that the wife of Edmund Greenleaf was Sarah DOLE. That same assurance was given in James Edward Greenleaf's 'Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family, 1896, pp.71-74, 190; which said, 'Edmund Greenleaf married Sarah Dole.' This error has carried on to the present day. **Mrs. Boynton states that she, 'by chance', noticed in the Essex volumes of the 'Boyd Marriage Index' this entry, 'Moor Sar and Edm Greenleaf Langford'. She noted that the time of their 1611 marriage appeared to fit, and this appeared to offer a reason for Thomas Moor overseeing Edmund's will. **Roger D. Joslyn wrote an article, 'Edmund Greenleaf & Sarah Moore Further On the Marriage', in 1980 in [TAG 56:107], that Sara and Edmund were married in Langford Parish, Essex, England. The entry for 1611 reads: 'Edmund Greeneleaf and Sarah More were married the ijcond of Julye.' This entry can now be found in the Essex Record Office in Chelmsford, Essex, England. **Mrs. Boynton engaged the services of Mr. T. Woodard to search the records in England for proof, so that she could be clearly certain. The recently posted Vital Records and wills are what were found that prove that Edmund's wife was Sara MOORE. **We have the wills, first of all, of Sara's paternal grandparents, Nicholas and Willamin MOORE. Although wills for Sara's father, Enoch, or mother Catherine, have not been found; the will of her brother, Samuel MORE and her uncle, Edward MOORE, we have. **First, in Samuel Moore's will, he clearly says, 'Item I give unto my sister Sara the wife of Edmund Grinleaf of Ipswich in the county of Suffolk..' And, Samuel's will goes beyond identifying Sara as his sister. Samuel also identifies their father as Enoch Moore, saying, 'Item I give unto my father Enoch More of Haverill...' That alone, without going further, is proof. **While Nicholas Sr's will does not identify Sara Moore Greenleaf, Willamin's will clearly identifies Sara Moore as the daughter of her son Enoch, saying, 'Item I give and bequeath unto Sara Moore the daughter of my sonne Enoch Moore...' **Nicholas' will identifies his wife as Willamin, saying, 'Item I give and bequeath unto Willamin my wife...' He also identifies one of his sons as Thomas Moore, saying, 'now in the tenure and occupation of Thomas Moore my son...' **Edward's will identifies both Thomas Moore and Enoch Moore as his brothers, hence sons of Nicholas Moore Sr. and Willamin. In Edward's will he says, 'my Brother Enoche Moore' and 'my Brother Thomas Moore'. **Therefore, we can clearly see that Nicholas & Willamin Moore are the paternal grandparents of Sara (More) Greenleaf, and Enoch is her father. **In addition, vital records at All Saints Parish, Maldon, Essex, Eng., show that Catherine became Enoch's wife on 23 Nov 1585, and their daughter Sara, was baptized there, 13 Dec 1588. These facts close the case of Sara (More) Greenleaf's ancestry. **Other valuable points that stand out in this article are these: **Samuel's will clearly states that in 1615, when his will was executed, that Sara and Edmund had two sons, John and Enoch. Based on the baptismal records alone, since there has never been found a baptismal record for John, we would not have known of a firstborn son named John. This, according to Mrs. Boynton, 'explains the bequest of Edmund Greenleaf to a grandson James, his eldest son's son.' **Also, Mrs. Boynton remarks regarding Sara, that it 'seems apparent that she came from a family of considerable substance'. The contents of the wills bear testimony to that. **There are also other family wills that have been found. The will of Elizabeth, the widow of Edward Moore, executed 18 Jan 1622, bequeathed her property to her children of her first marriage, and is of less interest to the Greenleaf-Moore descendants. **However, Nicholas Moore the Younger's will, executed 21 April 1646, and probated 23 June 1646, may be of interest. Also the will of Francis Moore, Jr., of Cambridge, Mass, that was probated, 23 Feb 1689, may be of interest to some. Francis Moore, Jr, Sara's nephew, called Thomas Moore, the mariner of Boston, his brother. **The Moore wills of England are located in Essex Record Office of Chelmsford, Essex, England. **--Sandi Goetze . ****SARA, FIRST WIFE OF EDMUND GREENLEAF *(1588-1663) *By MRS. DOROTHY GREENLEAF BOYNTON, of Elkhart, Indiana **Edmund Greenleaf, the original ancestor of the Greenleaf family in America, is known to have come from Ipswich, Suffolk, where the registers of St. Mary's at the Tower and St. Margaret's record the baptism of his children between 1613 and 1631. Numerous efforts have been made to determine Edmund's ancestry without success, although bits of information have been found but all is speculation so far, for example see J. Gardner Bartlett's note in THE REGISTER, vol. 69, p. 358-359, October 1915. Thirty years before this William Sumner Appleton, in an article 'The Greenleaf Ancestry' pointed out that the will of Edmund, dated 25 Dec. 1668, made a bequest to his eldest son's son James when actually no such grandson could be found (ibid., vol. 38, p. 299-301, July 1884; see also p. 322 in the same volume for detail about Edmund's second wife). **In the obituary of Charles C. Beaman of Boston in THE REGISTER, vol. 38, p. 100, January 1884, it is definitely stated that Edmund's wife was named Sarah Dole. James Edward Greenleaf's Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family, 1896 (pp. 71-74, 190), continues this claim and gives information on the Dole family. **With the help of Mr. T. Woodard of Laughton, co. Essex, I have attempted to solve the question of Edmund's parentage. Mr. Woodard reports that not all Ipswich parish records are available and that some are known to be copies from older registers, which means that errors and omissions are quite possible. In our search some few additional facts have been turned up but nothing conclusive. However, a real step toward the solution of the Greenleaf puzzle can be reported because definite proof of the parentage of Sarah, the mother of his children, has been found. **The author by chance saw in the Essex volumes of the Boyd Marriage Index an entry, 'Moor Sar and Edm Greenleaf Langford' Women's Volume, p. 33, copy in Salt Lake City). The time, 1611, was about right, the names are right and seemed to explain the Cousin Thomas Moor, the overseer of Edmund's will. **To be absolutely sure Mr. Woodard was employed to look for proof. This he found in the will of Samuel More of the Parish of Much Totham, co. Essex, dated 24 Dec. 1615 and proved by his brother Francis More the 2nd of February following. A transcription of the will follows: In the name of God Amen the 24th day of December in the year of our Lord god 1615. I Samuell More late of Much Totharn in the county of Essex husband-man being poor of body but of good and perfect remembrance (thanks be given unto almighty god) Do make and ordayn my last will and testament in manner and forme following: First I commend my soule into the hands of god my creator hoping through the . . merits of Jesus Christ my Blessed savior that att the generall resurrection both body and soule shall be rejoincd together and made perteker of his everlasting kingdom: I bequeath my body unto the earth from which it first came to be buried in decent Christian burial att the Discretion of my Executor. **Item I give to the poor of Much Birch at the time of my . . . six shillings eight pence to be payd at the discretion of the minister and brothers: **Item I give unto my sister Sara the wife of Edmund Grinleaf of Ipswich in the county of Suffolk a Bedsted [and] a flockbed one bolster two pillows. **Item I give unto her two children John and Enoch either of them ten pounds of lawful english money . . .sayd summe my will is shall be paid by my executor to Edmond Grinleaf their father for their use and he enter bond unto my sayd executor for the true payment thereof and . - . from me when they shall come to the several ages of one and twenty years: Item I give to Anna Hewster my Aunt twenty shillings to buy her a gold ring to be worn by her for my sake. **Item I give unto my father Enoch More of Haverill the like summe of twenty shillings: Item I give unto Enoch more my brother and to my two sisters Merry and Judith to each of them six shillings eight pence. **All the residue of my goods and shattells unto him as well moveables and imoveables I give unto Francis More my brother whom I nominate and ordayn my sole Executor: And lastly I do -- . Nicholas More of Mauldon my Uncle to be supervisor unto this my will unto whom I give for his payment twenty shillings: in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand the Day and Year above written *Samuell More In presence of *His mark Robert Ham (?) Edward ------ (maybe Bailer or Kailer) *John Hewster *Arthur Gaywood (Bishop of London Commissory in Essex, Essex Record Office, Chelmsford). **Reference to the parish registers of Maldon, co. Essex (to be found in the old library attached to the medieval tower of St. Peter's church) gives a few of the vital statistics of the family, though they have to be used in conjunction with the existing wills, two of which are those of Nicholas and Willamin Moore, the paternal grandparents of Sara (More) Greenleaf. Nicholas Moore, according to the parish records of St. Peter's, was living in that parish when his son Enoch was baptized, 19 Jan. 1560-1, but by 17 Sept. 1570, when Nicholas the Younger was baptized, the family was in All Saints parish. No other baptisms of their children are recorded though there were sons Samuel, Thomas and Edward, and daughters Anna and Phillip, according to the various wills. ** married Sarah Dole, daughter of William Dole and Joan Hale. He died in 1671.

He was also known as Capt. Of the origin of the family, from all that can be gathered, it is believed that the ancestors of Edmund were Huguenots, the name being a translation of the French 'Feuillevert.' As the name has not been found among the English parishes, other than at Ipswich, County of Suffolk, England, it is believed that the family (Feuillevert) came as French refugees to England with many other Huguenots, who fled from their homes on account of their religious principles, and settled in England some time in the sixteenth century. Edmund Greenleaf was a silk-dyer by trade; a trade that does not appear among the English industries until about the time of the coming of the French refugees. **On the parish records of St. Mary's la Tour in Ipswich, County Suffolk, England, is recorded: 'Edmund Greenleaf, son of John and Margaret, was baptized 2 Jan. 1574.' This may be too early for the Edmund Greenleaf who came to America. Other sources suggest a birth date about 1590. **In 1634 he came to Massachusetts from England aboard the Mary and John. He was one of the first settlers to come by water to Newbury, Massachusetts. Agawan Plantation near Ipswich, Massachusetts. He had nine children in England. Newbury, Massachusetts freeman in 13 March 1638/9. 22 May 1639 he was permitted to keep a house of entertainment. Capt. later an Ensign was granted 122 acres. Lived by the old town bridge in Newbury. He also had a tavern. Com. of the General Court to end small businesses in 1642. By trade he was a silk-dyer. Removed to Boston about 1650; his dyehouse located by the spring 30 (5) 1655. His will dated 22 Dec. 1668, probated 12 (2) 1671. **Among the family relics still preserved is the cane brought to this country by Edmund Greenleaf; it bears the initials 'J. G.' on a silver band near the handle. *All of the nine children named in the chart, and whose baptismal records and deaths appear on the parish records of St. Mary's before mentioned, were born in England. Mr. Greenleaf lived near the old town bridge in Newbury, where for some years he kept a tavern. He was admitted a freeman on 13 March 1639,* and on 22 May of the same year was 'permitted to keep a house of entertainment.' *** A freeman in the early days of the colonies was one who held the right of franchise. No one was allowed that right without first becoming a member of the church. The laws were made by a quorum of the 'assistants' or 'magistrates' sent out and commissioned by the company in London, which held the charter. **The law compelling church membership was passed by the 'assistants' in 1631. In 1676 five sixths of the people of Boston were non-voters, because they were not church members, and were thus shut out from any participation in the local government. **The name of Edmund Greenleaf appears: - June 1, 1642.-'On a commission of Newbury.' Sept. 8, 1642.-'Ordered to send home an Indian woman.' Sept. 27, 1642.-'On a committee to take charge of certain orders by the council.' Nov. 11, 1647.-Requests his 'discharge from military service.' May 2, 1649.-On appraisement of real estate. (Massachusetts Bay Records, Vol. I. page 258; Vol.II. pages 16, 23, 30, 215, and 276). **Capt. Edmund Greenleaf moved to Boston with his wife Sarah about 1650 (New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. VI. Page 102), where he buried his wife, and afterwards married Mrs. Sarah Hill, widow of - Wilson, 2d, of William Hill, of Fairfield, Connecticut, who had several children by her former marriage. This marriage was rather an unhappy one. In the early part of 1671 Mr. Greenleaf died. His will, a very curious document, written, as is supposed, by himself, was proved 12 Feb. 1671, and is recorded in the ' Probate Records' in Boston, in the volume for 1669 to 1674, page 112. **The following is a copy, the orthography being corrected: - 'In the name of God, Amen. The two and twentieth day of December, sixteen hundred and sixty-eight, I, Edmund Greenleaf, being mindful of my own mortality and certainty of death, and uncertainty of the same, and being desirous to settle things in order, being now in good health and perfect memory, do make, appoint and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following: that is to say-first and principally, I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of my blessed Redeemer, the Lord Jesus, who hath died and gave himself for me, and his blood cleanseth from all sin, and through his righteousness I do only look for justification and salvation; and do commit my mortal body, after this life is ended, into the dust from whence it was taken, there to be preserved by the power and faithfulness of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, until the resurrection of the just, and then to be raised up by the same power to immortality and life, where I shall see him as he is, and shall ever be with him; and in this faith and hope I desire, through his grace and assistance, to live and die, and at last to be found of him in peace. **'Nextly, my will is, being according to God's will revealed in his word, that we must pay what we owe and live of the rest, unto whose rule the sons of men ought to frame their wills and actions; therefore, my mind and will is, that my debts shall be truly and justly paid to every man to whom I shall be indebted, by my executors hereafter named. **'And first I do revoke, renounce, frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made; and I declare and appoint this to be my last will and testament. *' Imprimis-I give unto my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Browne, widow, and to my daughter Coffin, to each of them twenty shillings apiece. Item-I give unto my grandchild Elizabeth Hilton, ten pounds. Item-I give unto my grandchild Enoch Greenleaf, five pounds. Item-I give unto my grandchild Sarah Winslow, five pounds, if her father pay me the four pounds he oweth me. Item-I give unto my eldest son's son, James Greenleaf, twenty shillings; and after my funeral expenses, debts and legacies are discharged, I give and bequeath the rest of my estate unto my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Elizabeth Browne, and to my daughter Judith Coffin, equally to be divided amongst them and their children. And, further, I desire and appoint my son, Stephen Greenleaf, and Tristram Coffin the executors of this my will, to see it executed and affirmed as near as they can; and I further entreat my cousin, Thomas Moon, mariner, to see to the performance of this my will. **'n witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty-fifth day of December, 1668. **(Signed) EDMUND GREENLEAF **'Signed, sealed, published, and declared to be my last will in the presence of us, *'GEORGE RUGGELL', 'JOHN FURNISIDE.' **The inventory of Mr. Greenleaf's estate, which was appended to the will, amounted to £131-5-9 *. *The following paper is also recorded in the Probate Records, appended to the will, as, probably, assigning the reason why the name of his second wife, who appears to have outlived him, was not mentioned: - *'When I married my wife, I kept her grandchild, as I best remember, three years to schooling, diet and apparel; and William Hill, her son, had a bond of six pounds a year, whereof I received no more than a barrel of pork of £3-0-0 of that £6-0-0 a year he was to pay me, and sent to her son Ignatius Hill, to the Barbadoes, in mackerel, cider, and bread and pease. as much as come to twenty pounds, and never received one penny of it. His aunt gave to the three brothers £50 apiece. I know not whether they received it or no; but I have not received any part of it. *'Witness my hand. (Signed) Edmund Greenleaf.' **'Besides, when I married my wife, she brought me a silver bowl, a silver porringer, and a silver spoon. She lent or gave them to her son, James Hill, without my consent.' **NOTE. In reading the personal sketches of some of our early ancestors it will be observed that little is said of individual characteristics, personal appearance, etc. Search has been made in vain for such accounts concerning Edmund Greenleaf and some others. Could we have found in these early days some such biographical material and correspondence as appears in our time it would have been more satisfying. We want to know more in detail, more of the life of those who so earnestly wrought out our early history, and gave form to our destinies, an insight to their chief characteristics, and to follow them, with the mind's eye, through all the vicissitudes of their life; to be with them in their storm and sunshine; that we may the better realize their trials, adversities, and joys, and catch at least a glimpse of the experiences of their sympathies and affections.7 *He was also known as Capt. Edmund Greenleaf.8 He immigrated in 1635 to Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.2 He was made a freeman on 13 March 1638 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.9,2 As of 1642, he was also known as Lieutenant Edmund Greenleaf.10 He ended military service on 11 November 1647 in Massachusetts, New England; Requests discharge from military service.8 He and Sarah Moore emigrated circa 1650 from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England.8 His marriage with Sarah Jurdaine was unhappy.11,12 He left a will on 25 December 1668 in Massachusetts, New England; Estate of Edmund Greenleaf of Newbury/Boston *Essex Probate Docket # None **In the name of God, Amen. The two and twentieth day of December, sixteen hundred and sixty-eight, I, Edmund Greenleaf mindful of my own mortality and certainty of death, and uncertain of the same, and being desirous to settle things in order, being now in good health and perfect memory, do make, appoint and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following; that is to say first and principally, I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of my blessed Redeemer, the Lord Jesus, who hath died and gave himself for me and his blood cleanseth from all sin, and through his righteousness I do only look for justification and salvation; and do commit my mortal body after this life is ended, into the dust from whence it was taken there to be preserved by the power and faithfulness of my Redeemer Jesus Christ until the resurrection of the just, and then to be raised up by the same power to immortality and life, where I shall see him as he is, and shall ever be with him; and in this faith and hope I desire, through his grace and assistance, to live and die, and at last to be found of him in peace. **Nextly, my will is, being according to God's will revealed in the word, that we must pay what we owe and live of the rest unto whose rule the sons of men ought to frame their wills and actions; therefore my mind and will is that my debts shall be truly and justly paid to every man to whom I shall be indebted, by my executors hereafter named. **And first I do revoke, renounce frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made ; and I declare and appoint this to be my last will and testament. *Imprimis - I give unto to my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Browne, widow, and to my daughter Coffin to each I twenty shillings apiece. **Item - I give unto my grandchild Elizabeth Hilton ten pounds. *Item - I give unto my grandchild Enoch Greenleaf ten pounds. *Item - I give unto my grandchild Sarah Winslow, five pounds if her, father pay me the four pounds he oweth me. *Item - I give unto my eldest son's son, James Greenleaf, twenty shillings; and after my funeral debts and legacies are discharged, *I give and bequeath the rest of my estate unto my son Stephen Greenleaf, and to my daughter Elizabeth Browne and to my daughter Judith Coffin, equally to be divided amongst them and their children. **And, further, I desire ad appoint my son Stephen Greenleaf, and Tristram Coffin the executors of this my will see it executed and affirmed as near as they can; and I further entreat my cousin Thomas. Moon, mariner to see to the performance of this my will. *In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty-fifth day of December, 1668. **(Signed) EDMUND Greenleaf [L.S.] **Signed, sealed, published, and declared to be my last will in the presence of us, **George Ruggell *John Furnside **The inventory of Mr. Greenleaf's estate, which was, appended to the will amounted to £131-5s-9d The following paper is also recorded in the 'Probate Records,' appended to the will, as, probably, assigning the reason why the name of his second wife, who appears to have outlived him, was not mentioned: **I married my wife I kept her grandchild, as I best remember, three years to schooling, diet and apparel; and William Hill, her son, had a bond of six pounds a year, whereof I received no more than a barrel of pork of £3. 0s. 0d of that £6. 0s. 0d. a year, he was to pay me, and sent to her son Ignatius Hill, to the Barbados, in mackeral cider, and bread and pease, as much as come to twenty pounds, and never received one penny of it. His aunt gave to the three brothers £50 apiece. I know not of whether they received it or no; but I have or received any part of it. **Witness my hand. (Signed) Edmund Greenleaf **Besides when I married my wife, she brought me a silver bowl a silver porringer, and a silver spoon. She lent on gave them to her son, James Hill, without my consent. **Source: Boston Probate Records 1669-1674, pg. 112 as printed in:Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family, James Edward Greenleaf, Boston, 1896.13 He will was proven on 12 February 1671 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England.8 *Sarah Moore.14,15,15 'Sara, First Wife of Edmund Greenleaf' - Summation of Evidence **In Mrs. Dorothy Greenleaf Boynton's article, of January 1968 in the [NEHGR 122:28-36], she admits that not much headway had been made in determining Edmund Greenleaf's ancestry. **There had also been prior articles that commented on Sara's ancestry. The [NEHGR 38:100], in January 1884, contained an obit for a Charles Beaman that positively stated that the wife of Edmund Greenleaf was Sarah DOLE. That same assurance was given in James Edward Greenleaf's 'Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family, 1896, pp.71-74, 190; which said, 'Edmund Greenleaf married Sarah Dole.' This error has carried on to the present day. **Mrs. Boynton states that she, 'by chance', noticed in the Essex volumes of the 'Boyd Marriage Index' this entry, 'Moor Sar and Edm Greenleaf Langford'. She noted that the time of their 1611 marriage appeared to fit, and this appeared to offer a reason for Thomas Moor overseeing Edmund's will. **Roger D. Joslyn wrote an article, 'Edmund Greenleaf & Sarah Moore Further On the Marriage', in 1980 in [TAG 56:107], that Sara and Edmund were married in Langford Parish, Essex, England. The entry for 1611 reads: 'Edmund Greeneleaf and Sarah More were married the ijcond of Julye.' This entry can now be found in the Essex Record Office in Chelmsford, Essex, England. **Mrs. Boynton engaged the services of Mr. T. Woodard to search the records in England for proof, so that she could be clearly certain. The recently posted Vital Records and wills are what were found that prove that Edmund's wife was Sara MOORE. **We have the wills, first of all, of Sara's paternal grandparents, Nicholas and Willamin MOORE. Although wills for Sara's father, Enoch, or mother Catherine, have not been found; the will of her brother, Samuel MORE and her uncle, Edward MOORE, we have. **First, in Samuel Moore's will, he clearly says, 'Item I give unto my sister Sara the wife of Edmund Grinleaf of Ipswich in the county of Suffolk..' And, Samuel's will goes beyond identifying Sara as his sister. Samuel also identifies their father as Enoch Moore, saying, 'Item I give unto my father Enoch More of Haverill...' That alone, without going further, is proof. **While Nicholas Sr's will does not identify Sara Moore Greenleaf, Willamin's will clearly identifies Sara Moore as the daughter of her son Enoch, saying, 'Item I give and bequeath unto Sara Moore the daughter of my sonne Enoch Moore...' **Nicholas' will identifies his wife as Willamin, saying, 'Item I give and bequeath unto Willamin my wife...' He also identifies one of his sons as Thomas Moore, saying, 'now in the tenure and occupation of Thomas Moore my son...' **Edward's will identifies both Thomas Moore and Enoch Moore as his brothers, hence sons of Nicholas Moore Sr. and Willamin. In Edward's will he says, 'my Brother Enoche Moore' and 'my Brother Thomas Moore'. **Therefore, we can clearly see that Nicholas & Willamin Moore are the paternal grandparents of Sara (More) Greenleaf, and Enoch is her father. **In addition, vital records at All Saints Parish, Maldon, Essex, Eng., show that Catherine became Enoch's wife on 23 Nov 1585, and their daughter Sara, was baptized there, 13 Dec 1588. These facts close the case of Sara (More) Greenleaf's ancestry. **Other valuable points that stand out in this article are these: **Samuel's will clearly states that in 1615, when his will was executed, that Sara and Edmund had two sons, John and Enoch. Based on the baptismal records alone, since there has never been found a baptismal record for John, we would not have known of a firstborn son named John. This, according to Mrs. Boynton, 'explains the bequest of Edmund Greenleaf to a grandson James, his eldest son's son.' **Also, Mrs. Boynton remarks regarding Sara, that it 'seems apparent that she came from a family of considerable substance'. The contents of the wills bear testimony to that. **There are also other family wills that have been found. The will of Elizabeth, the widow of Edward Moore, executed 18 Jan 1622, bequeathed her property to her children of her first marriage, and is of less interest to the Greenleaf-Moore descendants. **However, Nicholas Moore the Younger's will, executed 21 April 1646, and probated 23 June 1646, may be of interest. Also the will of Francis Moore, Jr., of Cambridge, Mass, that was probated, 23 Feb 1689, may be of interest to some. Francis Moore, Jr, Sara's nephew, called Thomas Moore, the mariner of Boston, his brother. **The Moore wills of England are located in Essex Record Office of Chelmsford, Essex, England. **--Sandi Goetze . ****SARA, FIRST WIFE OF EDMUND GREENLEAF *(1588-1663) *By MRS. DOROTHY GREENLEAF BOYNTON, of Elkhart, Indiana **Edmund Greenleaf, the original ancestor of the Greenleaf family in America, is known to have come from Ipswich, Suffolk, where the registers of St. Mary's at the Tower and St. Margaret's record the baptism of his children between 1613 and 1631. Numerous efforts have been made to determine Edmund's ancestry without success, although bits of information have been found but all is speculation so far, for example see J. Gardner Bartlett's note in THE REGISTER, vol. 69, p. 358-359, October 1915. Thirty years before this William Sumner Appleton, in an article 'The Greenleaf Ancestry' pointed out that the will of Edmund, dated 25 Dec. 1668, made a bequest to his eldest son's son James when actually no such grandson could be found (ibid., vol. 38, p. 299-301, July 1884; see also p. 322 in the same volume for detail about Edmund's second wife). **In the obituary of Charles C. Beaman of Boston in THE REGISTER, vol. 38, p. 100, January 1884, it is definitely stated that Edmund's wife was named Sarah Dole. James Edward Greenleaf's Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family, 1896 (pp. 71-74, 190), continues this claim and gives information on the Dole family. **With the help of Mr. T. Woodard of Laughton, co. Essex, I have attempted to solve the question of Edmund's parentage. Mr. Woodard reports that not all Ipswich parish records are available and that some are known to be copies from older registers, which means that errors and omissions are quite possible. In our search some few additional facts have been turned up but nothing conclusive. However, a real step toward the solution of the Greenleaf puzzle can be reported because definite proof of the parentage of Sarah, the mother of his children, has been found. **The author by chance saw in the Essex volumes of the Boyd Marriage Index an entry, 'Moor Sar and Edm Greenleaf Langford' Women's Volume, p. 33, copy in Salt Lake City). The time, 1611, was about right, the names are right and seemed to explain the Cousin Thomas Moor, the overseer of Edmund's will. **To be absolutely sure Mr. Woodard was employed to look for proof. This he found in the will of Samuel More of the Parish of Much Totham, co. Essex, dated 24 Dec. 1615 and proved by his brother Francis More the 2nd of February following. A transcription of the will follows: In the name of God Amen the 24th day of December in the year of our Lord god 1615. I Samuell More late of Much Totharn in the county of Essex husband-man being poor of body but of good and perfect remembrance (thanks be given unto almighty god) Do make and ordayn my last will and testament in manner and forme following: First I commend my soule into the hands of god my creator hoping through the . . merits of Jesus Christ my Blessed savior that att the generall resurrection both body and soule shall be rejoincd together and made perteker of his everlasting kingdom: I bequeath my body unto the earth from which it first came to be buried in decent Christian burial att the Discretion of my Executor. **Item I give to the poor of Much Birch at the time of my . . . six shillings eight pence to be payd at the discretion of the minister and brothers: **Item I give unto my sister Sara the wife of Edmund Grinleaf of Ipswich in the county of Suffolk a Bedsted [and] a flockbed one bolster two pillows. **Item I give unto her two children John and Enoch either of them ten pounds of lawful english money . . .sayd summe my will is shall be paid by my executor to Edmond Grinleaf their father for their use and he enter bond unto my sayd executor for the true payment thereof and . - . from me when they shall come to the several ages of one and twenty years: Item I give to Anna Hewster my Aunt twenty shillings to buy her a gold ring to be worn by her for my sake. **Item I give unto my father Enoch More of Haverill the like summe of twenty shillings: Item I give unto Enoch more my brother and to my two sisters Merry and Judith to each of them six shillings eight pence. **All the residue of my goods and shattells unto him as well moveables and imoveables I give unto Francis More my brother whom I nominate and ordayn my sole Executor: And lastly I do -- . Nicholas More of Mauldon my Uncle to be supervisor unto this my will unto whom I give for his payment twenty shillings: in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand the Day and Year above written *Samuell More In presence of *His mark Robert Ham (?) Edward ------ (maybe Bailer or Kailer) *John Hewster *Arthur Gaywood (Bishop of London Commissory in Essex, Essex Record Office, Chelmsford). **Reference to the parish registers of Maldon, co. Essex (to be found in the old library attached to the medieval tower of St. Peter's church) gives a few of the vital statistics of the family, though they have to be used in conjunction with the existing wills, two of which are those of Nicholas and Willamin Moore, the paternal grandparents of Sara (More) Greenleaf. Nicholas Moore, according to the parish records of St. Peter's, was living in that parish when his son Enoch was baptized, 19 Jan. 1560-1, but by 17 Sept. 1570, when Nicholas the Younger was baptized, the family was in All Saints parish. No other baptisms of their children are recorded though there were sons Samuel, Thomas and Edward, and daughters Anna and Phillip, according to the various wills. **.

Children of Edmund2 Greenleaf and Sarah Dole were as follows:

Generation Three

3. Judith3 Greenleaf (Edmund2, John1) udith Greenleaf, daughter of Edmund, born 2 Sept. 1625, was married first to Henry Somerby, a merchant tailor of Newbury, by whom she had four children. Mr. Somerby was descended from Henry Somerby, of Little Bytham, County Lincoln, England, who died in 1609, leaving two daughters and one son Richard, who inherited his father's estate. Richard died March 1639, leaving two sons, Anthony and Henry, who in that year, 1639, sailed from England in ship 'Jonathan,' landed at Boston, thence went to Newbury, where they purchased dwellings, and soon after erected some more commodious. **Of the children of Judith Greenleaf and Henry Somerby, Elizabeth, born November 1646, married Nathaniel Clarke, of Newbury. Their son Henry Clarke married, 7 Nov. 1695, first Elizabeth, born 12 Jan. 1679 [daughter of Stephen Greenleaf, born 15 Aug. 1652, and Elizabeth (Gerrish) son of Stephen Greenleaf, Sr., and Elizabeth (Coffin)], and second Mary Pierce. Mercy Clarke, born 26 Dec. 1714, and daughter of Henry Clarke and Mary Pierce, married Jonathan Longfellow, 28 Oct. 1731. Their daughter, Sarah Longfellow, born 16 Nov. 1737, married Gen. Joseph Cilley, of Nottingham, New Hampshire. Their daughter, Sarah Cilley, married Thomas Bartlett, of Nottingham, and their son Greenleaf married Jennie Nealley. Of the children of Sarah (Cilley) and Thomas Bartlett, was David, the father of Greenleaf Cilley Bartlett, who was the oldest practicing member of the Rockingham, New Hampshire Bar, and had long been its Secretary. Thomas Bartlett was the son of Samuel, who was son of Richard, who was son of Richard, who settled in Newbury, 1635. He died 25 May 1647. **Mr. Somerby died in 1652, and on March 2d, the next year, Mrs. Somerby married Tristram Coffin, Jr., who had been an apprentice to her first husband. By this marriage she had ten children, who are the ancestors of the Coffins in New England. Mrs. Coffin died in Newbury, 15 Dec. 1705. Tristram Coffin, Jr., was born in 1632, lived in Newbury, and was a merchant tailor. Further reference to the Coffin family will be found in the personal history of Stephen Greenleaf. **A gravestone in the burial ground at Oldtown, Newbury, has this inscription. It will be noticed that the date is at variance with other records: - To the memory of Mrs. Judith, late virtuous wife of Deacon Tristram Coffin, Esq., who having lived to see one hundred and seventy-seven of her children and children's children to the third generation, died 13 Dec. 1705, age 80.' 'Grave, sober, faithful, fruitful vine was she, A rare example of true piety; Widowed awhile she waited, wished for rest, With her dear husband in her Saviour's breast.' ** married Henry Somerby. She was born in 1625. She married Tristan Coffin, son of Tristam Coffin and Dionis Stevens, on 2 Mar 1652/53 at Newbury, Mass. She died on 15 Dec 1705 at Newbury.

There were no children of Judith3 Greenleaf and Henry Somerby.

Children of Judith3 Greenleaf and Tristan Coffin were as follows:

4. Stephen3 Greenleaf (Edmund2, John1) Captain Stephen3 Greenleaf Sr. (Edmund2, John1)22,10,22,22 was baptized on 10 August 1628 in St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, co. Suffolk, England.23,19,10 He married Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of Tristram Coffin Sr. and Dionis Stephens, on 13 November 1651 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.22,52,12,53,10 He married Esther Weare, daughter of Nathaniel Weare, on 31 March 1679 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.22,10,6,54,53 He died on 1 December 1690 in Drowned off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 62; In the French and Indian War, Captain Stephen Greenleaf, Lieutenant James Smith, Ensign William Longfellow, Sergeant Increase Pillsbury, William Mitchell and Jabez Musgrave were cast away and lost on an expedition against Cape Breton. **'The expedition under Sir William Phips, consisting of thirty or forty vessels, carrying about two thousand men, sailed from Nantasket on the ninth day of August, 1690, but did not arrive at Quebec until the fifth day of October. Several attempts were made to capture the town, without success; and, tempestuous weather having nearly disabled the vessels and driven some of them ashore, it was considered advisable to re-embark the troops and abandon the enterprise. On their way back to Boston, they encountered head winds and violent storms. Some vessels were blown off the coast, and ultimately arrived in the West Indies. One was lost upon the island of Anticosti, and several were never heard from. Capt. John March, Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, Lieut. James Smith, Ensign William Longfellow, and Ensign Lawrence Hart, of Newbury, Capt. Philip Nelson, of Rowley, and Capt. Daniel King, of Salem, were among the officers commissioned for service in the expedition to Canada, under the command of Sir William Phips.' **Footnote from the Diary of Samuel Sewall, p. 335, which states as follows: 'Twas Tuesday the 18th of November (1690) that I heard of the death of Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, Lieut. James Smith, and Ensign Wm Longfellow, Sgt. Increase Pilsbury, who with Will Mitchell, Jabez Musgro, and four more were drowned at Cape Britoon (Breton) on Friday night the last of October.'22,55,6,56,57,58 **He came to America with his father and resided in Newbury, Massachusetts, until he was drowned off Cape Breton, 1 Dec. 1690. In 1651, he married Elizabeth Coffin, the daughter of Tristram and Dionis (Stephens) Coffin, Sr., of Newbury, Massachusetts, by of whom he had ten children. **9 June 1677, Stephen Greenleaf in full communion with the Church Christ at Newbury, Massachusetts: 'The 22, 3, '77. These may certify the much honored General Court sitting in Boston the 23d of the 3, '77, that the persons whose names are underwritten, being in full communion with the church of Christ in ---, and otherwise qualified according to Law, desire that they may be admitted to the freedom of this Commonwealth.' **Stephen Greenleaf, appraiser to will of Benjamin Swett. His widow, Hester, administrator. Stephen Greenleaf married by Commissioner Dalton, 31 March 1678/9? (Widow Swett 1678/9).59 He was also known as Capt. Stephen Greenleaf Sr.12 He left a will on 25 December 1668 in Massachusetts, New England.60 He began military service in 1670 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England, appointed Ensign of the Company at Newbury.10 He was (an unknown value).61 He was made a freeman on 23 May 1677 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.56,61 He will was proven on 12 February 1691 in Massachusetts, New England.60 *Elizabeth Coffin.10,10 Came to America in about 1642. She was born circa 1634 in Brixton, co. Devonshire, England.47 She immigrated in 1642 to Massachusetts, New England. She died on 19 November 1678 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, New England.22,62,10 * was born in 1628. He married Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of Tristam Coffin and Dionis Stevens, on 13 Nov 1651. He died on 1 Dec 1690.

He was between 1676 and 1686 at Capt. of Militia.

Children of Stephen3 Greenleaf and Elizabeth Coffin were as follows:

Generation Four

5. Nathaniel4 Coffin (Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) married Sarah Brocklebank, daughter of Samuel Brocklebank and Hannah Brocklebank. He was born in 1669. He died on 24 Feb 1748.

Children of Nathaniel4 Coffin and Sarah Brocklebank were as follows:

6. Edmund4 Greenleaf (Stephen3, Edmund2, John1) married Abigail Somerby, daughter of Abiel Somerby and Rebecca Knight. He was born on 10 May 1670.

Children of Edmund4 Greenleaf and Abigail Somerby were:

Generation Five

7. John5 Coffin (Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) married Judith Greenleaf, daughter of Edmund Greenleaf and Abigail Somerby. He was born on 1 Jan 1694 at Newbury. He died on 30 Sep 1762 at Newbury at age 68.

Children of John5 Coffin and Judith Greenleaf were as follows:

8. Judith5 Greenleaf (Edmund4, Stephen3, Edmund2, John1) married John Coffin, son of Nathaniel Coffin and Sarah Brocklebank. She was born on 15 Dec 1692. She died on 10 Feb 1772 at age 79.

Children of Judith5 Greenleaf and John Coffin were as follows:

Generation Six

9. Nathaniel6 Coffin (John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) married Patience Hale, daughter of John Hale and Patience Dole. He was born on 7 Sep 1716. He died on 12 Jan 1766 at Newbury at age 49.

He was also known as Dr.

Children of Nathaniel6 Coffin and Patience Hale were as follows:

Generation Seven

10. Nathaniel7 Coffin (Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born on 20 Apr 1744 at Newburyport, Mass. He married Eleanor Foster, daughter of Issac Foster and Eleanor Weyer, on 30 Oct 1769. He died in 1826 at Newburyport, Mass.

Children of Nathaniel7 Coffin and Eleanor Foster were as follows:

Generation Eight

11. Eleanor Foster8 Coffin (Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born at Portland, Maine. She married John Derby, son of Elias Haskett Derby and Elizabeth Crowningsheild, on 12 Dec 1801 at Salem, Mass. She died in 1859.

Children of Eleanor Foster8 Coffin and John Derby were as follows:

Generation Nine

12. Sarah Ellen9 Derby (Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born in 1805 at Boston, Mass. She married John Rogers, son of Daniel Dennison Rogers and Elizabeth Bromfield, on 5 Feb 1827 at Boston, Mass. She died in 1877 at Boston, Mass.

She was also known as Rogers.

Children of Sarah Ellen9 Derby and John Rogers were as follows:

13. Mary Jane9 Derby (Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born on 30 Jan 1807. She married Ephram Peabody on 6 Aug 1853.

Children of Mary Jane9 Derby and Ephram Peabody were as follows:

14. Elizabeth Laura9 Derby (Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) married Arnold Wells. She was born on 9 Feb 1811. She married John Winthrop on 6 Nov 1849. She died on 26 Apr 1861 at age 50.

She was also known as Wells. She was also known as Winthrop.

Children of Elizabeth Laura9 Derby and Arnold Wells were as follows:

There were no children of Elizabeth Laura9 Derby and John Winthrop.

Generation Ten

15. John10 Rogers (Sarah9Derby, Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born on 30 Oct 1829. He married Harriet Francis, daughter of Charles Francis, in Apr 1865.

Children of John10 Rogers and Harriet Francis were as follows:

16. Henry Bromfield10 Rogers (Sarah9Derby, Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born on 20 Nov 1837. He married Frances Stetson on 10 Jan 1865. He died on 15 Oct 1872 at age 34.

Children of Henry Bromfield10 Rogers and Frances Stetson were as follows:

17. Clara Pomeroy10 Rogers (Sarah9Derby, Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) CLARA ROGERS PURDON 1858-1907/ From the letter of Cousin Frank Rogers 'Aunt Clara Purdon had a lovely personality in all 'ways., very slender and of medium height in reality. She carried herself so beautifully that her appearance was always Impressive. As a girl she had been trained to hold herself errect, and to the end of her life she never leaned against anything or curved her back.. She walked with a smooth arace that I have never seen surpassed by any other woman, even professional dancers So far a:-, I know she was never active physically; probably most of her store of vitality had been exhausted by her frequent pregencies. Her one excursion to the outside world was a pleasure trip to Europe in the summer of 1896. She had considerable facial beauty which was: marred by the flatness of her nose: possibly her nose had been injured in childhood. Her brow was noticeably beautiful, usually low. surmounted by thick, growing., wavy graying hair. parted in the middle. Her voice in keeping with her whole personality was always mellow and gentle in tone. She had i believe no interests outside her home---- in any case she was a wonderfully lovable selfless lady who spent a reasonably long life in doing her best to contribute to the happiness of her domestic circle. She died at the age of seventy.' In his diary grandpa Purdon comments frequently about her headaches and toothaches. * was born on 13 Nov 1838 at Northampton, Mass. She married John Graeme Purdon, son of John Purdon and Mary Brian Boyle, on 13 Nov 1863 at Roxbury, Mass; They sailed for China the day after they were married. She died in 1907 at Boston, Mass.

Children of Clara Pomeroy10 Rogers and John Graeme Purdon were as follows:

18. Martha Derby10 Rogers (Sarah9Derby, Eleanor8Coffin, Nathaniel7, Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Judith3Greenleaf, Edmund2, John1) was born on 27 Oct 1840 at Northampton, Mass. She married John Gardner Perry on 19 Mar 1863.

Children of Martha Derby10 Rogers and John Gardner Perry were:

 

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