Descendants of John Greenleaf

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

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

• 2. i. Edmund², married Sarah Dole.

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:

• 3. i. Judith³, married Henry Somerby; born 1625; married Tristan Coffin.

• 4. ii. Stephen, born 1628; married Elizabeth Coffin.

• iii. Enoch.

• iv. Elizabeth.

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.

• i. Judith⁴ was born on 4 Dec 1653 at Newbury. She married John Sanborn on 19 Nov 1674.

  She was also known as Sanborn.

• ii. Deborah was born on 10 Nov 1655 at Newbury. She married Joseph Knight on 31 Oct 1677.

  She was also known as Knight.

• iii. Mary was born on 12 Nov 1657 at Newbury. She married Joseph Little on 31 Oct 1677.

  She was also known as Little.

• iv. James was born on 22 Apr 1659 at Newbury. He married Florence Hook, daughter of Horace Hook, on 16 Nov 1685.

• v. John was born on 8 Sep 1660 at Newbury. He died on 13 May 1677 at Newbury at age 16.

• vi. Lydia married Moses Little. She was born on 22 Apr 1662 at Newbury. She married John Pike on 18 Mar 1685.

  She was also known as Little. She was also known as Pike.

• vii. Enoch was born on 21 Jan 1663 at Newbury. He died on 12 Nov 1675 at Newbury at age 12.

• viii. Stephen was born on 18 Aug 1664 at Newbury. He married Sarah Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson and Sarah Mirack, on 8 Oct 1685. He died on 31 Aug 1725 at Newbury at age 61.

• ix. Peter married Apphia Dole, daughter of Richard Dole and Hannah Rolfe. He was born on 27 Jul 1667 at Newbury. He died on 19 Jan 1746 at Gloucester, Mass, at age 78.

• 5. x. Nathaniel, married Sarah Brocklebank; born 1669.

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

Children of Stephen³ Greenleaf and Elizabeth Coffin were as follows:

• i. Stephen⁴ married Mary Gerrish (--?--). He was born on 15 Aug 1652.

• ii. Elizabeth married Thomas Noyes. She was born on 5 Apr 1660.

• iii. John married Lydia Frost. He was born on 21 Jun 1662. He died on 23 May 1734 at age 71.

• iv. Sarah married Richard Dole, son of William Dole and Mary Brocklebank. She was born on 29 Oct 1665.

• v. Samuel married Sarah Kent. He was born on 30 Oct 1665.

• vi. Tristam married Margaret Piper. He was born on 11 May 1668.

• 6. vii. Edmund, married Abigail Somerby; born 10 May 1670.

• viii. Mary married Joshua Moody. She was born on 6 Dec 1676.

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:

• 7. i. John⁵, married Judith Greenleaf; born 1 Jan 1694 at Newbury.

• ii. Enoch was born on 2 Feb 1696. He died on 7 Aug 1728 at age 32.

• iii. Apphia was born on 9 Jun 1698. She died on 8 Oct 1715 at age 17.

• iv. Samuel Brocklebank was born on 24 Aug 1700. He died on 14 Jun 1727 at age 26.

  He was graduated in 1718 at Harvard, Cambridge, Mass.

• v. Col.Joseph was born on 30 Dec 1702 at Newbury. He died on 12 Sep 1773 at age 70.

• vi. Jane was born on 5 Aug 1705 at Newbury. She married John Webster on 2 Nov 1729. She died on 19 May 1783 at age 77.

• vii. Dr Edmund was born on 9 Mar 1708 at Newbury. He died on 29 Jan 1789 at age 80.

• viii. Moses was born on 11 Jun 1711 at Newbury. He died on 22 Feb 1793 at age 81.

Children of Edmund⁴ Greenleaf and Abigail Somerby were:

• 8. i. Judith⁵, married John Coffin; born 15 Dec 1692.

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:

• i. Richard⁶ married Abigail Hale. He was born on 22 Nov 1713 at newbury. He died on 9 Mar 1773 at age 59.

• 9. ii. Nathaniel, married Patience Hale; born 7 Sep 1716.

• iii. Abigail was born on 8 Nov 1718 at Newbury. She married Arden Whitmore on 2 Feb 1735. She died on 11 May 1803 at age 84.

• iv. Mary was born on 23 Jul 1720 at Newbury. She died on 25 Nov 1737 at age 17.

• v. Peter was born on 11 May 1722 at Newbury. He married Rebecca Haselton on 6 Jul 1769. He died on 15 Dec 1789 at age 67.

• vi. Apphia was born on 13 Apr 1724 at Newbury. She married Icabod Jones on 8 May 1746.

  She was also known as Jones.

• vii. William was born on 3 Jul 1726 at Newbury. He married Sarah Haselton on 28 Mar 1754. He died on 18 Oct 1815 at age 89.

• viii. Samuel was born on 23 Nov 1728 at Newbury. He married Ann Pettingwell on 27 May 1752. He died on 29 Jun 1818 at age 89.

Children of Judith⁵ Greenleaf and John Coffin were as follows:

• i. Richard⁶, married Abigail Hale; born 22 Nov 1713 at newbury. (see previous).

• ii. Nathaniel, married Patience Hale; born 7 Sep 1716. (see # 9.).

• iii. Abigail, born 8 Nov 1718 at Newbury; married Arden Whitmore. (see previous).

• iv. Mary, born 23 Jul 1720 at Newbury. (see previous).

• v. Peter, born 11 May 1722 at Newbury; married Rebecca Haselton. (see previous).

• vi. Apphia, born 13 Apr 1724 at Newbury; married Icabod Jones. (see previous).

• vii. William, born 3 Jul 1726 at Newbury; married Sarah Haselton. (see previous).

• viii. Samuel, born 23 Nov 1728 at Newbury; married Ann Pettingwell. (see previous).

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:

• 10. i. Nathaniel⁷, born 20 Apr 1744 at Newburyport, Mass; married Eleanor Foster.

• ii. Sarah.

• iii. Jermiah Powell.

• iv. Dorcus married Thomas Colson.

• v. Francis.

• vi. Mary married Charles Harford.

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:

• 11. i. Eleanor Foster⁸, born at Portland, Maine; married John Derby.

• ii. Martha married Richard Derby, son of Elias Haskett Derby and Elizabeth Crowningsheild. She was born in 1783 at Portland. She died in 1839 at Boston, Mass.

• iii. Polly Foster married Eban Mayo.

• iv. Susannah married William Codman.

• v. Harriot married Jesse Summer.

• vi. Issac Foster married Ann Prince.

• vii. Thomas married (--?--) Watson.

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:

• 12. i. Sarah Ellen⁹, born 1805 at Boston, Mass; married John Rogers.

• 13. ii. Mary Jane, born 30 Jan 1807; married Ephram Peabody.

• iii. Nathaniel Foster was born on 25 Feb 1809. He died on 13 Jul 1830 at age 21.

• 14. iv. Elizabeth Laura, married Arnold Wells; born 9 Feb 1811; married John Winthrop.

• v. Martha Coffin was born on 3 Aug 1814. She died on 13 Oct 1881 at age 67.

• vi. George married Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of William Parsons. He was born on 13 Feb 1819. He died on 20 Jun 1874 at age 55.

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:

• i. Ellen Derby¹⁰ was born on 23 Mar 1828. She died on 22 Feb 1894 at age 65.

• 15. ii. John, born 30 Oct 1829; married Harriet Francis.

• iii. Laura Derby was born on 4 Jun 1832. She died on 8 Sep 1833 at age 1.

• iv. Laura Derby was born on 6 Nov 1834.

• 16. v. Henry Bromfield, born 20 Nov 1837; married Frances Stetson.

• 17. vi. Clara Pomeroy, born 13 Nov 1838 at Northampton, Mass; married John Graeme Purdon.

• 18. vii. Martha Derby, born 27 Oct 1840 at Northampton, Mass; married John Gardner Perry.

• viii. Elizabeth was born on 5 Dec 1844.

• ix. Frances Stetson was born on 5 Dec 1844.

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

• i. Samuel A¹⁰ was born on 7 Jul 1834. He died on 1 Oct 1835 at age 1.

• ii. Ellen Derby was born on 22 Jan 1836. She died on 13 Mar 1869 at age 33.

• iii. Anna Huidekoper was born on 6 Oct 1838.

• iv. George Derby was born on 21 Nov 1840. He died on 10 Jan 1842 at age 1.

• v. Emily Morrison was born on 22 Nov 1842. She died on 21 Apr 1845 at age 2.

• vi. Robert Swain was born on 22 Feb 1845.

• vii. Francis was born on 4 Dec 1847.

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

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

• i. George Derby¹⁰.

• ii. John was born on 3 Sep 1836. He died on 12 Feb 1838 at age 1.

• iii. Arnold F was born on 21 Oct 1839. He died on 6 Sep 1847 at age 7.

• iv. John was born on 6 Feb 1841. He died on 7 Apr 1847 at age 6.

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:

• i. John¹¹ was born on 19 Feb 1866.

• ii. Catherine Rebecca was born on 29 Jun 1868.

• iii. Charles Francis was born on 20 Feb 1870.

• iv. Derby was born on 15 Dec 1871.

• v. Alexander Parker was born on 25 May 1876.

• vi. David Francis was born on 15 Apr 1877.

• vii. Laura was born on 3 Aug 1879. She died on 1 Nov 1897 at age 18.

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

• i. Henry Bromfield¹¹ was born on 4 Jul 1866.

• ii. Laura Derby was born on 12 Aug 1867. She died on 2 Jul 1911 at age 43.

• iii. Francis Stetson was born on 14 Apr 1870. He died in 1953 at New York, NY.

  He was He was an Opera Singer in 1918 at World War I.

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

• 19. i. Clara Ethel¹¹, born 20 Dec 1875 at Shanghi, China; married William Arthur Dupee.

• ii. James.

• iii. May.

• iv. Ellen.

• v. Arthur Graeme.

• vi. Frances.

• vii. John Clarence Rogers married Margaret Foss. He was born on 15 Jun 1866 at Hong Kong, China.

Children of Martha Derby¹⁰ Rogers and John Gardner Perry were:

• i. Ellen Derby¹¹ was born on 6 Dec 1835. She died on 22 Nov 1876 at age 40.

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