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| John Coffin1 (M) b. 08 Sep 1660, d. 13 May 1677 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf1 |
| Reference* | 28191 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Birth* | 08 Sep 1660 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,3,4,1 |
| Death* | 13 May 1677 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts5,6,4,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Edmund Greenleaf1 (M) b. bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574, d. 24 Mar 1670/71 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | c 1570 | John Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | c 1570 | Margaret (?)1 |
| Father-Bio | John Greenleaf2 | |
| Mother-Bio | Margaret _____2 | |
| Note | 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. In Newbury, Massachusettshe was made a freeman on 13 March 1638/9. 22 May 1639 he was permitted to keep a house of entertainment. Captain, later an Ensign was granted 122 acres. Lived by the old town bridge in Newbury. He also had a tavern. Commissioner 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. Nine children baptismal and death records 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). Captain 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 inventory of Mr. Greenleaf's estate, which was appended to the will, amounted to £131-5-9 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.3,2 | |
| Name-Var | Edmund Greenleaf4,2 | |
| Burial | Newbury, Massachusetts5,2 | |
| Note* | 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. In Newbury, Massachusettshe was made a freeman on 13 March 1638/9. 22 May 1639 he was permitted to keep a house of entertainment. Captain, later an Ensign was granted 122 acres. Lived by the old town bridge in Newbury. He also had a tavern. Commissioner 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. 'In 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. Requests discharge from military service. 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 Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | Captain6,2 | |
| Name-Var | Lieutenant7,2 | |
| Reference* | 2821 | |
| Name-Var | Edmund Greenleaf7,2 | |
| Name-Var | Edmund Greenleaf6,2 | |
| Marriage | Sarah Jurdaine; Massachusetts4,2 | |
| Baptism | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,2 |
| Baptism* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | St. Mary's la Tour, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8,1 |
| Marriage | 02 Jul 1611 | Sarah Moore; Langford, Essex, England9,2 |
| Marriage* | 02 Jul 1611 | Sarah Moore; Langford, Essex, England10,1 |
| Immigratn | 1635 | Newbury, Massachusetts11,2 |
| Immigratn* | 1635 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts12,1 |
| Event-Misc | 13 Mar 1638 | Newbury, Massachusetts, Type: Freeman11,13,2 |
| Event-Misc | 13 Mar 1638 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Type: Freeman12,14,1 |
| Milit-End* | 11 Nov 1647 | Massachusetts15,1 |
| Emigration* | c 1650 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts15,1 |
| Event-Misc | c 1650 | Sarah Moore; Boston, Massachusetts, Type: Imm26,2 |
| Marriage* | a 1663 | Sarah Jurdaine; Massachusetts, Sarah's marriage to Edmund was a rather unhappy one.16,1 |
| Will* | 25 Dec 1668 | Massachusetts17,1 |
| Will | 25 Dec 1668 | Massachusetts, 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 not 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.18,2 |
| Death | 24 Mar 1670/71 | Boston, Massachusetts4,19,2 |
| Death* | 24 Mar 1670/71 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts8,20,1 |
| Event-Misc | 12 Feb 1671/72 | Boston, Massachusetts, Type: Will prove6,2 |
| Event-Misc | 12 Feb 1671/72 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Type: Will prove15,1 |
| Immigrant | I | |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2001 | |
| CoParent | Sarah Moore | |
| Dau-Bio* | Mary Greenleaf1 | |
| Son-Bio* | c 1612 | John Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 01 Dec 1613 | Enoch Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 08 Jan 1615/16 | Samuel Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 20 Mar 1617/18 | Enoch Greenleaf1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 26 Mar 1621 | Sarah Greenleaf1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 16 Jan 1621/22 | Elizabeth Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 27 Jun 1624 | Nathaniel Greenleaf1 |
| Dau-Bio | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf+2 |
| Dau-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf+1 |
| Son-Bio | 10 Aug 1628 | Captain Stephen Greenleaf+2 |
| Son-Bio* | 10 Aug 1628 | Captain Stephen Greenleaf+1 |
| Son-Bio* | 14 Aug 1631 | Daniel Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | c 1632 | John Greenleaf1 |
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Lydia Coffin1 (F) b. 22 Apr 1662, d. b 1752 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf1 |
| Reference* | 28201 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Birth* | 22 Apr 1662 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,3,4,1 |
| Marriage* | s 1679 | Essex, Massachusetts5,1 |
| Marriage | 18 Mar 1694/95 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts6,7,1 |
| Death* | b 1752 | Massachusetts5,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Enoch Coffin1 (M) b. 21 Jan 1662/63, d. 12 Nov 1675 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf1 |
| Reference* | 28211 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Birth* | 21 Jan 1662/63 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,3,4,1 |
| Death* | 12 Nov 1675 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts5,6,4,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Steven Coffin1 (M) b. 18 Aug 1665, d. 31 Aug 1725 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf1 |
| Father-Bio | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin2 |
| Mother-Bio | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf2 |
| Reference* | 28221 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | Steven Coffin3,2 | |
| Birth | 18 Aug 1665 | Newbury, Massachusetts4,5,3,6,2 |
| Birth* | 18 Aug 1665 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts7,8,9,10,1 |
| Marriage | 08 Oct 1685 | Sarah Atkinson; Newbury, Massachusetts11,12,13,2 |
| Marriage* | 08 Oct 1685 | Sarah Atkinson; Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts14,15,16,1 |
| Death* | 31 Aug 1725 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts17,18,1 |
| Death | 31 Aug 1725 | Newbury, Massachusetts19,20,2 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Sarah Atkinson | |
| Dau-Bio* | 16 May 1686 | Sarah Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 14 Jan 1687/88 | Tristram Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 06 Mar 1688/89 | Tristram Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 21 Jul 1691 | Lydia Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio | 23 Feb 1692/93 | Judith Coffin+2 |
| Dau-Bio* | 23 Feb 1692/93 | Judith Coffin+1 |
| Son-Bio* | 30 Jan 1694/95 | John Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 25 Sep 1696 | Abigail Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 1698 | Stephen Jr. Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 19 Sep 1700 | Daniell Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 29 Apr 1702 | Abner Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 26 Sep 1704 | Mary Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 26 Dec 1706 | Joseph Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 14 Jun 1710 | Benjamin Coffin1 |
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Peter Coffin1 (M) b. 27 Jul 1667, d. 19 Jan 1745/46 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf1 |
| Reference* | 28231 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Birth* | 27 Jul 1667 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,3,4,1 |
| Marriage* | s 1687 | Essex, Massachusetts5,1 |
| Death* | 19 Jan 1745/46 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts6,7,5,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Nathaniel Coffin1 (M) b. 26 Mar 1669, d. 20 Feb 1719/20 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf1 |
| Reference* | 28241 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Birth* | 26 Mar 1669 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,3,4,1 |
| Marriage* | 29 Mar 1693 | Massachusetts5,6,1 |
| Death* | 20 Feb 1719/20 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts5,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Sarah Moore1,2 (F) b. 13 Dec 1588, d. 18 Jan 1662/63 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 19 Jan 1560 - 1561 | Enoch Moore1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Catherine (?)1 | |
| Father-Bio | bt 19 Jan 1560 - 1561 | Enoch Moore3 |
| Mother-Bio | Catherine (?)3 | |
| Note* | 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. Marriages [Moor- Moore] 1585 Enoch and Catherine 23 November 1605-6 Edward and Elizabeth Burton 6 February 1612 Thomas and Bridget Lufkin 31 May [Recorded as Bridget Lusk in St. Peter's] 1618 Phillip and William Harrington 31 August Burials [Moor-Moore] 1593 Catherine 11 October 1594 Nicholas 8 October 1606 Willamin 20 July 1617 Bridget 12 September 1619 Edward 6 November 1622-3 Elizabeth 9 February 1624 Thomas 19 September 1646 Nicholas 30 May Baptisms [Moor-Moore] (St. Peter's) 1560-1 Enoch Jan. 19 (All Saints) 1570 Nicholas the Younger 17 September 1588 Sara daughter of Enoch 13 December 1590 Anne daughter of Thomas 8 May 1591 Samuel son of Enoch 20 April 1591 Nicholas son of Thomas 6 October 1592 Francis son of Enoch 2 September 1594 Felice daughter of Thomas 4 July 1622 Edward son of Nicholas 14 July As is apparent from the above records the parents of Sara were married in All Saints parish 23 Nov. 1585. Sara herself was baptized there 13 Dec 1588, probably not far inside the curious triangular tower to be seen in Maldon today. Her mother died in that parish a little more than a month after the birth of Sara's brother Francis and was buried 11 Oct. 1593. At some time, perhaps after his father's death in 1594, Enoch Moore moved to Haverhill, co. Suffolk. By 1599, according to a fragmentary record found in the Withington material (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.), Enoch had married again for the baptism of daughters Mary and Jane occurred in Haverhill. This scrap may have come from the Bishop's transcripts and could be an indication that other bits of information will in time turn up even though the Haverhill parish records are said not to have survived. It would appear that the daughter Jane did not live because the will of Samuel of Much Totham, given above, speaks of only sisters Merry and Judith in addition to Sara. It tells us, however, that Samuel had a brother Enoch, that Enoch, Sr., was still living in Haverhill in 1615 and Francis was the brother he chose as his main heir. One of the most important facts given in Samuel's will is that Sara and Edmund had in 1615 two sons, John and Enoch. The list of children baptized in Ipswich does not include John, the first born, nor was he baptized in Langford or Maldon, the parish records of which have been examined. The second son Enoch was baptized 1 Dec. 1613 at St. Mary's le Tour in Ipswich. Then Edmund and Sara moved to St. Margaret's parish, where we find the following Greenleaf entries: Baptisms 1615-6 Samuel son of Edmund and Sarah 8 January 1617-8 Enoch son of Edmund and Sarah 20 March 1620-1 Sara daughter of Edmund and Sarah 26 March 1621-2 Elizabeth daughter of Edmund and Sarah 16 January 1624 Nathaniel son of Edmund and Sarah 27 June 1626 Judith daughter of Edmund and Sarah 29 September 1628 Stephen son of Edmund and Sarah 10 August 1631 Daniel son of Edmund and Sarah 14 August Burials 1617 Enoch son of Edmund and Sarah 12 September 1616-7 Samuel son of Edmund and Sara 5 March 1633 Nathaniel son of Edmund and Sara 24 July The naming of John, the first born son, in the will of his uncle, Samuel More, who, as far as we can know, survived baby-hood, explains the bequest of Edmund Greenleaf to a grandson James, his eldest son's son. One cannot help surmising that John Greenleaf, the silk dyer of St. Andrews Undershof, London, who married Hester Hoste, daughter of James Host of Stepney, 18 May 1636, in St. Augustine's church near Paul's Gate in London, may have been that eldest son and elected to remain in England when the rest of the family migrated. For him the usual pattern would be to name a son James. It might also be that the John Greenleaf who married in Braintree, Mass., whom nobody has been able to place might be another grandson though it is granted that actual proof is needed. Also curiously an Edmund Grenelif, a mariner, in the City of Tangier, made a will, dated 10 April 1670, in which he left a dwelling in the parish of Stepney to his wife, if she was living-it was proved 21 Jan. 1670-1 by Hannah Greneleafe, the widow (see James Edward Greenleaf, op. cit., p. 499, under 'Enoch Greenleaf;' also p. 472, the account of John of Braintree; the will of Edmund of Tangier is filed in London). Returning to the history of Sara (More) Greenleaf, is seems apparent that she came from a family of considerable substance; possibly a search of the town records of Maldon would reveal interesting information. The wills of her grandparents, Nicholas and Willamin Moore and their younger sons Nicholas and Edward as well as the latter's wife, are all to be found in Chelmsford, the shire town of Essex. The oldest will so far found is that of Nicholas Moore, written by his son Samuel as clerk, 18 Aug. 1590, and proved in Chelmsford by Samuel as attorney for his mother, 22 Oct. 1594. Enoch and Nicholas the Younger were the witnesses. In the name of god amen Anno 1590 the 18th daye of August in the 32nd yere of the Reigne of Soverigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of England France and Ireland Queene Defender of the Faith 1 Nicholas Moore of Maldon in the County of Essex and . . diocesse Sick of body but of sound and perfect memory god be thanked doe ordayne and make this my . . . last will and testament in manner and forme folowinge. First I bequeath my soule into the hands of almight god my creator and Redeemer and my body to the earth in sure hope of Resurrection with the Just through my Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Item I give and bequeath unto Willamin my wife my notage (?) or tenament situated in Maldon aforesaid in the street called ifulbridge street now in the tenure and occupation of Thomas Moore my son and of his assignes, to have and to hold the same to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath Unto her my said wife my lease and tenure of.. -that I have in the house that I now dwelt in To have and to hold the same unto her and her assignes payinge the rent and discharging the covenante in the same lease specified. Lastly I give and bequeath unto the said Willamin my wife all and singular my other moveables good debts Stock of leather.. . Tallow oile and all other my chattles and Implements of household in hand I make and ordain my sole executrix revokinge all - - wills whatsoever In witness whereof I have to this... set my hand and seale the Daye and Year above written Signum hefi [i.e. the mark of] Nicholas Moore In the ...of Enoch Moore Nicholas Moore the Younger Et mei Samueila Moore Script Then in 1603 the following will was written for Willamin, his widow: In the name of god Amen the thirtieth daye of August in the year of our Lorde James by the grace of god now kinge of Englande I willamin Moore of the parish of all Saints in maldon in the county of Essex Wyddow being now vely weaken bodye by reason of my great age and years whereby I am put in remembrance that my time and end approacheth and cometh on a pace, do therefore make pubushe and declare this my last will and testament in writing in manner and forme following: First I commend my Soule into the hands of almighty god the Father the sonne and the holy ghost assuredly believing that all my Sinnes of gods great mercy in Jesus christ are doomed and done away And my bodie I comytt to christian bury-all at the discretion of the executor of this my last will and testament here under named. Item I will and give unto my sonne nicholas Moore my tenement with the appertances situated and being in or near agenst Fulbridge street in the parish of Saint Peter in maldon aforesaid now in the tenure and occupation of [?] hybberd wyddow or her assigns to have and to hold the said tenement with appertances unto the said nicholas his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath unto the said nicholas a hall bedstead standing in the chamber over the hall of the messauge in which I now dwell and a downe bed now being thereon and other the bedding and furniture thereunto belonging in all things fully furnished and a . -- chest in the same chamber with all the linen in the same chest. And it is in my minde and will that if in future the said nicholas (after my death) to marrye or to settle and occupe (by himself) the trade of a shoemaker that then the executor of this my testament shall immediately thereupon pay and deliver to him the said nicholas (as my gift) ten pounds of lawful money of england. Item I give and bequeath Unto Sara Moore the daughter of my sonne Enoch Moore Five pounds of lawful english money to be payd her by my executor at her age of 21 years or day of marriage which shall first happen. Then I will and give to be paid by my executor uppon my buryall unto my sonnes Samuel Enoch and Thomas Moore and to my daughters Anne and Phillip to everyone of the same my children (in token of a friendly remembrance) Five shillings a piece and no more for that my said daughters and ye one of my said sonnes last named have had already their full portions. All the rest of my goods moveable household stuff and implements of household and whatsoever ellse I have or may dispose of that is testamentary l give fully and wholly unto Edward Moore my Sonne whome I do make constitute and ordain sole and only executor of this my last will and testament and him do appoint and require to pay my funerall and debts and the legacies of this my testament In witness whereof I have hereunto put my Seale subscribed my name the day and year first above written. the marke of In the prive of George Purcas [?] Willamin Moore widdow Thomas Chesse the writer hereof The above will was proved in 1606. It indicates that Willamin and her husband must have had quite a little property since five of their children had already had their portions. One wonders also whether Sara had not made her home with her grandmother as she is the only grandchild mentioned, although both Thomas and Enoch had other children. Sara had been about six when her mother died and fifteen when her grandmother's will was drawn and past seventeen when Willamin actually died- In July 1611 Sara was still in the Maldon area as Langford and its church of St. Giles in which she and Edmund were married is practically a part of Maldon today. Edward Moore's will was drawn up 30 April 1617 and was proved 10 Dec. 1619, about a month after his burial- His will provided care-fully for his wife thus giving us a pretty good picture of the kind of home in which the Moores evidently lived and some idea as to where their property was located, Searching in those areas might take us back further in time. One might surmise that the brother Samuel had died since he is not mentioned. The mother's will was written in 1603. The will follows: In the name of god amen the Thirtieth day of April in the yere of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred and seventeen and in the ffifteenth yere of the reigne of our Soveringne Lord James by the grace of god now king of England I Edward Moore of the parish of All Saints in maldon in the county of Essex shoomaker being weeke in body yet of sound and perfect memory (thanks be god) knowing that all men are subject to mortality do therefore make publize and declare this my last will and testament in writing in manner and form folowing. First and principally I commend my Soule into the hands of almighty god (that blessed trinity) the father the sonne and the holy ghost assuredly believing by faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ of god's great mercy in him that all my synnes are freely forgiven and that eternal life in the heavens is reserved for me after the end of this mortall life. And my body I comytt to christian Buryall at the discretion and appointment of Elizabeth my well beloved wife and of the executor of this my last will and testament hereinafter named. And as touching my Lands and possessions and other things of this life my minde and will is thereof as followeth: First I give unto the sayd Elizabeth my wife all the movable goods household stuff and Implements of household and bedding which she had before my intermarriage with her (Excepting the linen brass and pewter which I had with her). Item I give to the sayd Elizabeth my wife all the wearing apparell linen and rayment and also a featherbed a feather bowlster a great joined chest... with a drawer which now standeth in the chamber over the Buttery And I give unto the said Elizabeth one half of all the linen brass and pewter whatsoever whereof I am now possessed Excepting only the brass pannies now used for my trade for stuffing [?] or currying of Leather to be indifferently divided and set out unto her by my brother Thomas Moore and my Brother-in-law John Hewster or the survivor of them with all convenient speede next after my death and also I give unto the said Elizabeth five pounds of lawful money of England to be payd unto her by my said Executor within one month next after my death Item I give unto the said Elizabeth one of my two drawing tables (to be taken at her choice) my settall in the hall and two reasonable loads of wood. Item my minde and will is that the said Elizabeth my wife shall have and enjoy for and during the time of her naturall life if she so longe for time to life solo and unmarryed and not other wife the use and occupation of the great chamber over the shopp of my now dwelling house with convenient room and place in my yarde or backside for laying and bestowing of her wood and also a piece of my garden (of twenty ffeet square) and also the joint or common use and benefitt (with the tenant or dweller in my dwelling house for the time being) of one chamber therein called the storyers chamber hanging and drying of the linen with free accesse ingresse egresse and regresse by and through my said dwelling house Unto and from the said chamber's yard and garden and any of them at all times and from time to time without any lett or molestation whatsoever. Item I give and will to be payd unto the sayd Elizabeth by my said executor or his assignes after my death yearly every year during the time of her natural life (at the messauge in which I dwell one early sume of Five pounds of lawful money of England at the ffour usual ffeasts and times of payment in the year by equal portyons for and in full compensation and satisfaction of the estate jointure dower or things which to her shall or may arrive or grow after my death of in and to or Out of my lands and tenements whatsoever either freeholds or copy-holds which I am now seized or shall be seized at my death or an estate of inheritance (the first payment thereof to begin and to be made at first one of the said ffeasts which shall first happen and come next after my death) Item I will and do devise and give unto my Brother Nicholas Moore his heirs and assigns forever those two tenements (customary or copyhold to the manor of Bradwell juxta Mare in the said county of Essex) whereof one is called Reeves containing by estimation ten acres of land and that which is called ffeldmans containing by estimation eight acres of land with their appertances and all my estate reversion [?] and remaynder of and in the said tenements and lands after the death of the said Elizabeth my wife. Item I devise will and give unto my sayd Brother Nicholas Moore his heir and assignes forever the said messauge (in which I dwell) situated and being in the said parish of All Saints in maldon aforesaid with the edifice [?] buildings yards backsides gardens and orchards ways and easments to the sayd messauge belonging or now used and other appertances. Item I will and do give unto the said Nicholas Moore my Brother one messauge and six acres of land with the appertances called Myllers late in the tenure and occupation of Robert Sooke in the said county of Essex' to have and to hold to the sayd Nicholas Moore his heirs and assignes forever according to the custom of the said manor. Item I give and bequeath unto Francis Moore the sonne of my Brother Enoche Moore ten pounds of lawful english money to be payd to him by my sayd Executor within one yere next after my decease (over and besides the ten pounds which I am to pay him for and out of the rent and profitts of a certain shop situated in the sayd parish of all Saints near unto the ffish stalls). Item I give unto Nicholas Moore and Phillip Moore the sonne and daughter of my Brother Thomas Moore to either of them ten pounds a piece of like money to be payd within one year next after my decease by my said Executor. And I give unto my said Brothers Enoch and Thomas Moore to either of them tenne shillings a piece and to my Sister Phillip ffive Shillings of lawful english money as a small remembrance of my Love and goodwill to them. Item I give to the poor of All Saints parish in maldon aforesaid Six shillings and eight pence to be payd to the overseers of the said poore within three months next after my death. All the rest of my goods chattles movables household stuff and implements of household wares shop stuff ready money and debts and whatsoever ellse I have or may dispose that is testamentary I do give fully and wholly unto the said Nicholas Moore my brother which said Nicholas I do make and constitute sole and only Executor of this my last will and testament and I require and charge him duly and truly to pay my funerall charges and debts and the legacies and portions of money by this testament bequeathed provided always and nevertheless my minde and full meaning and will is that if at the time of my decease there shall be a surrender in force to the use of my will of and concerning my said coppyhold lands and tenements holden of the manor of Walton aforesaid that then the said Nicholas Moore my Brother after my decease and before probate of this my testament shall become bounden by Deede obligatory sufficient in the - . unto the said Elizabeth my wife in the Some of Thirty Pounds of lawful money of England with condition thereon for the sure payment of the said yearly Some of ffive Pounds by the year to the said Elizabeth yearly during her life in the manner and order and according to the effect and purpose afore declared in this my will; But if no sure Surrender shall from time to be at my death of the said copyhold lands and tenements last mentioned for the use of my will that then the said gift of ffive Pounds a year to my wife yearly during her life shall be voided and of no effect (any thinge afore in this my will confirmed to the contrary in any wise not with-standing). In witness whereof I the said Edward Moore to this my last will and testament have put my seale and subscribed my name the day and year first above written in the presence of the persons herein-under named Joseph Walker John Dandy and Thomas Chese [? Chase, one of Enoch's daughters married the apothecary Thomas Chese of Boston] Edward Moore. Elizabeth, the widow of Edward Moore, had her will drawn 18 Jan. 1622, giving the property that was hers to distribute to her children of her first marriage, a son William Burton and a daughter Elizabeth, then the wife of a John Merrill, with two sons John and William. From the Greenleaf-Moore point of view this will has little of interest. Nicholas Moore the Younger left a will, also available in Chelmsford, dated 21 April 1646 and probated 23 June. Like his brothers he could sign his name at least indicating reasonable education for the time. His property went to his widow Margaret except for a silver wine bowl as he said his son, Edward, had had his share already though likely as an only child he would in the end get the rest just as he got the Bradwell juxta Mare property after his Aunt Elizabeth's death as his Uncle Edward had directed. Unfortunately no wills have been found for either Samuel, who seems to have gotten special education, Thomas, or Sarah's father Enoch, though perhaps through related families some more information may yet be garnered. Of special interest, however, is Sarah's brother Francis who appears in two of the wills. It seems reasonable to think that he was the father of Cousin Thomas Moore, the mariner of Boston, who Edmund years later on this side of the Atlantic made overseer of his will. Francis Moore, Jr., of Cambridge, Mass., called Thomas Moore of Boston his brother in his will, probated 23 Feb. 1689. Francis, if his recorded age at death was correct, was born about 1620. Thomas who was reported to have died at 66 on 5 Jan. 1689-90 would have been born about 1623 (see Lucius R. Page's History of Cambridge, Genealogical Register Supplement and Index by Mary Isabella Gozzaldi, 1980, p.517, reference 611). The father of these men, Francis Moore, Sr., according to Savage's Dictionary, became a freeman in Cambridge 22 May 1639. His wife Katherine died in 1648, after having several children born in Cambridge. The family names Francis, Samuel, Thomas, John, Anne and Sarah fit remarkably with the family in Maldon, co. Essex. The only problem is that his age 85 at death 20 Aug. 1671 given in the Cambridge record and Savage, does not jibe with the baptismal date, All Saints, Maldon, which is 1593 instead of 1586. However, it must be remembered that elderly people did (and do) make mistakes in recalling their age. Note that the birth of the first child at 27, Francis, Jr., would be much more reasonable than at 34 if the earlier date is to be taken as correct. While there are quite a few court records about the marine experiences of Thomas Moore, the Boston mariner, thus far the writer has found no clear connection with the Greenleaf's even though a number of business associates appear in both family records. Only one possible evidence has turned up and that in the Suffolk Superior Court Records which show that a Thomas Moore, in July 1675, was bound for the appeal of John and Thomas Wells, carpenters, in a case brought by Timothy Batts. John Wells was the husband of Mary Greenleaf, possibly one of Enoch's daughters. While there is nothing conclusive about this other evidence may still be found. Samuel Moore, one 0£the brothers, was in the Barbadoes. We know Edmund had trading ventures in the West Indies involving his Hill stepson (see his will) so records in that area may give further evidence. A further search for a record of the marriage of Francis, Sr., and Katherine might be informative. In any case the discovery of this Moore material gives more substance to the story of Edmund Greenleaf, the identity of his wife Sara, and adds to our knowledge of his descendants and progenitors. The 'Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family' by J.E. Greenleaf mentions 9 children found on the parish records of St. Mary's la Tour. He speculated that there might be two more: John, born about 1632, and who died in Boston, 16 Dec. 1712; Mary, referred to in 'Savage's Dictionary,' Vol. IV. p. 476: 'John Wells, of Newbury, took oath of allegiance, May, 1669, and was made a freeman the same month, a carpenter, married 5 March 1669, Mary, probably a daughter of Edmund Greenleaf, and had, 16 December, Mary, who died the year following. Mary, again, born 16 Feb. 1673. William, born 15 Jan. 1675.' '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 | |
| Name-Var | Sarah Moore4,3 | |
| Burial | Boston, Massachusetts5,3 | |
| Burial* | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts6,1 | |
| Name-Marr | Greenleaf7,3 | |
| Baptism | 13 Dec 1588 | Maldon, Essex, England8,3 |
| Baptism* | 13 Dec 1588 | All Saints parish, Maldon, Essex, England9,1 |
| Marriage | 02 Jul 1611 | Edmund Greenleaf; Langford, Essex, England10,3 |
| Marriage* | 02 Jul 1611 | Edmund Greenleaf; Langford, Essex, England2,1 |
| Event-Misc | c 1650 | Edmund Greenleaf; Boston, Massachusetts, Type: Imm25,3 |
| Emigration* | c 1650 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts6,1 |
| Death* | 18 Jan 1662/63 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts11,12,13,1 |
| Death | 18 Jan 1662/63 | Boston, Massachusetts14,15,16,3 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2001 | |
| CoParent | Edmund Greenleaf | |
| Dau-Bio* | Mary Greenleaf1 | |
| Son-Bio* | c 1612 | John Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 01 Dec 1613 | Enoch Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 08 Jan 1615/16 | Samuel Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 20 Mar 1617/18 | Enoch Greenleaf1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 26 Mar 1621 | Sarah Greenleaf1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 16 Jan 1621/22 | Elizabeth Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | 27 Jun 1624 | Nathaniel Greenleaf1 |
| Dau-Bio | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf+3 |
| Dau-Bio* | 02 Sep 1625 | Judith Greenleaf+1 |
| Son-Bio | 10 Aug 1628 | Captain Stephen Greenleaf+3 |
| Son-Bio* | 10 Aug 1628 | Captain Stephen Greenleaf+1 |
| Son-Bio* | 14 Aug 1631 | Daniel Greenleaf1 |
| Son-Bio* | c 1632 | John Greenleaf1 |
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John Greenleaf1 (M) b. c 1570 | ||
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 2841 | |
| Marriage* | Margaret (?); England2,1 | |
| Birth* | c 1570 | Suffolk, England3,1 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 21 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Margaret (?) | |
| Son-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf+1 |
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Sarah Atkinson1,2 (F) b. 27 Nov 1665, d. 20 Jan 1724/25 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | John Atkinson1 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Sarah Myrick1 | |
| Father-Bio | John Atkinson3 | |
| Mother-Bio | Sarah Myrick3 | |
| Name-Var | Sarah Atkinson4,3 | |
| Name-Marr | Coffin5,6,7,3 | |
| Birth | 27 Nov 1665 | Newbury, Massachusetts8,3 |
| Birth* | 27 Nov 1665 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Marriage | 08 Oct 1685 | Steven Coffin; Newbury, Massachusetts5,6,7,3 |
| Marriage* | 08 Oct 1685 | Steven Coffin; Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts9,10,11,1 |
| Death* | 20 Jan 1724/25 | Massachusetts12,1 |
| Death | 20 Jan 1724/25 | Massachusetts13,3 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2001 | |
| CoParent | Steven Coffin | |
| Dau-Bio* | 16 May 1686 | Sarah Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 14 Jan 1687/88 | Tristram Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 06 Mar 1688/89 | Tristram Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 21 Jul 1691 | Lydia Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio | 23 Feb 1692/93 | Judith Coffin+3 |
| Dau-Bio* | 23 Feb 1692/93 | Judith Coffin+1 |
| Son-Bio* | 30 Jan 1694/95 | John Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 25 Sep 1696 | Abigail Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 1698 | Stephen Jr. Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 19 Sep 1700 | Daniell Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 29 Apr 1702 | Abner Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 26 Sep 1704 | Mary Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 26 Dec 1706 | Joseph Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 14 Jun 1710 | Benjamin Coffin1 |
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Margaret (?)1,2 (F) b. c 1570 | ||
| Marriage* | John Greenleaf; England3,1 | |
| Birth* | c 1570 | Suffolk, England4,1 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2001 | |
| CoParent | John Greenleaf | |
| Son-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf+1 |
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Robert Stephens1 (M) b. 1563, d. 1627 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1540 | John Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 1540 | (?) Unknown1 |
| Father-Bio | 1540 | John Stephens2 |
| Mother-Bio | 1540 | (?) Unknown2 |
| Note* | From Brixton, England. Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Note | From Brixton, England.2 | |
| Reference* | 28561 | |
| Name-Var | Robert Stephens2 | |
| Birth | 1563 | England (?)2 |
| Birth* | 1563 | England ?1 |
| Marriage | s 1600 | Dionis (?); England2 |
| Marriage* | s 1600 | Dionis (?); England1 |
| Death* | 1627 | 1 |
| Death | 1627 | 2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Dionis (?) | |
| Son-Bio* | John Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | Tristram Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | Thomas Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | William Stephens1 | |
| Dau-Bio* | Joan Stephens1 | |
| Dau-Bio* | 04 Mar 1609/10 | Dionis Stephens+1 |
| Dau-Bio | 04 Mar 1609/10 | Dionis Stephens+2 |
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Dionis (?)1 (F) d. 1647 | ||
| Name-Var | Dionis _____2 | |
| Birth | England (?)2 | |
| Birth* | England ?1 | |
| Name-Marr | Stephens2 | |
| Marriage | s 1600 | Robert Stephens; England2 |
| Marriage* | s 1600 | Robert Stephens; England1 |
| Death* | 1647 | 1 |
| Death | 1647 | 2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Robert Stephens | |
| Son-Bio* | John Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | Tristram Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | Thomas Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | William Stephens1 | |
| Dau-Bio* | Joan Stephens1 | |
| Dau-Bio* | 04 Mar 1609/10 | Dionis Stephens+1 |
| Dau-Bio | 04 Mar 1609/10 | Dionis Stephens+2 |
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John Stephens1 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Dionis (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28581 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Tristram Stephens1 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Dionis (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28591 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Thomas Stephens1 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Dionis (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28601 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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William Stephens1 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Dionis (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28611 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Joan Stephens1 (F) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Dionis (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28621 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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(?) Stephens1 (F) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1540 | John Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 1540 | (?) Unknown1 |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28631 | |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Elizabeth Stephens1 (F) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1540 | John Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 1540 | (?) Unknown1 |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28651 | |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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John Stephens1 (M) b. 1540, d. 15 Dec 1611 | ||
| Reference* | 28671 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | John Stephens2 | |
| Birth | 1540 | England2 |
| Birth* | 1540 | England1 |
| Marriage | 1562 | (?) Unknown2 |
| Marriage* | 1562 | (?) Unknown1 |
| Death* | 15 Dec 1611 | Brixton, Devonshire, England1 |
| Death | 15 Dec 1611 | Brixton, Devon, England2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | (?) Unknown | |
| Dau-Bio* | (?) Stephens1 | |
| Dau-Bio* | Elizabeth Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens+1 |
| Son-Bio | 1563 | Robert Stephens+2 |
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(?) Unknown1 (F) b. 1540 | ||
| Name-Var | N.N. _____2 | |
| Name-Marr | Stephens2 | |
| Birth | 1540 | England2 |
| Birth* | 1540 | England1 |
| Marriage* | 1562 | John Stephens1 |
| Marriage | 1562 | John Stephens2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 30 Dec 2002 | |
| CoParent | John Stephens | |
| Dau-Bio* | (?) Stephens1 | |
| Dau-Bio* | Elizabeth Stephens1 | |
| Son-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens+1 |
| Son-Bio | 1563 | Robert Stephens+2 |
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Robert Kember1 (M) b. c 1555, d. 23 Jan 1612/13 | ||
| Reference* | 28691 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | Robert Kember2 | |
| Birth | c 1555 | England2 |
| Birth* | c 1555 | England1 |
| Marriage | s 1583 | Anne (?)2 |
| Marriage* | s 1583 | Anne (?)1 |
| Death* | 23 Jan 1612/13 | Brixton, Devonshire, England1 |
| Death | 23 Jan 1612/13 | Brixton, Devon, England2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 21 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Anne (?) | |
| Dau-Bio | 1584 | Joanna Kember+2 |
| Dau-Bio* | 1584 | Joanna Kember+1 |
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Anne (?)1 (F) b. 1560, d. 1626 | ||
| Name-Var | Anne _____2 | |
| Name-Marr | Kember2 | |
| Birth | 1560 | 2 |
| Birth* | 1560 | 1 |
| Marriage | s 1583 | Robert Kember2 |
| Marriage* | s 1583 | Robert Kember1 |
| Death* | 1626 | England1 |
| Death | 1626 | England2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 1 Apr 2001 | |
| CoParent | Robert Kember | |
| Dau-Bio | 1584 | Joanna Kember+2 |
| Dau-Bio* | 1584 | Joanna Kember+1 |
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Tristram Sr. Coffin1 (M) b. 04 Mar 1608/9, d. 02 Oct 1681 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | c 1580 | Peter Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 1584 | Joanna Kember1 |
| Father-Bio | c 1580 | Peter Coffin2 |
| Mother-Bio | 1584 | Joanna Kember2 |
| Note | Tritram Coffin (1610-1681) of Salisbury, Massachusetts. English home: Baptized 11 Mar. 1610, Brixton, Devon (25 miles south of Exeter), on the English Channel, son of Peter Tristram (will, 21 Dec. 1627, proved 13 Mar. 1627/8) and Joanna Kember. His father had a tenement called 'Silferhey' in Butlers (now Butlass) in Brixton parish. Tristram 's grandparents were Nicholas Coffin of Butlers, Brixton (will, 12 Sept. 1613, proved, 3 Nov. 1613) and Johan, who had land in Plympton Erle, Joanna Kember (b.a. 1584) was daughter of Robert Kember of Brixton, Devon. His will proved, 23 Jan. 1612/13. Dionis Stevens, Baptized 4 Mar. 1609/10, Brixton was daughter of Robert Stevens, whose will was proved 4 Feb. 1627/8. He was son of John Stevens of Brixton whose will was proved, 15 Dec. 1611. Tristram came in 1642 to Haverhill, Massachusetts. With him were his wife, five children, his mother (age 58), and two unmarried sisters, Eunice and Mary. His wife was pregnant on the voyage and she gave birth on 15 Nov. 1642 to a daughter who died a few weeks later. The family moved to Newbury, Massachusetts in 1648, to Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1653 and to Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1680. (Ref. 'The Coffin Family': by Louis Coffin, 1962 and NEGHR 24./49-153 and Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, by Mary L. Holman, 1938, vol. i). 1. Dionis Stevens, wife-Daughter of Robert Stevens of Brixton. 2. Peter Coffin, son-age 11. He married Abigail Starbuck. 3. Tristram Coffin, Jr., son-age 10. He married Judith Greenleaf. 3. Elizabeth Coffin, daughter-She married Stephen Greenleaf. 5. James Coffin, son-age 2. He married Mary Severence. 6. John Coffin, son-age, year or less, d.y. 7. Johne Kember, age 58, widowed mother of Tristram Coffin. John & Mary, Vol 17. 4. Tristram Coffin - Baptized Mar. 1609/10, Brixton, Devon. Died 3 Mar. 1681, Nantucket, Massachusetts. He married Dionis Stevens, a. 1629, probably Brixton. She was Baptized there 4 Mar. 1609/10 and died after 1681. She was daughter of Robert and Dionis Stevens, Tristram came in 1642 by 15 Nov., with his wife, mother, at least two sisters, Eunice and Mary and five children. According to tradition, they came on a ship owned by Robert Clement of Haverhill, but the latter came from Leicestershire. Tristram settled in Salisbury, Massachusetts and then Haverhill, Massachusetts. He and his son, Peter became the richest men in Nantucket and he became the chief Magistrate there in 1671. Children: a. Peter Coffin - born about 1631. Died 21 Mar. 1715, Exeter, NH. He married Abigail Starbuck, daughter of Edward Starbuck of Dover, NH. Ten children. b. Elizabeth Coffin - born about 1631. Died 29 Nov. 1678. She married Capt. Stephen Greenleaf 13 Nov. 1651, Newbury, son of Edmund Greenleaf and Sarah. Ten children. c. Tristram Coffin Jr. - born about 1632. Died 3 Feb. 1704, Newbury, Massachusetts. He married Judith Greenleaf 2 March 1652/3, Newbury, Massachusetts (1625-1703) daughter of Edmund Greenleaf and Sarah and widow of Henry Somerby. His house in Newbury was still standing in 1869. Ten children. d. James Coffin - born 12 Aug., 1640, England. Died 28 July 1720, Nantucket, Massachusetts. He married Mary Severance, 3 Dec. 1663, daughter of John Severance and Abigail. Fourteen children. e. John Coffin - born England. died 30 Oct. 1642, Haverhill, Massachusetts. f. Deborah Coffin - born 15 Nov. 1642, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Died there, 8 Dec. 1642. g. Mary Coffin - born 20 Feb. 1645, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Died 13 Sept. 1717, Nantucket, Massachusetts. She married Nathaniel Starbuck (1638-1719) son of Edmund Starbuck and Catherine Reynolds. Ten children h. John Coffin - born 30 Oct. 1647, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Died 5 Sept. 1711, Edgartown, Massachusetts. He married Deborah Austin, who died 4 Feb. 1718, daughter of Joseph Austin and Sarah. Eleven children. i. Stephen Coffin - born 11 May 1652, Newbury, Massachusetts. Died 18 May 1734 daughter of George Bunker and Jane. Ten children. Tristram Coffin had nine children and 75 grandchildren. Tristram Coffin came from Devonshire, England, with his mother, wife, and five children, in the ship with Robert Clement, and landed at Salisbury. He seems to have settled near Robert Clement, and tradition says that he was the first person who ploughed land in Haverhill. In the following year he settled at the Rocks; and in 1645 he was licensed to keep an 'ordinary,' or tavern-hence the name of 'Coffin's ordinary.' Soon after, his wife, Dionis, was presented for 'selling beere at 3d a quarte,' contrary to law, which required four bushels of malt to the hogshead, and that it should be sold at 2d. per quart. Mrs. Coffin, however, made it appear that she put six bushels into a hogshead, and the Court acquitted her. Two of his children died in this town, and two wore born, Mary and John. Joan, his mother, died in Boston, 1661, aged 77. Mr. Wilson preached her funeral sermon, and as it was then said, embalmed her memory.* In 1649 he removed to Newbury thence to Salisbury, where he protected the settlement of Nantucket, purchased, with his family, four tenths of the island, arid removed there with four of his children in 1662. The descendants of Tristram Coffin are very numerous, and among them is the distinguished Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin; more than 12,000 of that name are now in the United States. In the year 1659, Thomas Macy, a name which had been noted in our Colonial annals on account of his persecution for entertaining Quakers in violation of the law of 1657, then a resident of Salisbury, desiring a greater freedom of conscience than he had hitherto been permitted to enjoy among his own people, formed a company for the purchase of the Island of Nantucket,- then inhabited solely by a tribe of Indians. Nantucket had previously been purchased by Thomas Mayhew, 13 Oct. 1641 of James Forrett, agent of Lord Sterling, in New York, who claimed for his principal all the islands lying between Cape Cod and the Hudson River, under the patent granted to him and Sir Ferdinando Gorges, but it had not yet been occupied. Richard Vines, of Saco, also claimed it, but he had bought out his rights. Though the purchase had been made in the winter preceding, the deed was not executed till the 2d of July, 1659. Thomas Mayhew was a merchant of Watertown. The company formed by Macy consisted of Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hlussey, Richard Swayne, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleaf John Swayne, and William Pike or Pile. To these were afterward, added others, among whom were Tristram, Jr, and James, sons of Tristram Coffin, Sr. There were twenty persons who became the proprietors in equal parts of the Island. The price paid was £30 and two beaver hats. The Island is fourteen miles long, east and west, and three and one-half miles wide. Tristram Coffin was appointed as the first chief magistrate at Nantucket in 1671. One of the first votes of the town was that there 'be a harrow for the use of the inhabitants, and that Mr. Tristram Coffin provide the harrow, and that he and Mr. Thomas Macy be empowered to see that every man sowed seed according to order.' Mr. Coffin's name appears as witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and he is said to have been the first to use the plough in Haverhill. Tristram Coffin of Haverhill & Nantucket, Massachusetts: Ancestors of American Presidents compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts,·First Authoritative Edition, 1995, p. 293. Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family by J.E. Greenleaf: 1896 came to New England in 1642. The first of the name in America was Tristram Coffin, who was born in Brixham Parish, town of Plymouth, Devonshire, England, in 1609. He was the son of Peter and Joanna Coffin, and died 1681, age 72. Tristram m. Dionis Stevens, and came to New England in 1642, after the death of his father, bringing with him his mother, who died May, 1661, age 77, his two sisters, Eunice and Mary, his wife, and also five children, whose names were Peter, Tristram, Elizabeth, James and John. Stephen was born in Newbury, 11 May 1652, and Mary in Haverhill, 20 Feb. 1645. Two children were born in this country. He came first to Salisbury, thence to Haverhill, the same year, thence to Newbury about the year 1648, and in 1654 or '55 he removed to Salisbury, Massachusetts, where he signs his name Tristram Coffin, Commissioner of Salisbury. In the year 1659, Thomas Macy, a name which had been noted in our Colonial annals on account of his persecution for entertaining Quakers in violation of the law of 1657, then a resident of Salisbury, desiring a greater freedom of conscience than he had hitherto been permitted to enjoy among his own people, formed a company for the purchase of the Island of Nantucket,- then inhabited solely by a tribe of Indians. Nantucket had previously been purchased by Thomas Mayhew, 13 Oct. 1641 of James Forrett, agent of Lord Sterling, in New York, who claimed for his principal all the islands lying between Cape Cod and the Hudson River, under the patent granted to him and Sir Ferdinando Gorges, but it had not yet been occupied. Richard Vines, of Saco, also claimed it, but he had bought out his rights. Though the purchase had been made in the winter preceding, the deed was not executed till the 2d of July, 1659. Thomas Mayhew was a merchant of Watertown. The company formed by Macy consisted of Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hlussey, Richard Swayne, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenlesaf John Swayne, and William Pike or Pile. To these were afterward, addcd others, among whom were Tristram, Jr, and James, sons of Tristram Coffin, Sr. There were twenty persons who became the proprietors in equal parts of the Island. The price paid was £30 and two beaver hats. The Island is fourteen miles long, east and west, and three and one-half miles wide. Tristram Coffin was appointed as the first chief magistrate at Nantucket in 1671. One of the first votes of the town was that there 'be a harrow for the use of the inhabitants, and that Mr. Tristram Coffin provide the harrow, and that he and Mr. Thomas Macy be empowered to see that every man sowed seed according to order. Mr. Coffin's name appears as witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and he is said to have been the first to use the plough in Haverhill. Mr. Greenleaf was admitted a freeman at Newbury, 23 May 1677. He was a religious man, a member of the First Congregational Church in Newbury, to which he was admitted 6 Dec. 1674. For several years as Representative of Newbury to the General Court, 1676-86. Was member of Council of Safety, 1689. Mr. Greenleaf's will was dated 29 Dec. 1668; will was proved 12 Feb. 1691. (N. E. Geneal. Reg., Vol. X. p.153.)2 | |
| Note* | Tritram Coffin (1610-1681) of Salisbury, Massachusetts. English home: Baptized 11 Mar. 1610, Brixton, Devon (25 miles S. of Exeter), on the English Channel, son of Peter Tristram (will, 21 Dec. 1627, proved 13 Mar. 1627/8) and Joanna Kember. His father had a tenement called 'Silferhey' in Butlers (now Butlass) in Brixton parish. Tristram 's grandparents were Nicholas Coffin of Butlers, Brixton (will, 12 Sept. 1613, proved, 3 Nov. 1613) and Johan, who had land in Plympton Erle, Joanna Kember (b.a. 1584) was daughter of Robert Kember of Brixton, Devon. His will proved, 23 Jan. 1612/13. Dionis Stevens, Baptized 4 Mar. 1609/10, Brixton was daughter of Robert Stevens, whose will was proved 4 Feb. 1627/8. He was son of John Stevens of Brixton whose will was proved, 15 Dec. 1611. Tristram came in 1642 to Haverhill, Massachusetts. With him were his wife, five children, his mother (age 58), and two unmarried sisters, Eunice and Mary. His wife was pregnant on the voyage and she gave birth on 15 Nov. 1642 to a daughter who died a few weeks later. The family moved to Newbury, Massachusetts in 1648, to Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1653 and to Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1680. (Ref. 'The Coffin Family': by Louis Coffin, 1962 and NER 24./49-153 and Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, by Mary L. Holman, 1938, vol. i). 1. Dionis Stevens, wife-Daughter of Robert Stevens of Brixton. 2. Peter Coffin, son-age 11. He married Abigail Starbuck. 3. Tristram Coffin, Jr., son-age 10. He married Judith Greenleaf. 3. Elizabeth Coffin, daughter-She married Stephen Greenleaf. 5. James Coffin, son-age 2. He married Mary Severence. 6. John Coffin, son-age, year or less, d.y. 7. Johne Kember, age 58, widowed mother of Tristram Coffin. John & Mary, Vol 17. 4. Tristram Coffin - Baptized Mar. 1609/10, Brixton, Devon. Died 3 Mar. 1681, Nantucket, Massachusetts. He married Dionis Stevens, a. 1629, probably Brixton. She was Baptized there 4 Mar. 1609/10 and died after 1681. She was daughter of Robert and Dionis Stevens, Tristram came in 1642 by 15 Nov., with his wife, mother, at least two sisters, Eunice and Mary and five children. According to tradition, they came on a ship owned by Robert Clement of Haverhill, but the latter came from Leicestershire. Tristram settled in Salisbury, Massachusetts and then Haverhill, Massachusetts. He and his son, Peter became the richest men in Nantucket and he became the chief Magistrate there in 1671. Children: a. Peter Coffin - born about 1631. Died 21 Mar. 1715, Exeter, NH. He married Abigail Starbuck, daughter of Edward Starbuck of Dover, NH. Ten children. b. Elizabeth Coffin - born about 1631. Died 29 Nov. 1678. She married Capt. Stephen Greenleaf 13 Nov. 1651, Newbury, son of Edmund Greenleaf and Sarah. Ten children. c. Tristram Coffin Jr. - born about 1632. Died 3 Feb. 1704, Newbury, Massachusetts. He married Judith Greenleaf 2 March 1652/3, Newbury, Massachusetts (1625-1703) daughter of Edmund Greenleaf and Sarah and widow of Henry Somerby. His house in Newbury was still standing in 1869. Ten children. d. James Coffin - born 12 Aug., 1640, England. Died 28 July 1720, Nantucket, Massachusetts. He married Mary Severance, 3 Dec. 1663, daughter of John Severance and Abigail. Fourteen children. e. John Coffin - born England. died 30 Oct. 1642, Haverhill, Massachusetts. f. Deborah Coffin - born 15 Nov. 1642, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Died there, 8 Dec. 1642. g. Mary Coffin - born 20 Feb. 1645, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Died 13 Sept. 1717, Nantucket, Massachusetts. She married Nathaniel Starbuck (1638-1719) son of Edmund Starbuck and Catherine Reynolds. Ten children h. John Coffin - born 30 Oct. 1647, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Died 5 Sept. 1711, Edgartown, Massachusetts. He married Deborah Austin, who died 4 Feb. 1718, daughter of Joseph Austin and Sarah. Eleven children. i. Stephen Coffin - born 11 May 1652, Newbury, Massachusetts. Died 18 May 1734 daughter of George Bunker and Jane. Ten children. Tristram Coffin had nine children and 75 grandchildren. Tristram Coffin came from Devonshire, England, with his mother, wife, and five children, in the ship with Robert Clement, and landed at Salisbury. He seems to have settled near Robert Clement, and tradition says that he was the first person who ploughed land in Haverhill. In the following year he settled at the Rocks; and in 1645 he was licensed to keep an 'ordinary,' or tavern-hence the name of 'Coffin's ordinary.' Soon after, his wife, Dionis, was presented for 'selling beere at 3d a quarte,' contrary to law, which required four bushels of malt to the hogshead, and that it should be sold at 2d. per quart. Mrs. Coffin, however, made it appear that she put six bushels into a hogshead, and the Court acquitted her. Two of his children died in this town, and two wore born, Mary and John. Joan, his mother, died in Boston, 1661, aged 77. Mr. Wilson preached her funeral sermon, and as it was then said, embalmed her memory.* In 1649 he removed to Newbury thence to Salisbury, where he protected the settlement of Nantucket, purchased, with his family, four tenths of the island, arid removed there with four of his children in 1662. The descendants of Tristram Coffin are very numerous, and among them is the distinguished Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin; more than 12,000 of that name are now in the United States. In the year 1659, Thomas Macy, a name which had been noted in our Colonial annals on account of his persecution for entertaining Quakers in violation of the law of 1657, then a resident of Salisbury, desiring a greater freedom of conscience than he had hitherto been permitted to enjoy among his own people, formed a company for the purchase of the Island of Nantucket,- then inhabited solely by a tribe of Indians. Nantucket had previously been purchased by Thomas Mayhew, 13 Oct. 1641 of James Forrett, agent of Lord Sterling, in New York, who claimed for his principal all the islands lying between Cape Cod and the Hudson River, under the patent granted to him and Sir Ferdinando Gorges, but it had not yet been occupied. Richard Vines, of Saco, also claimed it, but he had bought out his rights. Though the purchase had been made in the winter preceding, the deed was not executed till the 2d of July, 1659. Thomas Mayhew was a merchant of Watertown. The company formed by Macy consisted of Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hlussey, Richard Swayne, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleaf John Swayne, and William Pike or Pile. To these were afterward, added others, among whom were Tristram, Jr, and James, sons of Tristram Coffin, Sr. There were twenty persons who became the proprietors in equal parts of the Island. The price paid was £30 and two beaver hats. The Island is fourteen miles long, east and west, and three and one-half miles wide. Tristram Coffin was appointed as the first chief magistrate at Nantucket in 1671. One of the first votes of the town was that there 'be a harrow for the use of the inhabitants, and that Mr. Tristram Coffin provide the harrow, and that he and Mr. Thomas Macy be empowered to see that every man sowed seed according to order.' Mr. Coffin's name appears as witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and he is said to have been the first to use the plough in Haverhill. Tristram Coffin of Haverhill & Nantucket, Massachusetts: Ancestors of American Presidents compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts,·First Authoritative Edition, 1995, p. 293. Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family by J.E. Greenleaf: 1896 came to New England in 1642. The first of the name in America was Tristram Coffin, who was born in Brixham Parish, town of Plymouth, Devonshire, England, in 1609. He was the son of Peter and Joanna Coffin, and died 1681, age 72. Tristram m. Dionis Stevens, and came to New England in 1642, after the death of his father, bringing with him his mother, who died May, 1661, age 77, his two sisters, Eunice and Mary, his wife, and also five children, whose names were Peter, Tristram, Elizabeth, James and John. Stephen was born in Newbury, 11 May 1652, and Mary in Haverhill, 20 Feb. 1645. Two children were born in this country. He came first to Salisbury, thence to Haverhill, the same year, thence to Newbury about the year 1648, and in 1654 or '55 he removed to Salisbury, Massachusetts, where he signs his name Tristram Coffin, Commissioner of Salisbury. In the year 1659, Thomas Macy, a name which had been noted in our Colonial annals on account of his persecution for entertaining Quakers in violation of the law of 1657, then a resident of Salisbury, desiring a greater freedom of conscience than he had hitherto been permitted to enjoy among his own people, formed a company for the purchase of the Island of Nantucket,- then inhabited solely by a tribe of Indians. Nantucket had previously been purchased by Thomas Mayhew, 13 Oct. 1641 of James Forrett, agent of Lord Sterling, in New York, who claimed for his principal all the islands lying between Cape Cod and the Hudson River, under the patent granted to him and Sir Ferdinando Gorges, but it had not yet been occupied. Richard Vines, of Saco, also claimed it, but he had bought out his rights. Though the purchase had been made in the winter preceding, the deed was not executed till the 2d of July, 1659. Thomas Mayhew was a merchant of Watertown. The company formed by Macy consisted of Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hlussey, Richard Swayne, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenlesaf John Swayne, and William Pike or Pile. To these were afterward, addcd others, among whom were Tristram, Jr, and James, sons of Tristram Coffin, Sr. There were twenty persons who became the proprietors in equal parts of the Island. The price paid was £30 and two beaver hats. The Island is fourteen miles long, east and west, and three and one-half miles wide. Tristram Coffin was appointed as the first chief magistrate at Nantucket in 1671. One of the first votes of the town was that there 'be a harrow for the use of the inhabitants, and that Mr. Tristram Coffin provide the harrow, and that he and Mr. Thomas Macy be empowered to see that every man sowed seed according to order. Mr. Coffin's name appears as witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and he is said to have been the first to use the plough in Haverhill. Mr. Greenleaf was admitted a freeman at Newbury, 23 May 1677. He was a religious man, a member of the First Congregational Church in Newbury, to which he was admitted 6 Dec. 1674. For several years as Representative of Newbury to the General Court, 1676-86. Was member of Council of Safety, 1689. Mr. Greenleaf's will was dated 29 Dec. 1668; will was proved 12 Feb. 1691. (N. E. Geneal. Reg., Vol. X. p.153.) Tristram Coffin (1609-1681) Sometimes on Nantucket, 9th Great-Grandfather Tristram Coffin is described as having been the Moses sent out to view the promised land and see what opportunities it offered for new settlers. He was the most prominent and influential of the people known as the First Purchasers of Nantucket. He was born in Brixton, County Devonshire, England, the son of Peter Coffin and Joanna Thember, in 1605. He married Dionis, daughter of Robert Stevens, also of Brixton, probably in 1630. They came to America with five children in 1642, accompanied by his mother and two sisters, Eunice and Mary. His mother, Joan Coffin does not appear to have resided on Nantucket. It is said that she died in Boston in May 1661. 'The family,' according to Sylvanus J. Macy, 'is one of those which have always used (a coat of ) arms in this country, inherited from ancestors ranking among the gentry of England. In Prince's 'Worthies of Devonshire' may be read an account of the family of the name of Coffin which was seated at Portledge, in the Parish of Alwington, in the northern part of that county, since the time of the Norman conquest. The family sent off branches into different parts of Devonshire, and it is highly probable that the Coffins of this country are descended from some such branch. 'Smith's M. S. Promptuarium Armorum contains a drawing of the coat of arms borne by 'Sir William Coffin of Portledge in Devon of ye Privy Cha. to K. K. 8'- Vert, five cross--crosslets argent, between four plates-Heraldic Journal, vol III--These are the arms used by the family in this country.' Tristram Coffin and his family made a brief stay at Salisburv, removing the same year to Pentucket (Haverhill, Massachusetts) It would seem by the record that his sojourn in Pentucket must have been quite brief. According to Mr. Allen Coffin ('The Coffin Family' p 33) he was the first person to plough land in Nantucket, using a plough of his own construction. In 1648-9 he removed to Newbury, thence, in 1654-5, to Salisbury. In 1644 he was allowed to keep an ordinary, sell wine and keep a ferry on Newbury side, and George Carr on Salisbury side of Carr's Island. On December 26, 1647 he received a renewal of his permit 'to keep an ordinary and retayle wine' and maintain the ferry. In September, 1653, Great-grandmother Dionis was charged with selling beer at the ordinary for three pence per quart. The complaint was brought under the law of 1645, which provided that 'Every person licensed to keep an ordinary, shall always be provided with good wholesome beer of four bushels of malt to the hogshead, which he shall not sell above two pence the ale quart, on penalty of forty shillings the first offence and for the second offence shall lose his license ' Dionis, however, as a defence, proved that she put six bushels of malt into the hogshead and the Court considered the defence a valid one and found her innocent. Although it is the general assumption, GG Tristram Coffin was not necessarily motivated by persecution or of religious restriction in moving to Nantucket, and yet he seems to have been the pioneer in the movement for the purchase of Nantucket. Nonetheless, as we shall see, others of our great-grandparents who moved with or after Tristram, were definitely fleeing the persecution of Puritain England against their Quaker ways. He and Dionis had as children:--Peter, born in England in 1651, who married Abigail, daughter of Edward and Katharine Starbuck; Tristram Jr., born in England in 1632, married in Newbury March 2, 1652 Judith Somerby, widow of Henry and daughter of Edmund and Sarah Greenleaf; Elizabeth, born in England in 1634-5 probably, married in Newbury November 13, 1651. Capt. Stephen Greenleaf son of Edmund; and Great-Grandfather James, born in England, August 12, 1640, who married Mary, daughter of John and Abigail Severance; John and Deborah, who died in infancy; Mary, born in Haverhill February 20. 1645, married in 1662 Nathaniel Starbuck, son of Edward and Katherine Starbuck; Lieut John Coffin born in Haverhill. GREAT-GRANDFATHERS COFFIN, MACY, SWAYNE AND FOLGER ACQUIRE NANTUCKET During the summer of 1659, Tristram Coffin, given the religious and political climate, decided to move and decided to visit the islands lying off the south-east coast of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. So, accompanied by Edward Starbuck and Isaac Coleman (the latter a mere youth of 13 years of age), he visited Martha's Vineyard. He learned there that the title to Nantucket was held by Great Grandfather Thomas Mayhew, and that Mayhew was willing to dispose of most of his interest there. Great Grandfather Coffin decided to sail to that island to make a survey of it, and evaluate its adaptability to their purpose. They decided to take with them from the Vineyard Great Grandfather Peter Folger to act as an interpreter since he spoke Wampanoag and the others didn't. Great-grandfather Coffin hoped to find a place where his children could be located around him. He also wanted to find out if the Indians as well were willing to sell their lands and on what terms, etc. Mr. Coffin, finding the Island suited to his plans, and the sachems willing to make satisfactory terms, reported back to his friends. As a result, they signed the following agreement, as copied from the Town Records: 'These people after mentioned did buy all right and Interest of the Island of Nantucket that Did belong to Sir Ferdinand George and Mr. James Forret Steward to Lord Sterling, which was by them sold unto Mr. Thomas Mayhew of Martha's Vineyard these after- mentioned Did purchase of Mr. Thomas Mayhew these Rights; namely the pattent Right belonging to the Gentlemen aforesaid & also the piece of Land which Mr. Mayhew did purchase of the Indians at the west End of the Island of Nantucket as by their grant or bill of Sale will largely appear with all the privileges and appurtenances there- of--the aforementioned Purchasers are Tristram Coffin Senior. Thomas Macy, Richard Swain, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Chris- topher Hussey, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swain, William Pile, the said Mr. Thomas Mayhew himself also become a Twentyeth part pur- chaser so that they Vizt. Mr. Thomas Mayhew, Tristram Coffin Snr.., Thomas Macy, Richard Swain, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Christopher Hussey, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swain, William Pike, had the whole and Sole Interest Disposal power, and privilege of said Island and appurtenances thereof.' Of the same date as the Agreement is the following Deed from Mr. Mayhew to the ten proprietors. 'Be it known unto all men by these Presents that I Thomas Mayhew of Martin's vineyard, Merchant do hereby acknowledge that I have sold unto Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hussey, Richard Swain, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swain & William Pike all that Right and Interest that I have in the Island of Nantucket by pattent the which Right I bought of James Forret Gentleman, Steward unto the Lord Sterling and of Richard Vines sometime of Sacho, Gent, Steward General unto Sr. Ferdi- nando Gorges K night as by Conveyance under their hands and seals appeareth for them the aforesaid to Injoy their heirs and assigns for Ever with all the privileges thereunto belonging for and in Consid- eration of the sum of Thirty pounds of Currant pay unto whomso- ever I the said Thomas Mayhew mine heirs or assigns shall appoint and also two beaver hats one for my self and one for my wife and further this is to Declare that I the Thomas Mayhew have Re- served.to myself that Neck upon Nantucket Called Masquetauck or that Neck of land called Nashayte the neck but one northerly of Ma - quetauck the afores'd sale in any wise notwithstanding and further I the so Thomas Mayhew am to bear my part of the Charge of the so purchase above named and to hold one Twentyeth part of all land purchased already or shall be hereafter purchased upon the so Is- land by the purchasers aforesaid or their heirs and assigns for Ever briefly it is thus that I Really sold all my pattent to the aforesaid nine men & they are to pay me or whom I shall appoint the sum of thirty pounds in good merchantable pay in the Massachusetts under which Government they now Inhabit and two beaver hats and I am to bear a twentieth part of all lands and privileges and to have which of the Necks al,oue so that I r ill myself pay for it; only the pur- chasers are to pay what the Sachem ;s to have for Mas9uet ck though I take the other Neck and in witness hereof I have hereunto st my hand and seal this second day of July 1659 per me THOMAS MAYHEW Witnesses John Smith Edward Scale. (From a copy made and certified to by Eleazer Folger, and to which is appended the following note--'A true Copy of the Record so much as is legible but Time has Defaced some part thereof.') Shortly after signing these deeds, the ten original settlers, of whom four were your great-grandparents, they decided to take partners. The Coffins by themselves also acquired the island of Tuckernuck. In February 1659 at Salisbury, 'At a Meeting of the purchasers, or the major part of them, approved of and allowed by the rest, together with some others that was owned for Associates, as will hereafter appear; it was agreed and Determined and approved as follows, vizt that the ten owners will admit of Ten more partners who shall have Liberty to take a partner whom he pleases not being justly Excepted against by the rest. At that Meeting Robert Pike was owned partner with Christopher Hussey, Robert Barnard was owned partner with Thomas Barnard, Edwd Starbuck was owned to be Thomas Macys partner and Tristram Coffin Jnr partner with Stephen Greenleaf, James Coffin with Peter Coffin. At the same Meeting it was mutually and Unanimously agreed upon determined and Concluded that no man whatsoever shall purchase any Land of any of the Indians upon the said Land for his own private particular use, but whatsoever purchase shall be made shall be for the general account of the Twenty owners or purchasers and whatsoever person shall purchase any Land upon any other account it shall be utterly void and null except what is don by Leve from the said owners or purchasers. at the same Meeting it was ordered and Determined that there shall be ten other Inhabitant admitted into the Plantation who shall have such Accommodation as the owners or purchasers shall judge meet--as namely necessary tradesmen, and seamen. Besides those named in the above record John Smith was chosen partner with Thomas Mayhew; Nathaniel Starbuck with Tristram Coffin Sr.; Thomas Look with Richard Swain; Thomas Coleman with John Swain; and Thomas Mayhew Jr. with his father Thomas May- hew Senior. Peter Folger is appointed Surveyor of the Island At another meeting of the proprietors held in Salisbury, the decision of the previous meeting in regard to the purchase of land was read, confirmed and ordered to stand 'Inviolable unalterable,' 'as that which is likely necessary to the Continuance of the well being of the place and the Contrary that which tends to the Con- fusion and Ruine of the whole and the Subverting of the rules and orders already agreed upon and the depriving of the said owners of their just rights and Interests.' At the same meeting it was ordered that all the arable land convenient for house lots should be measured that it might 'be divided by equal proportions, that is to say Four Fifths parts to the owners or purchasers and the other Fifth unto the Ten other Inhabitants, whereof John Bishop shall have two parts or Shares, that is to say of that Fifth part belonging to the Ten Inhabitant. Also at the same meeting it was ordered that Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Edward Starbuck. Thomas Barnard, Peter Folger of Martha's Vineyard, shall have power to Measure and lay out said Land according to the above said order and whatsoever shall be done and concluded in the said case by or any three of them, Peter Folger being one, shall be accounted Legall and valid.' Acquisition from the Indigenous Inhabitants As Alexander Starbuck reports, having acquired by purchase the English right to Nantucket, it was not only in accordance with many precedents in the Massachusetts Bay that the proprietors should reimburse the Indians for their rights, but also in accordance with their sense of honor and justice. Wanackmamack and Nickanoose being the principal Sachems it was necessary to treat with them. In fact, as Macy says, the men belonging or intending to belong to the association were not disposed to engage in the enterprise until an agreement was made with the Indians, consequently just after a verbal arrangement was made with the Sachems, several families moved to the Island. In May 1660, however, a formal deed was given reading as follows: 'These presents witness, May the tenth sixteen hundred and sixty, that we Wanackmamack and Nickanoose, head Sachems or` Nantucket island, do give, grant, bargain and sell, unto Mr. Thomas Mayhew of Martin's Vineyard, Tristram Co in, senior, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hussey, Richard Swain, Peter Coff in, Stephen Greenleaf, Thomas Barnard, John Swain, and William Pile, all the Land, Meadow, Marshes, Timber and Wood, and all appurtenances thereunto belonging, and being and lying from the west end of the island of Nantucket, unto the Pond, called by the Indians, Waqutuquab, and from the head of that Pond, upon a straight line, unto the Pond situated by Monomoy Harbor or Creek, now called Wheeler's Creek, and so from the northeast corner of the said Pond to the Sea, that is to say, all the right that we, the aforeYesaid Sachems, have in the said tract of Land, provided that none of the Indian Inhabitants, in or about the wood land or whatsoever Indians, within the last purchase of land, from the head of the Pond to Monomoy Harbor, shall be removed without full satisfcation. And we, the aforesaid Sachems, do give, grant, bargain and sell, the one half of the remainder of the Meadows and Marshes upon all other, parts of the Island.. And also, that the English people shall have what grass they shall need for to mow, out of the remainder of the Meadows and Marshes on the Island, so long as the English remain upon the Island, and also free liberty for Timber and Wood, upon any part of the Island within the jurisdiction. And also, we, the aforesaid Sachems, do fully grant free liberty to the English for the feeding all sorts of of Cattle on an-v part of the island, after Indian harvest is ended until planting time, or until the first of May, from year to year forever, for and in consideration of twelve pounds already paid, and fourteen pounds to be paid within three months after the date To have and to hold the aforesaid purchase of land, and other appurtenances, as aforementioned, t, them, Mr Thomas Macy, Tristram Coffin, Thomas Mayhew and the rest, aforementioned and their heirs and assigns, for ever. In witness whereof, we the said Sachems, have hereunto set hereof. our hands and seals, the d,y and year above written. The sign of Wanamamack, The sign of Nickanoose Signed, sealed and delivered, in the presence of us, Peter Folger, Felix Kuttashamaguat, Edward Starbuck. I do witness this Deed to be a true Deed, according to the Interpretation of Felix the interpreter; also, I heard Wanamamack- ,,k, but two weeks ago say that the sale of Nick and he do say that he will do so whatever comes of it. witness my hand this (Seal) (Seal) l;th 1 mo. 1664. Peter Folger. witness: I\Mary Starbuck John Coffin. Wanackmamack and Nickanoose acknowledged the above written to be their act and deed, in the presence of the General Court, this 12th of June, 1677, as attest Matthew Mayhew, Secretary to the General Court. He was witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill. Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 2881 | |
| Burial | Nantucket, Massachusetts3,2 | |
| Name-Var | Tristram Coffin Sr.4,2 | |
| Birth | 04 Mar 1608/9 | Plymouth, Devon, England4,5,6,2 |
| Birth* | 04 Mar 1608/9 | Brixham Parish, Plymouth, Devonshire, England7,8,1 |
| Baptism | 11 Mar 1609/10 | Plymouth, Devon, England9,6,2 |
| Baptism | 11 Mar 1609/10 | Brixham Parish, Plymouth, Devonshire, England1 |
| Marriage | 1629 | Dionis Stephens; Devon, England4,10,2 |
| Marriage* | 1629 | Dionis Stephens; Devonshire, England7,11,1 |
| Occupation | 1640 | Plymouth, Devonshire, England, a warden6,2 |
| Event-Misc | 06 Nov 1640 | Butlers (Butlass), Devonshire, England, Type: Sold his farm for five hundred years6,2 |
| Immigratn | 1642 | Salisbury, Massachusetts4,10,2 |
| Immigratn* | 1642 | Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts7,11,1 |
| Immigratn | b 15 Nov 1642 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts7,1 |
| Immigratn | b 15 Nov 1642 | Haverhill, Massachusetts, He was witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill.4,2 |
| Immigratn | 1648 | Newbury, Massachusetts4,2 |
| Immigratn | 1648 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts7,1 |
| Event-Misc | 1654 or 1655 | Dionis Stephens; Salisbury, Massachusetts, Type: Imm14,2 |
| Event-Misc* | 1654 or 1655 | Dionis Stephens; Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Type: Imm17,1 |
| Event-Misc | 1660 | Dionis Stephens; Nantucket, Massachusetts, Type: Imm24,2 |
| Event-Misc | 1660 | Dionis Stephens; Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Type: Imm27,1 |
| Death* | 02 Oct 1681 | Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts7,1 |
| Death | 02 Oct 1681 | Nantucket, Massachusetts4,2 |
| Immigrant | I | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Dionis Stephens | |
| Son-Bio* | John Coffin1 | |
| Son-Bio* | 1631 | Honorable Peter Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin+2 |
| Son-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin+1 |
| Dau-Bio | c 1634 | Elizabeth Coffin+2 |
| Dau-Bio* | c 1634 | Elizabeth Coffin+1 |
| Son-Bio* | 12 Aug 1640 | James Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 15 Nov 1642 | Deborah Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 20 Feb 1644/45 | Mary Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 30 Oct 1647 | John Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 11 May 1652 | Steven Coffin1 |
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Esther Weare1,2 (F) b. 1629, d. 16 Jan 1717/18 | ||
| Name-Marr | Greenleaf3,4,5,6,7,8 | |
| Name-Var | Esther Weare4,8 | |
| GEDCOM | Unknown GEDCOM tag: IDNO 4226 | |
| Name-Var | (?) Swett4,9,10,8 | |
| Name-Var | Esther Weare | |
| Name-Var | Esther Weare | |
| Birth* | 1629 | 11,12,13 |
| Birth* | 1629 | 14,1 |
| Birth* | 1629 | 3,8 |
| Birth* | 1629 | |
| Marriage | 01 Nov 1647 | Newbury, Massachusetts15,16,17,13 |
| Marriage | 01 Nov 1647 | Newbury, Massachusetts |
| Marriage* | 01 Nov 1647 | Newbury, Massachusetts4,9,10,8 |
| Marriage | 01 Nov 1647 | Newbury, Massachusetts |
| Marriage* | b 1679 | Massachusetts |
| Marriage | b 1679 | Massachusetts18,1 |
| Marriage* | b 1679 | Massachusetts19,12 |
| Marriage* | 31 Mar 1679 | Captain Stephen Greenleaf; Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts14,18,20,21,22,1 |
| Marriage* | 31 Mar 1679 | Captain Stephen Greenleaf; Newbury, Massachusetts3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Death* | 16 Jan 1717/18 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts |
| Death* | 16 Jan 1717/18 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts18,1 |
| Death* | 16 Jan 1717/18 | Newbury, Massachusetts4,8 |
| Death* | 16 Jan 1717/18 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts19,12,15,13 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 26 Mar 2003 | |
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Samuel Greenleaf1 (M) b. 08 Jan 1615/16 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 13 Dec 1588 | Sarah Moore1 |
| Reference* | 28861 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Baptism* | 08 Jan 1615/16 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,1 |
| Burial* | 05 Mar 1616/17 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,4,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Sarah Greenleaf1 (F) b. 26 Mar 1621, d. c 1655 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 13 Dec 1588 | Sarah Moore1 |
| Note* | William was from Newbury, Massachusetts.1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 28871 | |
| Baptism* | 26 Mar 1621 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,1 |
| Marriage* | s 1640 | 3,1 |
| Death* | c 1655 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts4,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Elizabeth Greenleaf1 (F) b. 16 Jan 1621/22, d. 1671 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 13 Dec 1588 | Sarah Moore1 |
| Reference* | 28881 | |
| Note* | Elizabeth Greenleaf married in 1642, Giles Badger, of Newbury, Massachusetts, and had one son, John, born 30 June 1643. This John was twice married. By his second wife, Hannah Swett, he had a son, Nathaniel, who removed to Norwich, Connecticut, and was the ancestor of Rev. Milton Badger, D.D., Corresponding Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society. Giles Badger died 10 July 1647, and on 16 Feb. 1648, his widow married Richard Browne, by whom she had five children, and was again left a widow in 1661, and as such is mentioned in her father's will as his daughter Browne, widow. She resided in Newbury. Baptized Jan. 16, 1622, at St. Mary's. Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Baptism* | 16 Jan 1621/22 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,3,4,1 |
| Marriage | 1642 | Massachusetts5,1 |
| Marriage* | 10 Feb 1647/48 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts2,3,6,1 |
| Death* | 1671 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts7,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Nathaniel Greenleaf1 (M) b. 27 Jun 1624 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 13 Dec 1588 | Sarah Moore1 |
| Reference* | 28891 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Baptism* | 27 Jun 1624 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,3,4,1 |
| Burial* | 24 Jul 1633 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Dionis Stephens1,2 (F) b. 04 Mar 1609/10, d. 06 Nov 1684 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1563 | Robert Stephens1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Dionis (?)1 | |
| Father-Bio | 1563 | Robert Stephens3 |
| Mother-Bio | Dionis (?)3 | |
| Note* | He was witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill. Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | Dionis Stephens4,3 | |
| Name-Marr | Coffin4,5,3 | |
| Birth | 04 Mar 1609/10 | Brixton, Devon, England4,3 |
| Birth* | 04 Mar 1609/10 | Brixton, Devonshire, England6,1 |
| Marriage* | 1629 | Tristram Sr. Coffin; Devonshire, England6,7,1 |
| Marriage | 1629 | Tristram Sr. Coffin; Devon, England4,5,3 |
| Immigratn* | 1642 | Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts6,7,1 |
| Immigratn | 1642 | Salisbury, Massachusetts4,5,3 |
| Immigratn | b 15 Nov 1642 | Haverhill, Massachusetts, He was witness to the Indian deed of Haverhill.4,3 |
| Immigratn | b 15 Nov 1642 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts6,1 |
| Immigratn | 1648 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts6,1 |
| Immigratn | 1648 | Newbury, Massachusetts4,3 |
| Event-Misc | 1654 or 1655 | Tristram Sr. Coffin; Salisbury, Massachusetts, Type: Imm14,3 |
| Event-Misc* | 1654 or 1655 | Tristram Sr. Coffin; Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Type: Imm16,1 |
| Event-Misc | 1660 | Tristram Sr. Coffin; Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Type: Imm26,1 |
| Event-Misc | 1660 | Tristram Sr. Coffin; Nantucket, Massachusetts, Type: Imm24,3 |
| Death* | 06 Nov 1684 | Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts6,1 |
| Death | 06 Nov 1684 | Nantucket, Massachusetts4,3 |
| Immigrant | I | |
| Last Edited | 11 Apr 2001 | |
| CoParent | Tristram Sr. Coffin | |
| Son-Bio* | John Coffin1 | |
| Son-Bio* | 1631 | Honorable Peter Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin+3 |
| Son-Bio* | 01 Feb 1631/32 | Tristram Jr. Coffin+1 |
| Dau-Bio | c 1634 | Elizabeth Coffin+3 |
| Dau-Bio* | c 1634 | Elizabeth Coffin+1 |
| Son-Bio* | 12 Aug 1640 | James Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 15 Nov 1642 | Deborah Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 20 Feb 1644/45 | Mary Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 30 Oct 1647 | John Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 11 May 1652 | Steven Coffin1 |
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Daniel Greenleaf1 (M) b. 14 Aug 1631, d. 05 Dec 1654 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 13 Dec 1588 | Sarah Moore1 |
| Reference* | 28911 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Baptism* | 14 Aug 1631 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,3,4,1 |
| Death* | 05 Dec 1654 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts3,5,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Enoch Greenleaf1 (M) b. 20 Mar 1617/18, d. a 1683 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 02 Jan 1573 - 1574 | Edmund Greenleaf1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 13 Dec 1588 | Sarah Moore1 |
| Note* | Enoch Greenleaf, son of Edmund, was born about 1617 in Ipswich, England, and afterwards lived in the city of York, England. He was a silk dyer, and was a lieutenant under Oliver Cromwell. It appears by the Town Records that 'Among the original settlers of Salisbury, Connecticut No. 58 was Enoch Greenleaf. The whole number of settlers was 68, 3d day 13 mo. 1650 (Signed) Thomas Bradbury Recorder;' by which it would appear that he may have left the army of Cromwell after the battle of Dunbar (Sept. 4, 1650), going first to Salisbury, Connecticut, and afterwards to Boston, Massachusetts, where his father and family were settled. His father gave him a farm in Malden, in 1663, and he probably resided there many years, at least until the death of his father, in Boston, in 1671, when he probably succeeded him in business as hosier and dyer in that town. The deed of the farm above referred to is recorded with Middlesex Deeds, Vol. VIII. p. 2, and reads as follows: -'To all Christian people to whom these presents shall call to me, Edmund Greenleafe of Boston, in the County of Suffolk in New England, Dyer, sends greeting: Know ye that the said Edmund Greenleafe, for diverse good reasons and considerations him hereunto moving, as the securing the payment of twenty-five pounds in current New England silver, once within ten days by Enock Greenleafe his Sonne. As also and more especially for and in consideration of the natural affection and love that he beareth unto the said Enock Greenleafe, and for his, and his wife and children better and more comfortably to maintain and support for the present and in after times, hath absolutely given, granted, bargained, sold, allened, enfeffed and confirmed, and by these presents doth absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeff and confirm unto his Sonne Enock Greenleafe, for and during his natural life, and to Mary his now wife for and during her natural life, and to the heirs of their two bodies forever, the oldest sonne only to have a double portion; in all that his house and lands lying and being in Malden, in the County of Middlesex, which was lately the house and land of William Luddington, containing by estimation forty six acres in uplands, swamps and meadow ground, together with the new house erected thereupon, with all the out-houses orchards, garden, back side, fence and trees, with all the liberties and privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining,- [The habendum is here omitted] 'And lastly the said Edmund Greenleafe for his said sonnes present subsistence doth give, and hereby absolutely grant and deliver freely unto his said sonnes possession and disseise, his two oxen, and mare, and one sow going on the above granted premises to and for his the said Enock's own proper use and benefit forever. 'In witness whereof the said Edmund Greenleafe hath hereunto set his hand and seal this tenth day of July 1663, being the fiveteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, etc. 'Signed Edmdund Greenleafe. L. S. 'Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us. 'Edward Rawson. 'Returne --- 'Mr. Edmund Greenleafe appeared before me this 13th day of July 1663, and acknowledged this deed to be his act and deed. 'Jno. Endicott, Govr.' An interesting incident connected with the name of a daughter of Enoch Greenleaf may be mentioned. A particular friend and companion in arms with Lieutenant Greenleaf was Major Rooksby. At the battle of Dunbar, in Scotland, 4 Sept. 1650, Cromwell routed the Royalists, and in his letter to Parliament, says, 'Not one commissioned officer was slain save one Cornet and Major Rooksby, since dead of his wounds.' May we not very reasonably suppose that after the death of his friend, he should name his daughter for him? A mortgage deed of the Malden farm which his father gave him is recorded with Middlesex Deeds, Vol. VIII. p.425, dated 1683. He therein styles himself 'Silk-dyer of Boston.' His wife, Mary, signs the deed, and four of their children are mentioned in it; viz., Enoch, Jr., Joseph, Ruth, and Rooksby. Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | Enoch Greenleaf | |
| Reference* | 28921 | |
| Baptism* | 20 Mar 1617/18 | St. Margaret's parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,1 |
| Marriage* | s 1640 | |
| Marriage* | s 1640 | 3,1 |
| Residence* | 1663 | Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts4,1 |
| Death* | a 1683 | 3,1 |
| Death* | a 1683 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 26 Mar 2003 | |
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Peter Coffin1 (M) b. c 1580, d. 1627/28 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1555 | Nicholas Coffin1 |
| Mother-Bio* | 1559 | Johan Avant1 |
| Father-Bio | 1555 | Nicholas Coffin2 |
| Mother-Bio | 1559 | Johan Avant2 |
| Note | Peter Coffin of Brixton, Devon, England: Ancestors of American Presidents compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts: First Authoritative Edition, 1995, p. 293. Mary & John 1630. Volume 17, p 37-39 Peter Coffin - born about 1580, probably Brixton. Will, dated 21 Dec. 1627, proved 13 Mar. 1627. Witnesses: Arthure Durant and Phillip Avent. He married Joane Kember about 1608, probably Brixton, daughter of Robert Kember. She was born about 1584 and died May 1661, age 77, Boston, Massachusetts. Peter was churchwarden in Brixton, 1614/15. After his death his widow, Joane, who received his lands for life, probably kept her children with her, until they all left for New England in 1642. The two daughters who did not come probably married in England. Children (Probably born in Brixton): a. Tristram Coffin - b. Joane Coffin - born about 1611. Alive in 1628. She either died before 1642 or married someone unknown. c. Peter Coffin - Baptized 20 Feb. 1613/14. dy. d. Deborah Coffin - born about 1615. She was possibly the Deborah Coffin with William Stephens, both Brixham (probably Broxton), for when a marriage license was issued, 25 Jan. 1640. May have remained in England. e. Eunice Coffin - f. Mary Coffin - g. Ruth Coffin - Baptized 10 Sept. Bu. 11 Nov. 1623. h. John Coffin - B. a. 1625. He is said to have died at Plymouth Fort in the Parliamentary War. i. Child- B. after 1627. Probably died young.2 | |
| Note* | Peter Coffin of Brixton, Devon, England: Ancestors of American Presidents compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts: First Authoritative Edition, 1995, p. 293. Mary & John 1630. Volume 17, p 37-39 Peter Coffin - born about 1580, probably Brixton. Will, dated 21 Dec. 1627, proved 13 Mar. 1627. Witnesses: Arthure Durant and Phillip Avent. He married Joane Kember about 1608, probably Brixton, daughter of Robert Kember. She was born about 1584 and died May 1661, age 77, Boston, Massachusetts. Peter was churchwarden in Brixton, 1614/15. After his death his widow, Joane, who received his lands for life, probably kept her children with her, until they all left for New England in 1642. The two daughters who did not come probably married in England. Children (Probably born in Brixton): a. Tristram Coffin - b. Joane Coffin - born about 1611. Alive in 1628. She either died before 1642 or married someone unknown. c. Peter Coffin - Baptized 20 Feb. 1613/14. dy. d. Deborah Coffin - born about 1615. She was possibly the Deborah Coffin with William Stephens, both Brixham (probably Broxton), for when a marriage license was issued, 25 Jan. 1640. May have remained in England. e. Eunice Coffin - f. Mary Coffin - g. Ruth Coffin - Baptized 10 Sept. Bu. 11 Nov. 1623. h. John Coffin - B. a. 1625. He is said to have died at Plymouth Fort in the Parliamentary War. i. Child- B. after 1627. Probably died young. Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 2901 | |
| Name-Var | Peter Coffin3,2 | |
| Birth* | c 1580 | Brixton, Devonshire, England4,5,1 |
| Birth | c 1580 | Brixton, Devon, England6,7,2 |
| Marriage | c 1608 | Joanna Kember; Brixton, Devon, England3,2 |
| Marriage* | c 1608 | Joanna Kember; Brixton, Devonshire, England8,1 |
| Will | 21 Dec 1627 | Brixton, Devon, England3,9,2 |
| Will* | 21 Dec 1627 | Brixton, Devonshire, England8,1 |
| Death | 1627/28 | Brixton, Devon, England7,10,2 |
| Death* | 1627/28 | Brixton, Devonshire, England8,4,1 |
| Event-Misc* | 13 Mar 1628 | Brixton, Devonshire, England, Type: Will prove8,1 |
| Event-Misc | 13 Mar 1628 | Brixton, Devon, England, Type: Will prove3,9,2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Joanna Kember | |
| Dau-Bio* | Deborah Coffin1 | |
| Son-Bio | 04 Mar 1608/9 | Tristram Sr. Coffin+2 |
| Son-Bio* | 04 Mar 1608/9 | Tristram Sr. Coffin+1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 1611 | Joane Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 1613 | Peter Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 1617 | Eunice Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 1619 | Mary Coffin1 |
| Dau-Bio* | b 1625 | Ruth Coffin1 |
| Son-Bio* | 1625 | John Coffin1 |
| Child-Bio* | 1627 | Infant Coffin1 |
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Nicholas Moore1 (M) b. 17 Sep 1570 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | Nicholas Moore1 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Willamin (?)1 | |
| Reference* | 308411 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Baptism* | 17 Sep 1570 | parish of All Saints, Maldon, Essex, England2,1 |
| Will* | 21 Apr 1646 | Chelmsford, England3,1 |
| Burial* | 30 May 1646 | parish of All Saints, Maldon, Essex, England2,1 |
| Event-Misc* | 23 Jun 1646 | Chelmsford, England, Type: Will prove3,1 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
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Edward Moore1,2 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | Nicholas Moore2 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Willamin (?)2 | |
| Marriage* | 06 Feb 1605/6 | parish of All Saints, Maldon, Essex, England3,2 |
| Will* | 30 Apr 1617 | parish of All Saints, Maldon, Essex, England4,2 |
| Burial* | 06 Nov 1619 | parish of All Saints, Maldon, Essex, England5,2 |
| Event-Misc* | 10 Dec 1619 | Essex, England, Type: Will prove4,2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
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Samuel Moore1 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | Nicholas Moore1 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Willamin (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 308431 | |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
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Thomas Moore1,2 (M) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | Nicholas Moore2 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Willamin (?)2 | |
| Marriage* | 31 May 1612 | Bridget Lusk in St. Peter's, Essex, England3,2 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
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Anna Moore1 (F) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | Nicholas Moore1 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Willamin (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 308451 | |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
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Phillip Moore1 (F) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | Nicholas Moore1 | |
| Mother-Bio* | Willamin (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 308461 | |
| Marriage* | 31 Aug 1618 | Maldon, Essex, England2,1 |
| Immigrant | O | |
| Last Edited | 31 Mar 2001 | |
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Judith Moore1 (F) Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | bt 19 Jan 1560 - 1561 | Enoch Moore1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Catherine (?)1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 308591 | |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Elizabeth Whittier1 (F) b. 21 Nov 1666 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334431 | |
| Birth* | 21 Nov 1666 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Marriage* | 22 Jun 1669 | Massachusetts3,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Hannah Whittier1 (F) b. 10 Sep 1660 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334441 | |
| Birth* | 10 Sep 1660 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Marriage* | 30 May 1683 | Massachusetts3,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Joseph Whittier1 (M) b. 08 May 1669 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Father-Bio | 1622 | Thomas Whittier2 |
| Mother-Bio | Ruth Green2 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Name-Var | Joseph Whittier3,2 | |
| Reference* | 334451 | |
| Birth | 08 May 1669 | Haverhill, Massachusetts3,2 |
| Birth* | 08 May 1669 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts4,1 |
| Marriage | 24 May 1694 | Mary Peasley; Haverhill, Massachusetts5,2 |
| Marriage* | 24 May 1694 | Mary Peasley; Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts6,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
| CoParent | Mary Peasley | |
| Dau-Bio* | 19 Sep 1695 | Elizabeth Whittier1 |
| Son-Bio* | 13 Mar 1696/97 | Green Whittier1 |
| Son-Bio* | 02 Apr 1699 | Joseph Whittier1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 31 Jul 1701 | Ruth Whittier1 |
| Son-Bio* | 20 Sep 1703 | Richard Whittier1 |
| Son-Bio* | 29 Dec 1704 | Ebenezer Whittier1 |
| Dau-Bio* | 25 Sep 1709 | Susannah Whittier1 |
| Son-Bio | 21 Mar 1717 | Joseph Whittier+2 |
| Son-Bio* | 21 Mar 1717 | Joseph Whittier+1 |
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Nathaniel Whittier1 (M) b. 11 Aug 1658 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334461 | |
| Birth* | 11 Aug 1658 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Richard Whittier1 (M) b. 27 Jun 1663 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334471 | |
| Birth* | 27 Jun 1663 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Ruth Whittier1 (F) b. 09 Aug 1651 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334481 | |
| Birth* | 09 Aug 1651 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Marriage* | 20 Apr 1675 | Massachusetts3,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Susannah Whittier1 (F) b. 27 Mar 1656 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334491 | |
| Birth* | 27 Mar 1656 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Marriage* | 15 Jul 1674 | Massachusetts3,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Thomas Whittier1 (M) b. 12 Jan 1653/54 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 1622 | Thomas Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Ruth Green1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334501 | |
| Birth* | 12 Jan 1653/54 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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Ebenezer Whittier1 (M) b. 29 Dec 1704 Pedigree | ||
| Father-Bio* | 08 May 1669 | Joseph Whittier1 |
| Mother-Bio* | Mary Peasley1 | |
| Note* | Please include sources for your data.1 | |
| Reference* | 334511 | |
| Birth* | 29 Dec 1704 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts2,1 |
| Immigrant | N | |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2001 | |
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