John Greenaway was born on 23 June 1563, in Wiltshire, England as the son of John Greenawaye. He married Mary Appleford on 5 May 1600, in Froxfield, Wiltshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. In 1633, at the age of 70, his occupation is listed as fenceviewer, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 8 June 1659, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 95, and was buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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English (southern): variant of Greenway .
Americanized form of Dutch Groeneweg .
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Possible Related NamesFor some time John Greenway of Greenaway and his family have been alleged as passengers on the " Mary and John", which arrived in Massachusetts in May 1630, most of whose passengers settled in what sh …
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