John Greenaway

Brief Life History of John

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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Family Time Line

John Greenaway
1563–1659
Mary Appleford
1575–1658
Marriage: 5 May 1600
Ann Greenoway
1601–1695
Ursula Greenway
1603–1682
Mary Anne Millet
1603–1682
Martha Greenaway
1607–1607
Elizabeth Greenway
1608–1684
Katherine Greeneway
1617–1680
Steven Greenaway
1619–
Susanna Greenway
1620–1662

Sources (19)

  • Dorchester. Birth Records 1637–1825, Marriage Records 1637–1825, Death Certificates 1637–1825
  • Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
  • Jonathan Greenaway, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (6)

1569 · State Lottery

A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

1571 · The Royal Exchange is Organized

The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.

1600 · The Honourable East India Company

The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Greenway .

Americanized form of Dutch Groeneweg .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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English Origins of the Green(a)way Family of Dorchester, Massachusetts

For 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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