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2463. Thomas Green. Born ca 1606 in England.215 Thomas died in Malden, MA on 19 Dec 1667.216

Thomas Green, also spelled Greene, of Malden, MA. He first married Elizabeth, second Frances (Watson) (Wheeler) Cook, widow of Isaac Wheeler and Richard Cook. His homestead was in the part of Malden which is now part of Melrose and Wakefield.

From Samuel Stillman Greene’s A Genealogical Sketch of the Descendants of Thomas Green(e) of Malden, Boston, H.W. Dutton, 1858:215
It is not known at what time [Thomas Green] came to this country. There are no indications of his residence in Malden earlier than 1649 ; yet he might have resided elsewhere in this country several years previous to his removal to that place. A Thomas Greene was residing in Ipswich in 1648, and another in Eoxbury at the same time. It is not improbable that these both removed to Maiden about that time, making the two by that name mentioned on page 7. Among the passengers on board the ship Speedwell, of London, for Virginia, May 28, 1636, was Thomas Greene, 24 years old. He could scarcely have been our ancestor, for the first child of the latter was probably born as early as 1628. Also a Thomas Greene came in the ship Paull, from London, bound to Virginia, July 6, 1635. It is doubtful whether either of these settled in New England.
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From all that has been gathered thus far, it seems most probable that our progenitor, with his wife Elizabeth, and at least three of his children, came over among the early settlers of the Massachusetts Colony; that he remained temporarily in some one of the new settlements, perhaps Ipswich, till about 1649 or 1650, when he removed to the northern part of Maiden, (now Melrose,) the southern part having been already occupied by settlers from Charlestown; that there he came into possession of his farm, consisting of “meadow, broken, upland, and waste land, being by estimation 63 acres, with the meadow at Ensign Lynds’,” (Thomas Greene’s Inventory) and that with him, or near him, were living all his children, except Hannah, who married Joseph Richardson, and removed to Woburn. His farm was situated just east of the present site of the Stoneham railroad station. Here was the “old mansion house,” with its “parlor” furnished with “a bedstead, a featherbed, one boulster, one pillow, 3 curtains, a Valliance, one chest, 2 pair of sheets & two blanketts, 5 napkins and one little table cloath, 6 chairs, one great chest, one box, 2 cushions, one Cosleat compleat, one Musquett, one table, one Wollen Wheele & one old warming pan;” also a “little chamber,” furnished with “two flock beds, coverlett, blankett &c;” also “Samuel’s chamber,” containing “one feather bed, one straw bed, Rugg, Box & bed stead (half headed);” also a “Hall” containing “4 pewter dishes, one candle sticke, one salt sellar, one old copper kettle, two skilletts, one iron pott, pott hook & kettle, 4 great trays & 4 little trays, one Doz. Trenchers, one salt box, one grate, two payles, one half bushell, one old pillion & saddle, Tramell, tongs, cleaver & Spitt ;” also a “Leantoe,” containing “a fox trap and a Bracke;” and, finally, a “cellar,” containing “one meal trough, one Bear barrell, a grindstone, winch, Hough & Smoothing irons, a Scythe-snath & knip,” as well as sundry other articles. The same inventory which gives us this information tells us that he had “four oxen, five cows, one bull a year & vantage, one mare, one horse, six sheep, the half of eleven swine,” some fifty “bushells” of grain, and that “the house, out-housing, orchard, and all the land belonging there unto,” was valued at £179.18.2, the whole estate being estimated worth £285.18.2.
It is evident, from deeds on record at East Cambridge, that his sons and grandsons purchased lands in the immediate vicinity of the “old mansion house;” so that, though many of them are recorded as belonging to Stoneham (called “Charlestown End” before 1725) and Reading, they were yet not far distant from the old homestead. About 1716, or perhaps a little earlier, the family began to separate. ...

Also from the Descendants of Thomas Green(e):215
Thomas Green(e) was born in England, probably about 1606. There are reasons for supposing that he came from Leicestershire, but no proof of the fact. The time of his arrival in this country is also uncertain. The first record in which his name appears, so as to identify him, is 1653, when his youngest daughter, Dorcas, was born. Yet he doubtless came many years before, probably 1635 or 1636. We are inclined to the opinion that he lived in Ipswich till 1649 or 1650, and then removed to Maiden. He certainly lived in Maiden as early as Oct. 28, 1651, when his wife Elizabeth, and dau. bearing the same name, signed a petition to the General Court.
He had a farm of 63 acres in the north part of Maiden, in that part which is now the town of Melrose. A part of his farm remains to this day in the possession of his descendants.
He was selectman of Maiden in 1658, and was several times on the grand jury of the County of Middlesex. As there were two other Thomas Greens in the town, he is known on the records as Thomas Green, senior; his son being junior, and the other Thomas left without any suffix.
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His Will, dated Nov. 12, 1667; proved Jan. 15, 1667-8; recorded Midd. Prob., 5 : 297, mentions no wife, but makes bequests to his “eldest son” Thomas, sons John, William, Henry, Samuel, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Martha, and Dorcas. Sons William and Henry were appointed executors. John Waite, John Lynde, witnesses. Inventory, Jan. 10, 1667–8; amount, £285.18.2.

From Cutter’s New England Families Genealogical and Memorial:15
“Thomas Green, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England about the year 1600, according to a deposition that he made August 16, 1662. Thomas Green, probably his son, came to Massachusetts at the age of fifteen in the ship Planter, which sailed from England, April 2, 1635. The same name and age appear also in the passenger list of the ship Hopewell, which sailed the next day and are believed to represent the same Thomas Green Jr. Preceding the list of passengers in the Planter is a certificate which states that Thomas came from St Albans, Hertfordshire. It seems likely that Thomas Green Sr. came to New England at the same time or a little earlier, and settled at Lynn and Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was living at Lady Moody’s farm at Lynn about 1646. He removed to Malden about 1650, and was living there October 28, 1651, when his wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth signed a petition to the general court. He had a farm of sixty-three acres in the northern part of Malden. He was one of the leading citizens, serving repeatedly on the grand jury and in 1658 as selectman of Malden. The first wife of Thomas, Elizabeth, whom he married in England, was mother of all his children. She died August 22, 1658, and he married (second) September 5, 1659, Frances Cook, who was born in 1608. She married (first) Isaac Wheeler, and (second) Richard Cook, who died October 14, 1648. She had children by the first two husbands, but none by her third husband, Thomas Green. Thomas Green died December 19, 1667. His will, dated November 12, 1667, was proved January 15, 1668, bequeathing to five sons, five daughters and his wife. The homestead was situated in that part of Malden now included in Melrose and Wakefield..”

Will: Thomas of Malden. Will dated 12 Nov 1667; proved 15 Jan 1667/8; recorded Middlesex Prob., 5:297, mentions no wife, but makes bequests to his eldest son Thomas, sons John, William, Henry', Samuel, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Martha, and Dorcas. Sons William and Henry were appointed executors. John Waite, John Lynde, witnesses.

Thomas first married Elizabeth. Elizabeth died in Malden, MA (6) 1658 [Aug 1658].216

Their children include:

6156i.

Elizabeth Green (ca 1628-aft 1667)

6157ii.

Capt. Thomas Green (ca 1630-13 Feb 1671/2)

6158iii.

Dea. John Green (ca 1632-16 Oct 1707)

6159iv.

Mary Green (ca 1633-aft 1667)

6160v.

Capt. William Green (ca 1635-30 Dec 1705)

6161vi.

Lieut. Henry Green (ca 1638-19 Sep 1717)

6162vii.

Samuel Green (Mar 1645-31 Oct 1724)

6163viii.

Hannah Green (ca 1647-20 May 1721)

6164ix.

Martha Green (ca 1650-aft 1667)

6165x.

Dorcas Green (1 (3) 1653 [ 1 May 1653]-1682)

5 (7) 1659 [5 Sep 1659] Thomas second married Frances Watson, daughter of John Watson (ca 1566-) & Mary Badwyn, in Malden, MA.216 Born ca 1600 in Cardington, Bedfordshire. Frances was baptized in Cardington, Bedfordshire, on 28 Nov 1600.

Frances first married Isaac Wheeler of Charlestown, second Richard Cook of Malden, third Thomas Green of Malden as his second wife, and fourth Joseph Wheeler of Concord as his third wife. Frances’s first and fourth husbands were first cousins.

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