Individual Details

John Greenwell

(1681 - Jul 1741)

Notes:
Greenwell, John, St Mary's Co.,22nd Dec., 1739; 15th July, 1741.
To sons John Wiseman, John Basil and James and their hrs. "Pilese Woodland".
" son Joshua, "Last Shift".
" son John Baptist, 100 A. "Rochester".
Extx.: Wife Catherine.
Test Thomas Norres, Jr., John Norres and Thomas Norres. 22.368.

John Greenwell 26.333 SM £216.15.6 Aug 21 1741 Sep 1 1741
Appraisers: Robert Ford, George Craghill.
Creditors: John Manning, James Gough.
Next of kin: John Greenwell, John Wiseman Greenwell.
Administratrix/Executrix: Catherine Greenwell.

John Gaanwell 19.368 A SM £216.15.6 £11.19.6 Feb 1 1742
Sureties: John Manning (of Newtown Neck), Cornelius Manning.
Payments to: John Manning, Mr. William Cartwright.
Executrix: Catherine Manley, wife of John Manley.

John Greenwell Dec., 1739 Wills Liber TA 1 page 131
The Last will of John Greenwell
In the name of God Amen. I John Greenwell of St Mary's County in the province of Maryland, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, but calling to mind the mortality of my body do make and ordain this my last will & Testament. Jusprimis I commend my soul to God, and my body to the Earth to be buried at the discretion hereafter hereafter named; and as for such goods as God has blessed me with in this life. I give and dispose of in form following.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son John Wiseman Greenwell part of a tract of Land called Piles ets Woodland, from an oake called the Dividing with a line Drawn East all the parcell of Land lying one the south side of the Line; and the East side of the main road together with a Tract of Land called This Are None to him & his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son John Basil Greenwell; part of the aforesaid Piles Woodland. I give from the aforesaid Oake with the line drawn west and by south all that parcell of Land lying on the south side of the line and the westside of the road to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son James Greenwell the remaining part of Piles Woodland, to him & his heirs forever, and my will is that he shall have liberty to sett to himself on the half part of the said land when he shall see fitt during his natural Life.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joshua Greenwell a tract of land called The Last Shift to him & his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Baptist Greenwell one hundred acres of land it being part of a tract called Rochester to him & his heirs forever.
Item I ---- all my sons to -- for themselves at the age of Eighteen and the negro woman Hannah and her increase to be Equally Divided amongst my surviving children, when my youngest child arrives to Eighteen.
I likewise appoint my well beloved wife Catherine Greenwell my Executrix of this my Last will & Testament, December the 22, 1739
Thomas his mark Norris Sr. John his mark Norris
July the 15th 1741, came Thomas Norris John Norris and Thomas Norris Junior the subscibing witnesses to the foregoing will being duly and solemnly sworn on on the Holy Thomas his Norris Jr. Evangels of Almighty God dispose and mark say that they saw the Testator John Greenwell sign the foregoing will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and Testament, that at that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and that they subscribed their respective names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the Testator, and at his request. Sworn to before me. Tho. Aisquith Deputy Commissioner of St Marys County
The Deceased's Widow has made her Election and stands to the and takes her thirds, Certified by me Tho. Aisquith Deputy Commissionerof St Mary County

John GREENWELL (born ca 1676 Newtown, St Mary's County, MD; died bef 7/1/1741,
"Pileswood Land: married before 8/12/1704 to Catherine WISEMAN,

In John's will dated 12/22/1739, will probated 7/15/1741, probated by Thomas Norris Jr, John Norris & Thomas Norris Sr. "to sons John, John Basil, & James, "Piles Woodland". to my son Joshua the plantation "Last Shift". to son John Baptist 100 acres of "Rochester". other sons unnamed under 18. wife Catherine sole Executrix. The personal estate was Inv on 8/21/1741 with a value +-218/15/6

John and Catherine Wiseman Greenwell had 8 children named in Wills of father & his son Joshua:
1st: Mary GREENWELL married John MANNING 1. James MANNING
2nd: Ann Lettice GREENWELL (died before 2/20/1753) unmarried
3rd: John Wiseman GREENWELL (ca 1705-ca 1754) married Mary PIKE (d after 1798) 1. Archibald GREENWELL (ca 1750-1798) married Catherine and had children
4th: John Basil GREENWELL (died 1761) married (NJL: she was not the daughter of James and Priscilla Gough) ca 1756 to Eleanor GOUGH Clarke (widow of John CLARKE, and dau of James GOUGH and Priscilla HEARD. Eleanor had a son Richard Langhorn CLARKE. Eleanor married 3rd in 1762 to James WHEATLEY 1. Joshua Leonard GREENWELL (b 11/5/1756, St Mary's County MD; d 1833, Nelson Co KY) m 1st: 1/31/1774 in MD to Elizabeth HOLTON; 2nd: 3/26/1821 in KY to Eleanor HILL; no ch 2. James GREENWELL (bapt 1/15/1761) m 5/14/1801 to Elizabeth WHEATLEY (prob d/o James WHEATLEY and Henrietta NORRIS
5th: James GREENWELL (ca 1724-1770) married Hannah (died after 1770 and prob bef 1790). They had 9 children named in Will. 1. John GREENWELL (born ca 1745) 2. Clement GREENWELL (ca 1748-1816) married Jane TOWNBAR 3. James GREENWELL (ca 1751-d before 1816) may have married Stacia COTTRELL, d/o Monica COTTRELL 4. Barnaby GREENWELL (ca 1753-1815) married Ann. No ch 5. Bennet GREENWELL (ca 1755-d before 1816) married Elizabeth 6. William GREENWELL (b ca 1757; served in MD Militia 1781; d 1819; no ch) 7. Joseph GREENWELL (ca 1759-1819; no ch) 8. Dorothy GREENWELL (ca 1761-1823; no ch) 9. Elizabeth GREENWELL (ca 1763-1798) married William DOWNS
6th: Joshua GREENWELL (died before 7/3/1750)
7th: John Baptist GREENWELL (ca 1740-ca 1774) married Susanna (possibly the dau of Martin YEATES) 1. John Basil GREENWELL (born 1762) m 4/21/1798 in MD to Polly
GRAY; moved to KY 2. Mary Ann GREENWELL (1767-1814) 3. Henrietta GREENWELL (born 1770) 4. Cornelius GREENWELL (born 1773)
8th: Susanna GREENWELL (died before 1761, unmarried)

An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 10 Mar 2009. Thomas can be contacted at stobie@sprynet.com.

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John Greenwell Dec., 1739 Wills Liber TA 1 page 131

The Last will of
John Greenwell

In the name of God Amen. I John Greenwell of St. Mary's County in the province of Maryland, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, but calling to mind the mortality of my body do make and ordain this my last will & Testament. Jusprimis I commend my soul to God, and my body to the Earth to be buried at the discretion hereafter named; and as for such goods as God has blessed me with in this life. I give and dispose of in form following.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son John Wiseman Greenwell part of a tract of Land called Piles ets Woodland, from an oake called the Dividing with a line Drawn East all the parcell of Land lying one the south side of the Line; and the East sideof the main road together with a Tract of Land called, this are none to him & his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son John Basil Greenwell; part of the aforesaid piles Woodland.
Item I give from the aforesaid Oake with the line drawn west and by south all that parcell of Land lying on the south side of the line and the westside of the road to him and his heirs forever. Item Igive and
bequeath to my son James Greenwell the remaining part of Piles Woodland, to him & his heirs forever, and my will is that he shall have liberty to sett to himself on the half part of the said land when he shall see fitt duringhis natural Life.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joshua Greenwell a tract of land called the last shift to him & his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Baptist Greenwell one hundred acres of land it being part of a tract called Rochester to him & his heirs forever.
Item I _____ all my sons to ______ for themselves at the age of Eighteen and the negro woman Hannah and her increase to be
Equally Divided amongst my surviving children, whenmy youngest child arrives to Eighteen I likewise appoint my well beloved wife Catherine Greenwell my Executrix of this my Last will & Testament, December the22, 1739

John Greenwell (((seal)))

__ Thomas x Norris Sr. July the 15th 1741

John x Norris
came Thomas Norris John Norris and Thomas Norris Junior the subscibing witnesses
to the foregoing will being duly and solemnly sworn on on the Holy Thomas his
Norris Jr. Evangels of Almighty God dispose and mark say that they saw the Testator John Greenwell sign the foregoing will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and Testament, that at that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and that they subscribed their respective names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the Testator, and at his request. Sworn to
before me. Tho. Aisquith Deputy Commissioner of St. Marys County

The Deceased's Widow has made her Election and stands to the and takes her thirds, Certified by me Tho. Aisquith Deputy Commissioner of St. Mary County

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An extract from Thomas Stobie's GEDCOM created 10 Mar 2009. Thomas can be contacted at stobie@@sprynet.com.

Events

Birth1681Newtown, St Mary's, Maryland
MarriageBef 12 Aug 1704St. Mary's County, Maryland - Catherine Wiseman
WillJul 1741
DeathJul 1741St. Mary's, Maryland, USA

Families

SpouseCatherine Wiseman ( - 1743)
ChildJohn Wiseman Greenwell (1705 - 1754)
ChildJohn Baptist Greenwell (1740 - 1774)
ChildAnne Lettice Greenwell ( - 1753)
ChildMary Greenwell (1722 - 1757)
ChildJames Greenwell (1724 - 1750)
ChildJoshua Greenwell ( - 1750)
ChildSusanna Greenwell (1699 - 1761)
FatherJames Greenwell (1650 - 1714)
MotherGrace Taylor (1655 - 1739)
SiblingStephen Greenwell (1672 - 1757)
SiblingThomas Greenwell (1702 - 1750)
SiblingJustinian Greenwell (1682 - 1771)
SiblingMary Greenwell (1680 - 1746)
SiblingGrace Greenwell (1680 - )
SiblingJane Greenwell (1698 - 1787)
SiblingIgnatius Greenwell (1678 - 1724)
SiblingHenry Greenwell (1696 - 1757)
SiblingJames Greenwell (1678 - 1724)
SiblingWilliam Greenwell (1698 - 1727)
SiblingGrace Greenwell (1672 - )
SiblingMary Greenwell (1674 - )
SiblingStephen Greenwell (1687 - 1757)
SiblingWilliam Greenwell (1675 - 1727)
SiblingJustinian Greenwell (1690 - 1771)
SiblingMary Greenwell (1694 - )
SiblingCharles Greenwell (1690 - 1760)

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