Ann Greenwell

Ann married Robert Cole before 1743. Robert (son of Robert Cole and Elizabeth Tant) was born about 1710 in St. Mary's County, Maryland; died before 2 Dec 1771 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jane Cole was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland; died before 1769.
2. Henrietta Cole was born on 2 Jul 1754 in St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland; died on 6 Dec 1837 in Marion County, Kentucky; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Holy Cross, Marion, Kentucky.
3. Eleanor Cole was born between 1755 and 1760; died between 1830 and 1848.

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Abstract of the will of Thomas Greenwell, 11 Mar 1750:

To son Philip.
To dau. Winefret, Negro man Robin.
To dau.-in-law, Anne Riley.
To dau.-in-law, Elizabeth Riley.
To son-in-law, Bennet Riley.
To my three said children in law, each a two-year yearling.
To son George Greenwell, 1s.
To dau. Anne Cole, 1s.
Rest of estate to my children: Philip Greenwell, Anastasia Greenwell, Monica Greenwell, Mary Greenwell and Raphael Greenwell.
Wife Mary Greenwell and Robert Cole, exs.
Wit: Henry Jernegan, Ignatius Greenwell.

Thomas married Mary Medley before 1724 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of John Medley and (Unknown first wife of John Medley)) was born about 1700 in St. Mary's County, Maryland; died after 20 Aug 1743 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of James Greenwell, 28 Nov 1709:

To wife Grace, extx., during widowhood, of 200 A., "Pileswood Lane", it being the dwelling place; she to have charge of younger child. until they are 18 yrs. of age. To son John and hrs., residue of land afsd.; he to have charge of child. should wife marry or die. In event of his death without issue, his estate to pass in succession to sons Justinian and Ignatius and hrs., to son Stephen and hrs., son Charles and hrs., and then to 3 sons Henry, Thos. and William and hrs. To sons afsd., personalty.

To son James, 1 shilling in full of his share of estate.

To 3 daus., Mary Heard, Grace Clarke and Jane (Greenwell), at 18 yrs., personalty.

Test: Jo. Mason, Henry Taylor, James Gough, Peter Gahart.

James married Grace Taylor before 1677. Grace (daughter of Henry Taylor and Mary) died between 30 Nov 1737 and 5 Mar 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of Grace Taylor Greenwell Galley:



Galley, Grace, widow, St. Mary's Co., 31st Nov., 1737; 5th Mar., 1739.

To sons Charles, Henry, Justiman, Thomas and John Greenwell, dau.-in-law Mary, wife of Charles, dau. Grace, wife of Michael Rayley, Jr., grand-daus., child. of sons Stephen, Henry, Charles and Thomas Greenwell, to daus. of Jane Norris, wife of Thomas, and to dau. Mary, wife of John Heard, personalty.

Testatrix desires to be buried with her husbands and child. on her plantation.

Ex.: Son Stephen.

Test: William Stone, Jr., John Greenwell, Thomas Gordan.

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Will of John Medley:

In the name of God Amen, I JOHN MEDLEY, SR. of St. Mary's County in the province Maryland being in health of body and of sound and perfect mind and memory praise therefore give unto almighty God for the same, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say -- first, and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of almighty hoping through the merits of [illegible] and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and [illegible] and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit Everlasting Life and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors, hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all my [illegible] Temporal Estate as it hath pleased almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as follows 1st First I will that my Just debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged -- Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Greenwell my son in Law, all that parcel of Land whereon he now Lives, during his natural Life, and after his decease, I give and bequeath, the said Land with all its appurtenances unto my grandson, GEORGE GREENWELL, and the male heirs of his body Lawfully begotten from him and for want of such heirs, then to JAMES MEDLEY, Son of JAMES MEDLEY, and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath unto my son JOHN MEDLEY one shilling sterling in full of his part of my Estate, Item I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE MEDLEY heirs and the rest of his children, one shilling sterling in full of their part of my Estate -- Item I give and bequeath unto my son WILLIAM MEDLEY one shilling sterling in full of his part of my Estate Item I give and bequeath unto my son THOMAS MEDLEY one Shilling Sterling it being in full of his part of my Estates Item I give and bequeath unto my Son JAMES MEDLEY one shilling sterling it being in full of his part of my Estate. Item I give and bequeath unto the heirs of my daughter MARY one Shilling Sterling it being in full of their part of my Estate, Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter ANN COLE, one feather bed and that being in full of her part of my Estate Item I give and bequeath unto my Loving wife, Sarah Medley, one third part of all my personal Estate, and all the Rest and Residue of my personal Estate goods Chattles, whatsoever I so give and bequeath unto my three children CLEMENT JANE and HENRIETTA MEDLEY and their heirs forever -- and I do hereby appoint, my Loving wife Sarah Medley and Loving Son CLEMENT MEDLEY my whole and sole Executor and Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoke disallow and declare void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made -- In witness whereof I the said JOHN MEDLEY to this my Last Will have hereunto set my hand seal, this second Day of December, one thousand seven hundred and forty three.

[Signed in the presence of Thomas Waughop, Enoch Combs, and Cornelius Manning.]

John married (Unknown first wife of John Medley). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said, without proof, to have been Ann Ford.

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He was not a passenger on the Ark or the Dove, despite many online claims to the contrary. He first appears in the archives of Maryland on 1 Feb 1642, when Edward Hall sued John Langford, Esq., for a flockbed and a rug, purportedly used by John Greenwell near Piney Neck. He appears to have been in his teens and indentured as a manservant to Edward Hall, an indenture that was over by 1650. The frequent claim that he returned to England to marry his first wife Mary on 22 Jun 1650 cannot be entirely true, since on 19 June of that year he gave testimony in a case involving a cattle brand, incidentally stating his age to be 25. (Archives of Maryland, volume 10, page 29.)

His page on Wikitree claims that he was born 30 Mar 1625 in Durham, England, a son of William Greenwell and Elizabeth Powell, but we aware of no proof for this, or any evidence whatsoever for Durham origins.

Below is his will, dated 27 Mar 1658. After his death, Walter Hall testified that John Greenwell wrote his will "2 or 3 dayes before hee dyed."

Will of John Greenwell, from volume 41 of the Maryland archives, page 43:

In the name of God Amen. I John Greenewell of New-Towne in the Prouince of Maryland, being very sick of Body, but in perfect memory (thanks bee gyuen to Allmighty God) doe make & ordaine this my last will & Testamt as followeth. Impe I bequeath my Soule to Allmty god my Creatoe & Redeemer; And my Body to the earth, to be decently buryed.

It. I giue unto my louing Sonne James Greenewell (whom I make my Exequutoe after my debts & funerall charges are payd) all my whole Estate, Except these following Legacyes.

I giue unto my louing Wife Bridgett Greenewell all her wearing cloathes her bed & furniture; halfe the stock of hoggs; halfe the Steeres & fewer Cowes. And the managing of the whole Estate untill my Sonne comes of Age. If my Ouerseers shall soe thinke fitt.

It. I giue unto my God-daughter Anna Warren a Cow calfe.

It. I giue unto Mr fritz herbert a hogshead of Tob. in testimony That I dye a Roman Catholique.

It. I make & ordaine my two loving freinds Capt Willm Euans & Mr James Langworth to bee Ourseers to my Child, And in case my Child dye before he comes to age.

I give unto the Ouerseers One third part of his Estate betwixt them, And the rest to be disposed of to pious uses: as for the releife of poore Catholique Children & the like.

In wittnes tht this is my last will & testamt I haue hereunto sett my hand.

March the 27th 1658.

John Greenewell
In the presence of his marke
Walter Hall
John Shirtcliffe
his marke.
Thomas Bankes.

John married Mary before 1651. Mary died after 20 Mar 1652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Abt 1652

Notes:

Said to have been Mary Knowland, but this is evidently unproven.

Her last appearance in surviving Maryland records is on 20 Mar 1651/2, when she testified in the case of James Langworth and Robert Clarke, who were charged with the murder of Philip Anther. She testified that the pistol that killed Anther had misfired earlier that same day, when she jostled it while going about her daily chores. Both defendants were eventually acquitted.

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He was transported from Virginia to Maryland in 1667 along with his wife Mary and his daughter Grace. We are unaware of any evidence for his purported origins in Warrington, Lancashire.

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I039964:

Henry Taylor Sr (will dated 3/27/1698, will probated 3/8/1700 St Mary's County) & his 1st wife, Mary.

A tailor, Henry, Mary & dau, Grace, immigrated into service 1667 St Mary's County. Others mentioned in Henry Taylor Will were "sons Henry, John, William, Thomas & James Taylor (plantation), dau Grace Greenwell & wife (unnamed)."

Henry Taylor's 2nd wife was Faith Campbell, daughter of John Campbell of Poplar Hill.

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Henry Taylor of St Mary's service 1667 ABH11 f108, patents.
"Henry Taylor proves right to 150 acres & warrant. Came forth Henry Taylor of St Mary's Co., tailor, and proved right as well to fifty acres of land for his time of service performed and also 100 cares more for the transport of Mary his wife, & Grace his child."

Henry married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 1 May 1695, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Notes:

Regarding his year of birth, Donnelly in John Medley (1615-1660) notes "Age 26 in 1679 ARCHIVES OF MARYLAND 51:269-271, which also states he was a son of JOHN MEDLEY dec'd."

William married Ann Reynolds. Ann (daughter of George Reynolds and Dorothy) died before 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1616, England

Notes:

Arrived in Maryland 1635 as an indentured servant of Thomas Cornwalleys. Represented Newtown Hundred in the lower house of the Maryland legislature, 1650 and 1651.

We know he died in 1660 because on 19 Feb of that year he was subpoened to testify in the case of Stiles vs. Piles, and then later in 1660 James Beane filed a lawsuit against John Medley's estate.

Mary Louise Donnelly's John Medley 1615-1660 gives the parents of this John Medley as John Medley and Susannah Rhodes who married 8 Feb 1601 in Elland, Yorkshire. Problems with this include the fact that the elder of these John Medleys was a Protestant while the immigrant was a Catholic, and the fact that the older John Medley was a parish clerk whereas the immigrant was illiterate.

John married Elizabeth Thompson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to Mary Louise Donnelly's John Medley (1615-1660), Elizabeth arrived in Maryland 1641.

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Donnelly in John Medley (1615-1660) (citation details below) says he was "mentioned on 10/1/1663 as the Door Keeper of the Lower House and for his services received 300 pounds of tobacco."

George married Dorothy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Claimed by some as a passenger on the Ark or the Dove, but he's not one of the "qualifying ancestors" for the Order of First Families of Maryland.

Arrival in Maryland given variously as 1634 and 1641, the latter more likely.

Mary Louise Donnelly's John Medley 1615-1660 gives his birth year as 1594, referencing Archives of Maryland 4: 354. But that page of the Archives, on which "Willm Tompson" is described as "aged 50 yeares or thereabouts", appears to be from "Court and Testamentary Business" conducted in 1647. Possibly Donnelly was misled by the presence of the date "Janvary the 14th 1644" toward the top of page 354, which appears to refer to the case referenced in that paragraph, not to the overall page.

William married Anne. Anne died before 1667. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]