Elisabeth Greenleaf

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• FamilySearch ID: LRBZ-GWZ
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Jan 1906

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• FamilySearch ID: L2M5-KS4
• Initiatory (LDS): 20 Dec 1905, MANTI

Notes:

History of Stephen Greenleaf, Jr. was a very famous man in his day an d i s usually distinguished in the Indian Wars, and is mentioned in "Math er' s Magnalia," as commanding a company in the celebrated Battle with th e Fr ench and Indians at Wells, Maine, in 1690. For several years he wa s the R epresentative of Newbury in the General Court, and in 1689 was th e agen t of the State to Treat with the Indians at Pennicook. He died i n 1743 a t the great age of 91 years.
Stephen, Jr. was a prominent man in public affairs. He was a selectma n i n Newbury in 1675-76. Like his father, he was Ensign, appointed Lieut enan t in 1685, and Captain of Militia in 1689. He served in King Philip s Wa r on the Connecticut River and was wounded in the Battle of Hatfield , MA . He was famed for his services in the Indian wars and was known a s "th e great Indian fighter." The following notes give an account of som e of h is experiences with the Indians:
"In 1689, he was appointed agent of the state to treat with the Indian s a t Pennacock. May 18, 1695, he files a petition for relief, and presen ts t he bill for professional services of Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet, whic h reads : 'Bill for curing Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, who was wounded whil e movin g a family who had been taken from Newbury by the Indians.' On th e fift h of March, 1696, Captain Greenleaf addressed the following petiti on to t he general court: 'The petition of Captain Greenleaf, of Newbury , Humbl y Showeth: That upon the Seventh of October last, about three o'c lock i n the afternoon, a party of Indians surprised a family at Turkey H ill i n said town, captured nine persons, women and children, rifled th e house , carrying away bedding and dry goods. Only one person escaped, a nd gav e notice to the next family, and they to the town; upon the alar m your pe titioner with a party of men pursued after the enemy, endeavori ng to lin e the river Merrimack to prevent their passage, by which mean s the captiv es were recovered and brought back. The enemy lay in a gull y hard by th e roadway and about nine at night made a shot at Your Petiti oner, and sho t him through the wrist, between the bones, and also mad e a large wound o n his side, which would have been very painful and cost ly to your petitio ner in the cure of them, and have in a great measure u tterly taken away t he use of his left hand, and wholly taken off from hi s employment this wi nter. Your petitioner therefore honorably prays thi s honorable court tha t they would make him such compensation as shall se em fit; which he shal l thankfully acknowledge, and doubts not but will b e an encouragement t o others, and possibly to relieve their neighbors wh en assaulted by so ba rbarous an enemy, And your petitioner shall every p ray.' "(Signed) Stephe n Greenleaf"

"March 6 ---- Read and voted that there be paid out of the province trea s ury to the Petitioner the sum of forty pounds."
This is said to be the only instance in which the Indians attacked, "cap t ivated," or killed any of the inhabitants of Newbury.
Captain Stephen Jr. and his first wife Elizabeth (Gerrish) Greenleaf h a d 10 children, all born in Newbury, MA:
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Citation:
Stephen Greenleaf
Birth: Aug 15 1652 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: Oct 13 1743 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Wife: Elizabeth Greenleaf (born Gerrish)
Son: Daniel Greenleaf
Stephen, Newbury, eldest son of Stephen Greenleaf (b. England). Was a Ca p t. died at the great age, 13 Oct. 1743. Married Elizabeth, daughter o f Ca pt. William Gerrish.
First Families of New England. By James Savage Pg. 309.

Stephen married Elizabeth Lowell Gerrish on 23 Oct 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth was born on 20 Sep 1654 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 5 Aug 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MZR1-QXD
• Initiatory (LDS): 24 Jan 1906, MANTI

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• FamilySearch ID: LRN6-D5N
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Jan 1906, MANTI

Stephen married Elizabeth Coffin on 13 Nov 1651 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth was born in 1634 in Brixton, Devonshire, England; died on 19 Nov 1678 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LY8Z-K4H
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Jan 1906, MANTI