 1652 - 1743 (91 years) Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Stephen Greenleaf |
| Prefix |
Captain |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Birth |
15 Aug 1652 |
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
13 Oct 1743 |
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Burial |
16 Oct 1743 |
First Parish Burying Ground, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
20 Dec 1905 |
MANTI |
| FamilySearch ID |
L2M5-KS4 |
| Headstones |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I100220 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Captain Stephen Greenleaf, b. 10 Aug 1628, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 1 Dec 1690, Cape Breton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 62 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Coffin, b. 1634, Brixton, Devonshire, England d. 19 Nov 1678, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Nov 1651 |
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Family ID |
F9417 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Lowell Gerrish, b. 20 Sep 1654, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Aug 1712, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Oct 1676 |
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. A Sarah Greenleaf, b. Abt 1676, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 12 Apr 1723, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 47 years) |
| | 2. Elisabeth Greenleaf, b. 12 Jan 1677, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 20 Apr 1723, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 46 years) |
| + | 3. Daniel Greenleaf, b. 10 Feb 1678, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 26 Aug 1763, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years) |
| | 4. Stephen Greenleaf, III, b. 31 Aug 1682, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 Oct 1688, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 6 years) |
| | 5. William Greenleaf, b. 1 Apr 1684, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 Apr 1684, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 6. Joseph Greenleaf, b. 12 Apr 1686, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 21 Dec 1735, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 49 years) |
| | 7. John Greenleaf, b. 29 Aug 1693, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Bef 1725 (Age < 31 years) |
| | 8. Benjamin Greenleaf, b. 14 Dec 1695, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| | 9. Benjamin Greenleaf, b. 14 Dec 1695, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| | 10. Moses Greenleaf, b. 24 Feb 1697, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Mar 1753, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 56 years) |
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| Family ID |
F31495 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
| Family 2 |
Hannah Jordan, b. 18 Dec 1665, York Village, York, Maine, United States d. 30 Sep 1743 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Sep 1713 |
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Family ID |
F31498 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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 | Birth - 15 Aug 1652 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Marriage - 23 Oct 1676 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Marriage - 19 Sep 1713 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Death - 13 Oct 1743 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
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 | Burial - 16 Oct 1743 - First Parish Burying Ground, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 20 Dec 1905 - MANTI |
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| 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.
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