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Lieut. John "White Hat" Greene (son of Benjamine Greene and Humility Coggeshall) was born September 30, 1685 in Warwick, RI, and died March 29, 1752 in Westerly, Washington Co. N.Y. He married Mary Aylesworth, daughter of Arthur Aylesworth and Mary Brown.

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On October 13, 1726, John gave his wife a receipt for her share of her father's estate.

In 1732 he is styled "Lieutenant John". On January 9, 1733 or 1734, being then of East Greenwich, he purchased 149 ¾ acres in what is now West Greenwich, it being "The first farm in the first division in the right of Samuel Cranston".

In 1743 he sold farms formerly belonging to his father and brother, Caleb, both deceased. The Cranston farm in West Greenwich was the site of his homestead. In the records preserved by Ethan Greene, from his son Joseph's grandson. He is styled "White Hat John" and was also called "Lord John" because of his haughty air. He died in West Greenwich March 29, 1752. His will was made March 26 and proved April 25, 1752. Of his fifteen children, the ninth was Joseph. It might be interesting to note here that, with his large family, he died leaving a fortune quite large for that day.



Children of Lieut. John "White Hat" Greene and Mary Aylesworth are:
  1. +Thomas Deacon Greene, b. October 03, 1708, West Greenwich, Kent Co, RI, d. July 26, 1793, Charleston, Washington Co, RI.
  2. John Greene, b. Bet. 1710 - 1720, d. date unknown.
  3. Mary Greene, b. Bet. 1711 - 1713, d. date unknown.
  4. Esq. Philip Greene, b. Abt. 1712, d. date unknown.
  5. Elizabeth Greene, b. Abt. 1714, d. date unknown.
  6. Josiah Clarke Greene, b. Abt. 1715, d. date unknown.
  7. Amos Greene, b. January 17, 1716/17, d. date unknown.
  8. Caleb Greene, b. Abt. 1720, d. date unknown.
  9. Benjamin Greene, b. May 02, 1720, d. date unknown.
  10. +Joseph Greene, b. May 31, 1722, East Greenwich, Kent Co, RI, d. date unknown.
  11. Jonathan Greene, b. Abt. 1723, d. date unknown.
  12. Sarah Greene, b. 1725, d. date unknown.
  13. Ruth Greene, b. Abt. 1729, d. date unknown.
  14. William Greene, b. Abt. 1732, d. date unknown.
  15. Joshua Greene, b. Abt. 1734, d. date unknown.
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