Nevins Family of Kingston MA and Canterbury CT
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| Father | Thomas Greene1 b. 4 June 1705, d. 5 August 1763 | |
| Mother | Martha Coit1 b. 1 April 1706, d. 1782 |
| Birth* | 26 January 1745 | Boston, Suffolk, MA1 |
| Father | Thomas Greene1,2 b. 4 June 1705, d. 5 August 1763 | |
| Mother | Martha Coit1,2 b. 1 April 1706, d. 1782 |
| Birth* | 20 January 1745 | Boston, Suffolk, MA1,2 |
| Education* | 1768 | Cambridge, Suffolk, MA, Graduated as valedictorian of his class at Harvard.2 |
| Education | 1772 | earned second degree at Yale, New Haven, New Haven, CT2 |
| Occupation* | 1772 | Greene's Warf, Boston, Suffolk, MA, Entered the import/export trade with his [half] brothers, Daniel and William Hubbard, operating from a store locatged on a portion of Greene's Warf that he had inherited. By 1772, Greene had become prominent enough in the Boston mercantile community to win election as Clerk of the Market, but two years later he cut himself off from all hopes of public office whe he allied himself with the Loyalist cause by signing the merchants' testimonial to Governor Thomas Hutchinson. Such an unpopular public stance in a city as radicalized as Boston was not only personally risky, it soon made it impossible to continue business. As a result, shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in the spring of 1775, Greene was forced into exile.2 William Hubbard Daniel Hubbard |
| Event-Misc* | 1774 | Boston, Suffolk, MA, Signs the merchants' testimonial to Governor Thomas Hutchinson (thereby marking himself as a Loyalist).2 |
| Event-Misc | 1775 | London, England, Green forced into exile in London, where he is taken into the home of Thomas Fraser, partner in the firm Lane, Son & Fraser, known for tis cordial relationship with Loyalist refugees.2 |
| Occupation | forms partnership with John Rose, London, England2 | |
| Occupation | 1777 | went to West Indies with John Rose to gain better access to West Indies market., Antigua2 |
| Marriage* | 13 November 1777 | Rebecca Rose1 |
| Event-Misc | August 1781 | returns to New England, settling his wife and two sons in, New London, New London, CT, (he cannot return to MA due to legal proscriptions in MA on exiles. While awaiting a decision on his status by the MA General Assembly, Greene appears to have lived in Norwichd, CT, while maintaining the New London store that he owned with his partner, William Hubbard.2 Rebecca Rose William Hubbard |
| Event-Misc | April 1784 | submits petition to the Gov. and Council of MA to return to Boston, Boston, Suffolk, MA2 |
| Event-Misc | 1784 | Returns with his family to their manor home in, Boston, Suffolk, MA2 Rebecca Rose |
| Death* | 12 June 1812 | Ballston Springs, NY, "where he had gone seeking treatment for ill health" (from David Greene Letterbook -- see www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/G/Greene_D.html)1,2 |
| Obituary | June 1812 | Very few persons have passed through this life so much beloved and esteemed as Mr. Greene, by a numerous circle of friends and acquaintance -- His singular sweetness of temper, his undeviating politeness, his uncommon attention to strangers, and his extensive connections in business, made him known and admired in every part of the Union; and he was justly considered, both at home and abroad, as one of the most accomplished gentlemen of New England. He was ... alike esteemed for his integrity and his attention to business.2 |
| Father | Thomas Greene1 b. 4 June 1705, d. 5 August 1763 | |
| Mother | Martha Coit1 b. 1 April 1706, d. 1782 |
| Birth* | circa 1750 | Boston, Suffolk, MA1 |
| Death* | 1812 | 1 |
| Father | Thomas Greene1 b. 4 June 1705, d. 5 August 1763 | |
| Mother | Martha Coit1 b. 1 April 1706, d. 1782 |
| Birth* | circa 1751 | Boston, Suffolk, MA1 |
| Death* | 1752 | 1 |
| Marriage* | 13 November 1777 | David Greene1 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | August 1781 | David Greene; returns to New England, settling his wife and two sons in, New London, New London, CT, (he cannot return to MA due to legal proscriptions in MA on exiles. While awaiting a decision on his status by the MA General Assembly, Greene appears to have lived in Norwichd, CT, while maintaining the New London store that he owned with his partner, William Hubbard.2 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1784 | David Greene; Returns with his family to their manor home in, Boston, Suffolk, MA2 |
| Death* | 1800 | 2 |
| Birth* | March 1672/73 | Norwich, Norwich, CT1 |
| Marriage* | 5 November 1701 | Elizabeth Lothrop; Norwich, Norwich, CT1 |
| Death* | 1744 | Norwich, Norwich, CT1 |
| Family | Elizabeth Lothrop b. 1 November 1678, d. 5 October 1708 | |
| Children | 1. | Elizabeth Waterman b. 5 Oct 1702 |
| 2. | Eleazer Waterman b. 22 Jun 1704, d. 1784 | |
| 3. | John Waterman b. 8 Jun 1706, d. 23 Apr 1730 | |
| 4. | Hannah Waterman+ b. 28 Sep 1708, d. 15 Aug 1759 |
| Father | John Waterman1 b. March 1672/73, d. 1744 | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Lothrop1 b. 1 November 1678, d. 5 October 1708 |
| Birth* | 5 October 1702 | Norwich, Norwich, CT1 |
| Father | John Waterman1 b. March 1672/73, d. 1744 | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Lothrop1 b. 1 November 1678, d. 5 October 1708 |
| Birth* | 8 June 1706 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Death* | 23 April 1730 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Father | John Waterman1 b. March 1672/73, d. 1744 | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Lothrop1 b. 1 November 1678, d. 5 October 1708 |
| Birth* | 22 June 1704 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Death* | 1784 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Father | John Waterman1 b. March 1672/73, d. 1744 | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Lothrop1 b. 1 November 1678, d. 5 October 1708 |
| Birth* | 28 September 1708 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Marriage* | 8 November 1733 | Benedict Arnold; Norwich, New London, CT2 |
| Death* | 15 August 1759 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Family | Benedict Arnold b. circa 1715, d. 1761 | |
| Child | 1. | Benedict Arnold b. 14 Jan 1741, d. 14 Jun 1801 |
| Birth* | circa 1715 | London, Middlesex, England1 |
| Marriage* | 8 November 1733 | Hannah Waterman; Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Death* | 1761 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Family | Hannah Waterman b. 28 September 1708, d. 15 August 1759 | |
| Child | 1. | Benedict Arnold b. 14 Jan 1741, d. 14 Jun 1801 |
| Father | Benedict Arnold1 b. circa 1715, d. 1761 | |
| Mother | Hannah Waterman1 b. 28 September 1708, d. 15 August 1759 |
| Birth* | 14 January 1741 | Norwich, New London, CT1 |
| Military* | 31 December 1775 | wounded in the Battle of Quebec, Quebec, Canada2 |
| Military | 1776 | captures Fort Ticonderoga, NY2 |
| Military | 19 September 1777 | until 7 oct 1777, Hero of the battle of, Saratoga, NY2 |
| Military | 30 May 1778 | Signed Oath of Allegiance to his country, Valley Forge, PA2 |
| Military | 1778 | appt. Commandant of, Philadelphia, PA, by George Washington2 |
| Military | May 1779 | begins bargining with the British2 |
| Military | 1781 | burns much of the town of, New London, New London, CT, while leading a raid on rebel supply depots for the British.2 |
| Military | September 1781 | West Point, NY, Defects to British in return for 6,000 Lbs. Sterling, and a commission as a Brigadier General.2 |
| Death* | 14 June 1801 | London, Middlesex, England1 |
| Father | Edward Sedins Whelem2 b. circa 1814, d. February 1894 | |
| Mother | Isabella H. Nevins2 b. 25 June 1817, d. 27 May 1885 |
| Birth* | 20 December 1840 | PA2 |
| Father | James Nevins1 b. 7 August 1790, d. 11 March 1866 | |
| Mother | Achsah Willis1 b. 27 May 1792, d. 23 August 1847 |
| Birth* | 3 March 1815 | PA1 |
| Death* | 8 March 1815 | PA1 |
| Father | James Nevins1 b. 7 August 1790, d. 11 March 1866 | |
| Mother | Achsah Willis1 b. 27 May 1792, d. 23 August 1847 |
| Birth* | 7 February 1816 | PA1 |
| Death* | 7 August 1816 | 1 |
| Father | Johathan Willis Nevins1 b. 26 March 1826, d. 21 August 1866 | |
| Mother | Adaline Ticknor1 b. circa 1829 |
| Birth* | 2 February 1849 | PA1 |
| Death* | 20 December 1889 | 2 |
| Father | Johathan Willis Nevins1 b. 26 March 1826, d. 21 August 1866 | |
| Mother | Adaline Ticknor1 b. circa 1829 |
| Birth* | 13 October 1852 | PA1 |
| Father | John West Nevins1 b. circa 1816 | |
| Mother | Anna Thomas Elliott1 b. 2 September 1820 |
| Birth* | 1849 | of, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA1 |
| Father | Jacob Thomas2 b. 20 January 1768, d. 14 October 1854 |
| Birth* | 13 February 1798 | Cheltenham, Montgomery, PA2 |
| Death* | 12 September 1871 | 2 |
| Family | ||
| Child | 1. | Anna Thomas Elliott+ b. 2 Sep 1820 |
| Birth* | circa 1854 | KY1 |
| Marriage* | before 1875 | Samuel Nevins1 |
| (Witness) Census | 1880 | Samuel Nevins; Philadelphia, Philadelphai, PA, Samuel is described as maried white Drug Salesman age 32 (Father b. PA, Mother b. PA). Wife Nannie L. , age 26, b. KY, keeps house (Father b. PA, mother born MS). Daughters Anna and Frances are in household. Have servent, Lizzie Kane (age 29, mother and father b. Ireland).1 |
| Residence* | 449 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Philadelphai, PA2 |
| Family | Samuel Nevins b. 4 August 1847 | |
| Child | 1. | Esther Bowman Nevins b. a 1880 |
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