John Green (1620-1708)
Occupation: Commissioner for the Colony (1652-1663); General Recorder (1652-1654); General Solicitor (1655); Attorney-General (1657-1660); Warden (1658); Assistant to the Governor (1660-1690)
Parents: John Green (1597-1658) & Joan Tattersall
Siblings (6): Peter Green (1622-1659), Richard Green (b. 1623), James Green (1626-1698), Thomas Green (1628-1717), Joan Green (b. 1630), Mary Green (b. 1633)
Partner: Ann Almy
Children (11): Deborah Green (b. 1649), John Green (b. 1651), William Green (1653-1679), Peter Green (b. 1655), Job Green (b. 1656), Philip Green (b. 1658), Richard Green (1660-1711), Anne Green (b. 1663), Catherine Green (b. 1665), Audry Green (1667-1733), Samuel Green (1671-1760)
Life Events:
| [Year] | [Date] | [Age] | [Event] | |||
| 1620 | (JC) | Born in England [1] | ||||
| " | Aug 15 (JC) | Christened in England [1] | ||||
| ? | Partnered with Ann Almy | |||||
| 1649 | (JC) | [28-29y] | - birth of daughter Deborah Green (b. 1649) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1651 | (JC) | [30-31y] | - birth of son John Green (b. 1651) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1653 | (JC) | [32-33y] | - birth of son William Green (1653-1679) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1655 | (JC) | [34-35y] | - birth of son Peter Green (b. 1655) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1656 | (JC) | [35-36y] | - birth of son Job Green (b. 1656) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1658 | (JC) | [37-38y] | - birth of son Philip Green (b. 1658) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1660 | (JC) | [39-40y] | - birth of son Richard Green (1660-1711) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1663 | (JC) | [42-43y] | - birth of daughter Anne Green (b. 1663) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1665 | (JC) | [44-45y] | - birth of daughter Catherine Green (b. 1665) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1667 | (JC) | [46-47y] | - birth of daughter Audry Green (1667-1733) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1671 | (JC) | [50-51y] | - birth of son Samuel Green (1671-1760) in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
| 1679 | (JC) | [58-59y] | - death of son William Green (1653-1679) [1] | |||
| 1708 | (JC) | [87-88y] | Died in Rhode Island, United States [1] | |||
Notes
- Lived in Warwick, Rhode Island, {British America (1783) United States}.
- Other occupations included Deputy Governor (1664-1675, 1677, 1680, 1690-1700) and Major for the Main (equivalent to “Major General”) (1683-1696).
- On 20 June 1670, he and John Clarke were chosen by the Assembly as agents to go to London to vindicate the charter of Rhode Island before Charles II [the charter entrusted to the 2nd Earl of Warwich to secure by his father John Green, John Clarke and Samuel Gorton some 27 years earlier] and to “redeem the same from the injurious violations thereof by the colony of Connecticut.”
- In 1690, John drafted the colony's official letter of goodwill to King Wiliiam III and Queen Mary.
Sources:
[1] - Watson Kirkconnell, 1976, "Climbing the Green Tree and Some Other Branches", Watson Kirkconnell, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Last updated 12 Oct 2025 by Andrew Billyard
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