Notes on Thomas GREENSLADE (1620-1674) of Salem Massachusetts

Notes on
Thomas GREENSLADE (1620-1674) and Ann
of Salem Massachusetts


Clyde M. Senger,
Compiled July 1987
Coded for the Internet
May, 2001,
Last update 20 April 2012.

Comments, corrections and additions are welcomed and will be incorporated as time permits.

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GREENSLADE or GREENSLED or GREENSLETT a Devon Somerset name (2)

.... Thomas GREENSLADE, possibly son of Thomas GREENSLADE (10) and Judith (?) or Edward GREENSLADE (14,16,mk) and Abigail INGRAHAM (mk), born ca 1600 Devon Eng (16)
.... Thomas GREENSLADE, possibly brother of Joanna GREENSLADE or Jane GREENSLADE who married Boston, MA, 10 Nov 1643,
........ James AVERY (15,16,17), she, of church at Boston (17)

.... Thomas GREENSLADE, born ca 1615 (13) or ca 1625 (4,16), Ilfracombe, Devon, England (13), baptized possibly 29 Sept 1620 Exeter, St. Sidwell, Ilfracombe, Devon, England (10), died July 1674 (2,16) or March 1677 (mk), Salem Essex Co., MA (4), interred Salem, Essex Co., MA (4), a mariner and fisherman with crew of The Margery arriving 1642- 3 (2), in Falmouth 1648 (2), Scarborough 1658 (1), Scarborow and Falmouth 4 July 1663 (17) and Salem 1668 (1), permission to go from the Barbadoes to Antigua in the sloop True Friendship 7 Oct 1679 (17 from Hotton), married 1648 (4,16) Salem, Essex Co, MA (mk)
.... Ann ? (3,16) possibly Ann POINTER (10) or Ann POYNTER or Ann POINDEXTER (13) possibly dau of Thomas (10), born 1617 (mk) or ca 1620 (13) or ca 1622 (4) Ilfracombe, Devon, England (13), possibly baptized 4 Aug 1617, Ilfracombe, Devon, England (10), died 22 Sep 1692 (4), Salem, Essex Co., MA (4) hung as a witch, interred or at least a monument Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co, MA (fg), she married second 1676 (4)
.... Jacob PUDEATOR (4,13)

... Children:
...i. John GREENSLADE, born ca 1650 Casco, Cumberland Co., ME, died 1689-1693 (2) leaving widow, married
.......... Abigail CURTIS (4) or CURTICE (2), who married second 1 Nov 1693
.......... Thomas MASON (2).

...ii.. Thomas GREENSLADE, born ca 1652 (2,4), Casco, Cumberland Co., ME (4), in Salem MA 1692 (2)

.iii. Ruth GREENSLADE, born ca 1654, Andover, Essex Co, MA or Casco, Cumberland Co., ME (4), married 19 Sept 1677 (2,4), Ipswich, Essex Co, MA (2),
.......... Josiah BRIDGES, (2,4), died 1723 (4)

...iv. Samuel GREENSLADE, born ca 1656, Casco, Cumberland Co., ME (4), in Falm. 1675-6 (2)

...v. James GREENSLADE, born ca 1658, Casco, Cumberland Co., ME, married
.......... Abigail (4), had left Salem by 1689 (2)

...vi. Sara GREENSLADE?. fined in Essex Ct 1673 but not named in Pudeator will (2)

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************ NUMBERED REFERENCES ************

..... () surround numbers for references that provide that information and in a few cases, notes by me. A ? before a reference number indicates the data is not specifically provided but is very strongly suggested in some way. Non-published sources are not cited unless they provide data not found elsewhere. References not seen but listed as sources by other authors or on unpublished material are listed under those references. Photocopies of such sources would be welcomed. Photocopies of other sources (as they exist in my file) are available on request.

... 1. Savage, James. 1860-62 re 1977. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. 4 Vol. Gen. Publ. Co. (Greenslad p 310)
... 2. Noyes, Sybil, Charles T. Libby, and Walter G. Davis. 1928-39, re1972. Genealogical dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (GREENSLADE, Thomas p 289)
... 3. Dow, George Francis. 1920. The probate records of Essex County, Massachusetts, VIII, 1675-1681. The Essex Institute, Salem MA. (GREENSLETT, Thomas estate intestate, adm 27 Mar 1677)
... 4. LDS Genealogical Library Archive Record: Family group sheet on Thomas GREENSLADE born ca 1625. References on this sheet include:
.... Ipswich Quarterly Court Records Vol. 5 p 282 (with penciled note Ipswich? I'll bet! T.P.)
Probate File Docket 11851
Probate Records of Essex County., Mass Vol 3; p 121, Essex Institute Antiquarian, Essex Co., Mass; Vol 2 p 150, 187, 84, Vol 8 p 77
.... History of Salem, Perley Vol 3 p 158, 291, 398
... 10. Letters from Bernice A. Denterlein, Chula Vista CA 92011, Oct 1980 mentions LDS films 916,849-853, 916,836, and 917,203 apparently church records from England.
... 13. Query in Connecticut Nutmegger #957-22 by Mrs. Paul K. Montgomery, Tacoma, WA 98407.
... 14. Letter of Oct. 1985 from Mrs. Farrell Stewart, Billings, Montana 59102, citing LDS family sheet
... 15. Letter of July 1985 from Marsha Hoffman Rising, 6058 Primrose Lane, Springfield, Missouri, 65804.
... 16. LDS Genealogical Library Archive Record: Family group sheet on Edward
GREENSLADE born ca 1600. (as father of Thomas and Joanna)
.... ... by Dr. Gerald R. Fuller, Oklahoma City, OK 73132 with following references:
.... ... ... Avery, Elroy M and Catharine H. Avery. 1912 Groton Avery Clan p 44
.... ... ... Perley's 3:291, 398, 158
.... ... ... Savage's
... 17. Avery, Elroy M and Catharine H. Avery. 1912 Groton Avery Clan. Cleveland p 44

.. (fg) FindAGrave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
Ann Greenslade Pudeator at http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marykl&id=I092014
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References to Ann (GREENSLADE) PUDEATOR, Salem Witch


... 5. New Yorker, 11 Sept 1954
... 6. Items from Rutha Clancy with following references:
.... ... Proper, David R. Salem witchcraft - A brief history.
.... ... Starkey, Marion L. The devil in Massachusetts.
... .... Upham, Charles. Salem witchcraft.
... 7. Nevins, Winfield S. 1916 re 1971. Witchcraft in Salem village in
... 1692.
... 8. Franklin, Burt. Records of Salem witchcraft. copied from the original documents. Vol II.
... 9. Biel, John G. 1981. The Herick family during the witchcraft hysteria
in Massachusetts, 1691-1693. in Sycamore Leaves (published Terre
Haute, IN) 11(3): 46-50. May 1981.
... 10. Letter from Bernice A. Denterlein, Chula Vista, CA 92011
... 11. Richardson, Katherine W. 1983. The Salem witchcraft trials. Essex
Institute, Salem Mass.
... 12. Woodward, William E., comp. 1864, re1972. Records of Salem Witchcraft. Roxbury, MA. reissue Burt Franklin Research & Source Works Series., NY.

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