Thomas Greene of Stone Castle

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THOMAS GREENE, of ' Stone Castle' (John), was born and baptized at Salisbury, County Wilts, England, June 4, 1628, and came with his parents to New England in 1635. A few years after their settlement at Warwick, and soon after the organization of the government (1648), he had a home lot assigned to him. On September 30, 1660, one year after his marriage he purchased of his brother-in-law, James Sweet, a stone house at Old Warwick, which had been built at the earliest settlement of the town, situated on the north side of 'The Street' and nearly opposite the lane which leads to the only wharf in Warwick Cove. This was the only stone dwelling-house south of Providence on the mainland, and here he and his posterity resided until 1795, when, to the regret of many, the house was replaced by a wooden structure, now (1898) in good condition. During King Philip's War, on the 13th of March, 1675-6, the General assembly of the Colony, in session at Newport, sent a message to the people of Warwick, stating that the Colony was unable to defend them and advising them to seek safety at the island of Rhode Island, promising them hospitality from the inhabitants of Newport and Portsmouth. Many removed to the island, and on the night of March 16th and 17th every house in Warwick was burned, excepting Thomas Greene's 'Stone Castle,' where he and his wife and six children, with some of his friends and neighbors, remained in safety, and

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Thomas Greene
Born about 4 Jun 1628 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Son of John Greene and Joane (Tattershall) Greene

Brother of John Greene, Peter Greene, Richard Greene, James Greene, Jone (Greene) Hade and Mary (Greene) Sweet

Husband of Elizabeth (Barton) Greene — married 30 Jun 1659 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Father of Elizabeth Greene, Thomas Greene, Benjamin Greene, Richard Greene Sr., Welthian (Greene) Fry, Rufus Greene and Nathaniel Greene

Died 5 Jun 1717 in Stone Castle, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Profile last modified 21 Sep 2019 | Created 23 Aug 2011

Thomas Greene migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
THOMAS GREENE, of "Stone Castle" (John), was born and baptized at Salisbury, Cotmty Wilts, England, June 4, 1628, and came with his parents to New England in 1635. A few years after their settlement at Warwick, and soon after the organization of the government (1648), he had a home lot assigned to him. On September 30, 1660, one year after his marriage, he purchased of his brother-in-law, James Sweet, a stone house at Old Warwick, which had been built at the earliest settlement of the town, situated on the north side of "The Street" and nearly opposite the lane which leads to the only wharf in Warwick Cove. This was the only stone dwelling-house south of Providence on the mainland, and here he and his posterity resided until 1795, when, to the regret of many, the house was replaced by a wooden structure, now (1898) in good condition. During King Philip's War, on the 13th of March, 1675-6, the General Assembly of the Colony, in session at Newport, sent a message to the people of Warwick, stating that the Colony was unable to defend them and advising them to seek safety at the island of Rhode Island, promising them hospitality from the inhabitants of Newport and Portsmouth. Many removed to the island, and on the night of March 16th and 17th every house in Warwick was burned, excepting Thomas Greene's "Stone Castle," where he and his wife and six children, with some of his friends and neighbors, remained in safety, and it thus became the garrison house during the war. John Wickes only, a neighbor who sought its shelter, was slain. He went out in the morning after the burning of the town to look for his cattle, against the advice of his friends, thinking the "Indians who had been so friendly to him would not harm him," but he was killed and quartered by a marauding party of Indians, and his head set on a pole. His remains were brought in as they were found and buried in three separate graves, marked with rough stones, near the "Stone Castle." In 1880, Benjamin Greene Arnold, a descendant of the fifth generation from Thomas Greene and of the sixth from John Wickes, erected a headstone to his memory (see Appendix I.). The family residing at the stone house and their descendants were known thereafter as the "Stone Castle Greenes."

Thomas Greene was Commissioner, 1662; Deputy for ten years (1667-84) and Assistant for five years (1678-85). He died June 5, 1717, and with five generations of descendants lies buried near the original site of his dwelling. He left the homestead to his son Richard, and land at Coweset to the other children (Appendix I.). He married, June 30, 1659, Elizabeth, daughter of Rufus and Margaret Barton of Old Warwick, born 1637, died August 20, 1693 (see No. 27).

Rufus Barton, father of Elizabeth, came to Portsmouth, Rhode Island about 1640, to escape persecution from the Dutch at New Amsterdam, he being a Quaker. He received a grant of land at Portsmouth, 1641. He probably went to Warwick soon after the purchase of Shawomet, but was not one of the original purchasers. He was town magistrate and in 1648 was sent with a special message to the government of Massachusetts Ba}-. On arriving at Dedham and learning that the General Court at Boston had adjourned, he wrote a letter to Governor Winthrop (see Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, p. 250). His death occurred soon after his return (1648). As he died intestate, the Town Council made an order for the distribution of his estate, but when his only son, Benjamin, applied to the Council eighteen years after, for protection of his property, this will or order could not be found and another will was substituted as nearly like the original as could be remembered. It mentions "daughters Elizabeth and Phebe L30 each at the age of 18 or day of marriage."

Children: Elizabeth, born July 12, 1660. No further record. Thomas, born August 14, 1662, married Anne Greene. Benjamin, born January 10, 1665-6, married Susannah Holden. Richard, born March 5, 1666-7, married Mary Carder. Welthyan, born January 23, 1669-70, married Thomas Fry.

In 1635 Thomas came with his parents from England. He lived at Stone Castle, Warwich, Rhode Island and is buried there. He was in King Phillip's War. The following is from Greene's of Rhode Island page 66: ...A few Years after their settlement at Warwick, and soon after the organization of the government (1648), he had a home lot assigned to him. On September 30, 1660 one year after his marriage he purchased of his brother-in-law, James Sweet, a stone house at Old Warwick, which had been built at the earliest settlement of the town, situated on the north side of 'The Street' and nearly opposite the lane which leads to the only wharf in Warwick Cove. This was the only stone dwelling-house south of Providence on the mainland, and here he and his posterity resided until 1795, when, to the regret of many, the house was replaced by a wooden structure, now (1898) in good condition.

During King Philip's War, on the 13th of March 1675-6, the General Assembly of the Colony, in session at Newport, sent a message to the people of Warwick, stating that the Colony was unable to defend them and advising them to seek safety at the island of Rhode Island, promising them hospitality from inhabitants of Newport and Portsmouth. Many removed to the island, and on the night of March 16th and 17th every house in Warwick was burned, excepting Thomas Greene's 'Stone Castle,' where he and his wife and six children, with some of his friends and neighbors, remained in safety." We have a picture of the stone house, called "Stone Castle" after it provided safety to so many

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Birth: 974 D2s Vol.2 pg 301 Genealogical Dictionary of 1st Settlers of New England by Savage. 974 B2ne Vol.4 New England Historical & Genealogical Register. 974.5 D3r Vol.11 Old Families of Rhode Island.

Marriage: 30 June 1659 St.Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England[1][2][3][4]

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Hanaford, Mary Elisabeth Neal. Family Records of Branches of the Hanaford, Thompson, Huckins, ... and Allied Families (Rockford, Ill., 1915) Page 265

Find A Grave: Memorial #17718073

Thomas Greene lived in a great stone house in Warwick RI. It was here that neighbor Wickes stayed the night during an Indian raid. He left the next day and was murdered. This was just one example of the intermingling of the Wickes and the Greenes. Look at a genealogy of two families and the two names abound.

Thomas Greene purchased the house in 1660 from his brother-in-law, James Sweet. In 1795, soon after inheriting it, Thomas Wickes Greene, the great-great grandson of Thomas Greene, had the house demolished, and replaced it with a wooden structure which was still standing "in good condition" as of 1898. Some of the materials from the stone house were used for the cellar walls of another nearby dwelling, and incorporated into some of the stone walls on the family farm.

In 1870 the property was finally sold out of the family by Richard Greene, the grandson of Thomas Wickes Greene, perhaps because he had no son to pass it on to. The property was then sold and resold more than a dozen times before it came into the hands of its present owner, Elks Lodge No. 2196, a building for which was erected around 1962. Warwick historian Don D'Amato believes the stone castle once stood near the west edge of the Elks' parking lot.

6. THOMAS -^ GREENE, of "Stone Castle" (John'), was bom and baptized at Salisbury, Cotmty Wilts, England, June 4, 1628, and came with his parents to New England in 1635.
A few years after their settlement at Warwick, and soon after the organization of the government (1648), he hadahomelotassignedtohim. OnSeptember 30,1660, one year after his marriage, he purchased of his brother-in-law, James Sweet, a stone house at Old Warwick, which had been built at the earliest settlement of the town, situated on the north side of "The Street" and nearly opposite the lane which lead stothe onlywharf in WarwickCove. This was the only stone dwelling-house south of Providence on the mainland, and here he and his posterity resided until 1795, when, to the regret of many, the house was replaced by a wooden structure, now (1898) in good condition.

During King Philip's War, on the 13th of March, 1675-6, the General Assembly of the Colony, in session at Newport, sent a message to the people of Warwick, stating that the Colony was unable to defend them and advising them to seek safety at the island of Rhode Island, promising them hospitality from the inhabitants of Newport and Portsmouth. Many removed to the^ island, and on the night of March 16th and 17th every house in Warwick was btirned, excepting Thomas Greene's "Stone Castle," where he and his wife and six children, with some of his friends and neighbors, remained in safety, and it thus became the garrison house dviring the war. John Wickes only, a neighborwhosoughtitsshelter,wasslain.

H ewent out in themorning after the burning of the town to look for his cattle, against the advice of his friends, thinking the "Indians who had been so friendly to him would not harm him," but he was killed and quartered by a marauding party of Indians, and his head set on a pole. His remains were brought in as they were found and biiried in three separate graves, marked with rough stones, near the " Stone Castle. " In 1880, Benjamin Greene Arnold, a descendant of the fifth generation from Thomas Greene and of the sixth from John Wickes, erected a headstone to his memory (see Appendix I.). The family residing at the stone house and their descendants were known thereafter as the "Stone Castle Greenes."

Thomas Greene was Commissioner, 1662; Deputy for ten years (1667- 84) and Assistant for five years (1678-85). He died Jtme 5, 1717, and with five generations of descendants lies buried near the original site of his dwelling. He left the homestead to his son Richard, and land at Coweset to the other children (Appendix I.). He married, June 30, 1659, Elizabeth, daughter of Rufus and Margaret Barton of Old Warwick, born 1637, died August 20, 1693 (see No. 27). Rufus Barton, father of Elizabeth, came to Portsmouth, R. I., about 1640, to escape persecution from the Dutch at New Amsterdam, he being a Quaker. He received a grant of land at Portsmouth, 1641. He probably went to Warwick soon after the purchase of Shawomet, but was not one of the original purchasers. He was town magistrate and in 1648 was sent with a special message to the government of Massachusetts Ba}-. On arriving at Dedham and learning that the General Court at Boston had adjourned, he wrote a letter to Governor Winthrop (see Austin's Genealogi- cal Dictionary of Rhode Island, p. 250). His death occurred soon after his return (1648). As he died intestate, the Town Council made an order for the distribution of his estate, but when his only son, Benjamin, applied to the Council eighteen years after, for protection of his property, this will or order could not be found and another will was substituted as nearly like the originalascouldberemembered. Itmentions"daughtersElizabethand Phebe £^0 each at the age of 18 or day of marriage."

Children: Elizabeth, bom July 12, 1660. No further record. Thomas, bom August 14, 1662, married Anne Greene. Benjamin, born January 10, 1665-6, married Susannah Holden. Richard, born March 5, 1666-7, married Mary Carder. Welthyan, born January 23, 1669-70, married Thomas Fry.

TJie Greene Family.

RuFUS, born January 6, 1672-3, died at Surinam, S. A. Nathaniel, born April 10, 1679, married Anne Gould.

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With the exception of this last child this was the record of the family at the burning of Warwick, 1676. In reference to the death of John Wickes, General George S. Greene wrote to a relative: " He was killed by Indians when all the houses in the town were burned, excepting Thomas Greene's Stone Castle (an ordinary stone house), on the night of the i6th and 17th of March, 1675. On the morning of the 17th of March he went out (contrary to the advice of his friends, and was killed and quartered by the Indians and his remains were brought in at three several times and buried in three graves near the old Stone Castle. A few years since I had erected there at the charge of our cousin, Benjamin Greene Arnold, a headstone to his memory over the graves. The memory of the location had been well preserved."