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• Name: Andrew GRELE
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1617 in England ^b
• Death: 30 Jun 1697 in Salisbury, Massachusetts ^d


Parents:

Family:
Marriage:

• Mary MOYSE on Abt 1642 at Salisbury, Massachusetts .^m1
  
• Mary MOYSE Birth: Abt 1622 in England Death: 24 Dec 1703 in Salisbury, Massachusetts

Children:

1. Philip GRELE Birth: 21 Sep 1644 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Death: 17 Mar 1717/8 in Salisbury, Massachusetts
2. Andrew GRELE Birth: 10 Dec 1646 in Haverhill, Massachusetts Death: 26 Nov 1736 in Salisbury, Massachusetts
3. Mary GRELE Birth: 16 Jul 1649 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Death: 11 Aug 1697 in Salisbury, Massachusetts
4. Joseph GRELE Birth: 5 Feb 1651/2 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Death: 7 Mar 1745 in Hudson, New Hampshire
5. Benjamin GRELE Birth: 9 Dec 1654 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Death: 4 Dec 1690 in Haverhill, Massachusetts
6. Westwood GRELE Birth: 29 Mar 1659 in Salisbury, Massachusetts

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

abt 1617 [Ref: Cutter NE p442, GreeleyGH GREELY p1]

abt 1620 [Ref: Hoyt S&A p180]

age abt 52 in 1672 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493],

place:

[Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Cutter NE p442, GreeleyGH GREELY p1, Holman PILLSBURY p493, Hoyt S&A p180, Sav-age GRELE Andrew],

place:

[Ref: Cutter NE p442, GreeleyGH GREELY p1, Holman PILLSBURY p493, Hoyt S&A p180]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary MOYSE

date:

abt 1642 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493],

place:

prob Salisbury [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493],

names:

[Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p508, Hoyt S&A p180]

Andrew GRELE & Mary ___ [Ref: SalisburyMA vitals p124, SalisburyMA vitals p125, Sav-age GRELE Andrew],

child:

[Ref: Cutter NE p442, GreeleyGH GREELY p1, Holman PILLSBURY p499, Hoyt S&A p181, SalisburyMA vitals p124, SalisburyMA vitals p125, Sav-age GRELE Andrew]

Research Notes:
started life as a shoemaker, later became a miller [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

signed his name to documents, indicating an education [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

early settler of Salisbury, MA. [Ref: GreeleyGH GREELY p1]

name first appears in Salisbury records in 1640, but he probably settled there before that date [Ref: Cutter NE p442]

before 1640: inhabitant of Salisbury [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1640: his land is mentioned as bounding land granted to William Sargent [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1640: first mention of Andrew in town records, in a land grant to Will Sargeant [Ref: GreeleyGH GREELY p1]

1641: deposed in 1672 that 31 years prior he had made hay for Robert Ring at the lower end of his first division land [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

settled in that part of Salisbury now Seabrook, NH, building there a tide-mill which was operated for more than a century [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

settled on a part of Salisbury whih is now included in Seabrook, NH, and built a tide mill for the grinding of corn on Kane's River, contiguous to a rock-bound island in the marsh, where he added a sawmill about 1650. Mill was occupied and run by three generations, all named Andrew Grele, until 1747 when Andrew(3) sold to Jonathan Walton. [Ref: GreeleyGH GREELY p1]

1648: served on trial jury, also in 1650, 1673, 1674, and 1676 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1652: served on grand jury, also 1663, 1665, 1667, and 1680 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1653: constable of Salisbury [Ref: Cutter NE p442, Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1669: was of Haverhill [Ref: Sav-age GRELE Andrew]

1669: recorded as having a mill and ferry [Ref: Hoyt S&A p180]

Jan 16 1672: gave to son Andrew his 20 acre lot of upland, which he had bought from his brother-in-law George Goldwyer [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

1672: deposed that 31 years prior he had made hay for Robert Ring at the lower end of his first division land [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

May 7 1674: gave to son Phillip his dwelling house and barn yards [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

1674: sold his land in Salisbury [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1675: moved to Haverhill [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

after moving to Haverhill, called himself a "miller" [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

1677: appointed to seal leather [Ref: Cutter NE p442]

1681: testified in a case concerning Gooduy Ela who had been abused by her husband [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

Mar 1682: sued John Griffing for a debt [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

1682: served on a jury of inquest on the death of John Cole, an aged man about ninety, who died of cold [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

before 1690: his son Benjamin gave to Capt Simon Wainwright of Haverhill a bond, with his father, Andrew Greely and brother Joseph Greely as sureties. After Benjamin's death in 1690, Wainwright (being unable to obtain his money from the estate of Benjamin) sued Andrew Greeley. In order to satisfy him, Andrew sold him his homestead and corn mill, thus impoverishing himself. He and his wife lived for the rest of their lives with one of their sons [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p493]

died intestate; son Philip was appointed administrator. Inventory of estate was 17:13:5, debts due to eldest son Philip were 29:18:6, debts due to Joseph were 20:17:0, and debts due to Andrew were 18:10:0. [Ref: GreeleyGH GREELY p10]

no administration was taken on such property as he had left until after the death of his wife in 1703 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p495]

Aug 6 1705: estate settled among the heirs [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p495]

1733-39: Thomas Sever of Roxbury, MA, and Elizabeth his wife, with Thomas Webster of Kingston, NH, and Mary his wife, the only daughters and heirs-at-law of Benjamin Greely, late of Haverhill, deceased, petition for an accounting of the estate of their grandfather, Andrew Greely, late of Salisbury, deceased, who dying intestate, left behind him three sons and one daughter and the applicants, Elizabeth and Mary, the only children of one other son, the said Benjamin Greely, who died in his said father's lifetime. He left behind property, his eldest son Philip Greely, since deceased, was appointed administrator, "that ye sd Intestate in his lifetime fully advanced by way of settlement in Executing Deeds of Gift to Joseph Greely, Andrew Greely & ye sd Philip and as to what Estate ye Intestate died Seized & possessed of there was no Settlemt thereof made in ye Lifetime of ye sd Admr nor Since his Death wherefore ye sd appt" petitioned for a division. They state also in a postscript to the petition that "The Agreemt p'tendind to have ye Sacttion of ye Judge of Probate" was not legal as Elizabeth and Mary were infants and not represented. The paper was filed in Court 9 Aug 1734.
Haverhill Septr 12 1733: Joseph Greeley aged Eaighty years Testifieth and Saith That about fourty years Agoe I the deponent with my father Andrew Greeley was Bound to Somond Wainwright of Havirill for a Certain Sum of Money which my Brother Benjamin Greele owed him ye sd Wainwright which after my Brothers Decease the sd Wainwright came upon my father and myselfe for the payment of the aforsd debt and my father could not pay the debt but was forced to sell his house which was a doble house and corn mill and about four acres of land in haverill to the said wainwright for to discharge my Brothers debts. Joseph Grele.
Ephraim Roberdes of Haverhill being in his seventy fourth year of his age Deposeth that aboute forty years ago Benjamin Greeley of Haverhill was sued by Capt Simon Wainwright for a Certain Depts which he owed ye said Wainwright: & which I the Deponent understood his father Andrew Greeley With his Brother Joseph became Siretys for: and sometime after the Death of the said Benjamin Greeley: the sd Capt Wainwright Sued the Said Andrew Greeley and Joseph Greeley for the Said Debt: and the Said Andrew Greeley was forced to Sell his Dwelling House and land and Corn mill in haverhill to Capt Wainwright to Discharge the said Debt, Dated Haverhill Sep 18 1733.
Another deposition to the same effect by William White shows that the sale took place in 1690-91, while Joseph Peasley of Haverhill, aged eighty-seven years, deposed to the above facts.
On 23 Jul 1733 the Court cited Andrew Greeley and Joseph Greeley to appear in Court to answer to the complaint of the children of their brother Benjamin.
"Capt Henry True aged 86 testifyeth and Saith yt Andrew Grele after he came down from haverhill lived some considerable time at his Son Andrew Greles in Salisbery and then dyed between 30 and 40 years agoe. Robert Smith of full age testifyeth to al above" 17 Sep 1733
"The Deposition of Lt Jeremiah Allin aged 75 years and Elizabeth moodey aged 66 - Who testify & say yt about ye year 1692 Andrew Grele and his Wife Came down from haverhill to their Son philip Greles in Salisbury and lived with him Some Considerable time all wch time they were unable to do anything and were very troublesom and chargeable to their son and yt his Wife dyed there," Sworn 17 Sep 1733.
Andrew Greele filed a statement of the support of his mother and father amounting to 29 pounds 5 shillings, stating that this "maintenance in their old age was adjusted among ye brethren."
Thomas Webster filed a bond in Court to cover the cost of division, and losing the case in the lower court appealed it. The decree of the Judge of Probate was repealed in so far as to allow a division. The case had dragged for five years and evidently Thomas Sever was afraid that he would not receive all that he should for he wrote the Judge the following letter:
"Roxbury Sept the 13 1738
To the honnerabell John Appeltom Esqr and Judg of probate may it pleas your onner I have bin informed that a Considerabell part of my Grandfathers Land that was given away by deed of gift has not as yet bin meshered and I think that will not anser the Order which the Governer and Counsell gave out and I think it would be very propper that those Jentellmen who are the pryzers should see it done before there be any Settellment made. Nothing more. From your obedient frend, Thomas Sever."
In the appraisement it was found that there was real estate not given away by Andrew Greeley amounting to 487 pounds 16s 8d, while the value of the property given by the deeds of gift was, to Philip 436 pounds 10 s; to Andrew 410 pounds 13s 4d, while Joseph received the Haverhill land valued at 378 pounds.
The division finally made, 6 Feb 1739-40, gave to Philip Greeley's heirs 25 pounds 11s 8d, in real estate so they should have their father's proper double share, then a portion to the children of Benjamin Greele dec'd and to the children of Mary, a daughter of Andrew Greely, deceased, etc. [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p499]

----- Old Norfolk Co Deed 3:281, partially quoted in Pillsbury Ancestry:
I Joseph Moys of ... Salisbury ... Joyner ... for ... yt ... love ... I have ... unto my loveing Grandchildren Phillip Grele and Andrew Grele booth of ... same town ... do give ... them ... my sweepage lot of saltmarsh ... wthin Salisbury ... this thirtyeth day of Aprill ... one thousand six hundred fifty four. Joseph (X) Moys [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

Old Norfolk Co Deed 2:231, partially quoted in Pillsbury Ancestry:
I Andrew Grele of ... Salisbury ... for ... yt Naturall affection wch I have and do bare unto my well beloved sone Andrew Grele of the same town ... Confirme unto ... my Sone ... My twenty acre lott of upland wch I bought of my brother-in-law George Goldwyer of ye same town ... 16 Jan 1672 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

Old Norfolk Co Deed 2:328, partially quoted in Pillsbury Ancestry:
Andrew Grele sen of ... Salisbury ... Cordwinder & Mary my wyfe for ... yt naturall affection wch we have & doe bare unto or dearly & well beloved sone Phillip Grele, soe ... confirm unto ye sd Phillip Grele all yt oer Dwelling house & house lott wth ye Barne yoards ... Allwayes provided ... yt wee ... do reserve unto oer selves yt use of ye dwelling house ... & one full ... halfe of all ye houselott ... provided also ye premises (except reservations to my selfe & wyfe) as her Joynture duering her Natural life: And in wittness ... Wee ye sd Andrew Grele & Mary my wyfe have hereunto sett oer hands & seales... 7 May 1674 [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

Ipswich Co Deed 5:392, partially quoted in Pillsbury Ancestry:
I Andrew Grele Senr of haverhill ... miller ... in Consideration of full ... Satisfaction by me in hand received ... of Mr Simon Wainwright of ye same place ... do ... sell ... him ... the houseing at ... Haverhill where I now live & in which also, my son Benjamin before his Death did live ... as also another piece of Land at the little pond in haverhill ... also, with my Corne mill ... Mary my wife ... resignes up her right of Dowry ... 2 Feb 1690/1 [Holman: see also Old Norfolk Deeds 1:108, 69, 47, 111, 130, 2:59, Essex Co Deeds 8:20] [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p494]

Administration of estate, partially quoted in Pillsbury Ancestry:
"Administration on ye all & singular the Goods Chattells Rights & Creditts of his Father Andrew Greely late of Salisbury decd Intestate" was granted to Phillip Grele who, with jarvis Ring and Francis Wooster, all of Salisbury, gave bond in Court 13 May 1703.
"To ye Honord John Apleton Esqr Judg of probatge of Wills ... &c
We whose names are underwritten being ye children of Andrew Grele of Saulsboury Deceased have this day Joyntly and younamimusly agreed in settling ye estate of our father Andrew grele aforsd as followeth (viz)
To our sister may winsley decesd her children ye on half of ye 60 acer lotte it being ye mill devision of Saulsbery so dald to be hers or theirs her sd Childrens to be there part in whole & full proportion in our sd fathers estate: & ye Rest of sd estate to be devided with administrator according to ther due proportion in sd estat Both Real & personal into & amonge the Survivin children of sd Andrew Grele deceased as wittness our hands & seales this Sixt day of agust Seventeen hundred & five (The debts out of sd estat being first deducted out of ye sd estate).
Acknowledged by the heirs, 6 Aug 1705. Ephraim winsley, Saml winsley, Ephrim winsley, Edward French [Ref: Holman PILLSBURY p495]



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