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Capt. Benjamin "Tobaco Ben" Greene[1]
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Name Benjamin "Tobaco Ben" Greene Prefix Capt. Birth 13 Apr 1665 Quidnessett, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Kingston, Washington, RI
Gender Male Death 7 Jan 1718 East Greenwich, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Burial Abt 7 Jan 1719 East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States
Person ID I503207 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Father John Greene, of Quidnessette, b. Abt 1630, Gillingham, Dorset, England
d. 1695, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
(Age 65 years) Mother Joan Ann Beggarly, b. Abt 1635, Quidnesset, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 1682, Coventry, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
(Age 47 years) Marriage Abt 1642 Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
- Spouse: Joan Ann Greene (born Beggarly)
Family ID F501928 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Humility Coggeshall, b. 1 Jan 1671, Providence, Rhode Island
d. 7 Jan 1719, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
(Age 48 years) Children 1. Greene, b. 30 Sep 1685, Portsmouth, (Present Newport County), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA)
d. 29 Mar 1752, West Greenwich, Kent County, Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA)
(Age 66 years)2. Mary Greene, b. Abt 1690, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
d. 1725, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
(Age 35 years)+ 3. Benjamin Greene, Sr, b. Mar 1692, North Kingstown, RI
d. 26 Jan 1756, Westerly, Rhode Island
(Age 63 years)4. Phebe Greene, b. 1698, East Greenwich, Kent, R. I.
d. 1719, Near, Westerly, Washington Co., R. I.
(Age 21 years)5. Catherine Greene, b. 1698/99, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
d. 1738, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
(Age 39 years)6. Greene, b. 1699, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
d. 1719, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
(Age 20 years)7. Deborah Greene, b. 1700, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
d. Aft 10 Apr 1759, Pennsylvania, USA or, Rhode Island, USA
(Age > 59 years)8. Caleb Greene, b. 1700 d. 1774 (Age 74 years) 9. Sarah Greene, b. 5 Apr 1700, Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island Colony, America
d. 1751, Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island Colony, America
(Age 50 years)10. Caleb Greene, b. 1702, N. Kingstown, Washington, RI
d. May 1723, Near, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
(Age 21 years)11. Caleo Greene, b. 1702, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
d. 1727 (Age 25 years)12. Greene, b. 1714, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
d. Abt 1795, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
(Age 81 years)13. Dinah Greene, b. 24 Dec 1715, East Greenwich, Kent, R. I.
d. 24 Jan 1765, Warwick, Kent, R.I.
(Age 49 years)14. Henry Greene, b. 15 May 1724, North Kingston, Ri 
Family ID F501925 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Family 2 Susanna Holden, b. 8 Dec 1670, Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA
d. 11 Apr 1734, Ri
(Age 63 years) Marriage 21 Jan 1689 Coventry/Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA
Type: MARR Children 1. Margaret Greene d. 29 Jan 1729/30 2. Greene, b. 16 Jul 1694, Mashanticut, Warwick Co., Rhode Island
d. 25 Sep 1748, Arnold Homestead, Apponaug, Rhode Island
(Age 54 years)3. Greene, b. 30 Nov 1701, Warwick, Kent, RI
d. 15 Feb 1701/2, Warwick, Kent, RI
(Age 0 years)4. Elizabeth Greene, b. 26 Jun 1705, Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
d. Aft Aug 1753 (Age > 48 years)Family ID F501927 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
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Sources - [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1539104_291604421_291604421/benjamin-greene (Reliability: 3).
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- [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1539104_291604421_291604421/benjamin-greene (Reliability: 3).

