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Capt. Benjamin "Tobaco Ben" Greene

Capt. Benjamin "Tobaco Ben" Greene[1]

Male 1665 - 1718  (52 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 67 descendants in this family tree.


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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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Jan 1718  East Greenwich, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Abt 7 Jan 1719  East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I503207  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2026 

    Father John Greene, of Quidnessette,   b. Abt 1630, Gillingham, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1695, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Joan Ann Beggarly,   b. Abt 1635, Quidnesset, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1682, Coventry, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1642  Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Joan Ann Greene (born Beggarly)
    Family ID F501928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Humility Coggeshall,   b. 1 Jan 1671, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1719, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
     1. Greene,   b. 30 Sep 1685, Portsmouth, (Present Newport County), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1752, West Greenwich, Kent County, Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Mary Greene,   b. Abt 1690, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1725, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    +3. Benjamin Greene, Sr,   b. Mar 1692, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1756, Westerly, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Phebe Greene,   b. 1698, East Greenwich, Kent, R. I. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1719, Near, Westerly, Washington Co., R. I. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     5. Catherine Greene,   b. 1698/99, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1738, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     6. Greene,   b. 1699, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1719, Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     7. Deborah Greene,   b. 1700, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 10 Apr 1759, Pennsylvania, USA or, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1751, Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island Colony, America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     10. Caleb Greene,   b. 1702, N. Kingstown, Washington, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1723, Near, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     11. Caleo Greene,   b. 1702, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1727 (Age 25 years)
     12. Greene,   b. 1714, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1795, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     13. Dinah Greene,   b. 24 Dec 1715, East Greenwich, Kent, R. I. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1765, Warwick, Kent, R.I. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     14. Henry Greene,   b. 15 May 1724, North Kingston, Ri Find all individuals with events at this location
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1734, Ri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1689  Coventry/Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Type: MARR 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Greene   d. 29 Jan 1729/30
     2. Greene,   b. 16 Jul 1694, Mashanticut, Warwick Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1748, Arnold Homestead, Apponaug, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Greene,   b. 30 Nov 1701, Warwick, Kent, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1701/2, Warwick, Kent, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Elizabeth Greene,   b. 26 Jun 1705, Warwick, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Aug 1753 (Age > 48 years)
    Family ID F501927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1539104_291604421_291604421/benjamin-greene (Reliability: 3).
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