Moses Greenleaf was the second son of Jonathan Greenleaf of Newburyport, who lived to manhood. He was born May 19, 1755. He was bred a ship-carpenter, but at the age of nineteen entered the American army as a lieutenant. In 1776 he was commissioned as a captain, and served until nearly the close of the war. In 1781 he commenced the business of shipbuilding in Newburyport, in connection with his father; and from that time till the year 1790, they built twenty-two sail of ships and brigs. Their ship-yard was a little south of the lower “Long Wharf,” about where “Johnson’s Wharf” is now built, and directly opposite the house now (1854) occupied by George Greenleaf, which was the dwelling-house of Hon. Jonathan Greenleaf. Moses Greenleaf, and his younger brother Enoch, both occupied the large Old house “up the yard.” In November, 1790, Moses Greenleaf removed with his family to the town of New Gloucester, in the State of Maine, where he followed farming until his death, which took place from a cancer in his face, Dec. 18, 1812, at the age of fifty-seven years and seven months.
In August, 1776, Captain Greenleaf married Lydia Parsons, the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Parsons of Newburyport, and had five children. Mrs. Greenleaf survived her husband more than twenty years, dying suddenly of cramp in the stomach, March 21, 1834, at the age of 79. She was buried in Williamsburg, Me., where she then resided, with her eldest son.
Captain Greenleaf was a well-proportioned man, about five feet eleven inches in height, fair complexion, high forehead, dark hazel eyes, and a nose somewhat aquiline. His hair was very dark, nearly black, which he wore queued, with the earlocks and foretop braided, turned back, and tied in with the queue. Becoming a military man in early life, he acquired a military air, which he maintained through life, walking very erect, with a firm step.
Mrs. Greenleaf, his wife, was a small woman, below the middle size, of dark complexion, piercing black eyes, and a prominent chin. She was remarkably quick in her movements, walking very upright to the last, with a rapid and elastic step. She had a remarkably self-denying and benevolent spirit.
Five children were born to Captain Moses and Lydia (Parsons) Greenleaf, all of whom possessed ability, and some of whom attained unusual distinction:
1. Judge Moses, born October 17, 1777, died at Williamsburg, Maine, March 20, 1834. On Feb. 11th, 1805, he married Persis Poor, of Andover, Me., the daughter of Dea. Ebenezer Poor, by whom he had four children.
2. Clarina Parsons was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, November 12, 1779, and was married at the home of her father in New Gloucester, Maine, November 26, 1801, to Eleazer Alley Jenks of Portland. She died at Brownville, Maine, December 12, 1841.
3. Captain Ebenezer, born November 23, 1781, died at Williamsburg, Maine, November 29, 1851. In Sept. 1808, he married Hannah Dennison Haskell, of New Gloucester, by whom he had 8 children.
4. Professor Simon, born December 5, 1783, died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 6, 1853. In August, 1806, Mr. Greenleaf married Hannah Kingman, of Bridgewater, Mass. They had fifteen children, eleven of whom died in infancy.
5. Rev. Jonathan, born September 4, 1785, died in Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1865. On Nov. 2, 1814, he was married to Sarah Johnson, of New Gloucester, and they have had six children.
~A Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family; pg. 93-106; Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf; 1854.
~Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1; pg. 360; Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909.
In August, 1776, Captain Greenleaf married Lydia Parsons, the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Parsons of Newburyport, and had five children. Mrs. Greenleaf survived her husband more than twenty years, dying suddenly of cramp in the stomach, March 21, 1834, at the age of 79. She was buried in Williamsburg, Me., where she then resided, with her eldest son.
Captain Greenleaf was a well-proportioned man, about five feet eleven inches in height, fair complexion, high forehead, dark hazel eyes, and a nose somewhat aquiline. His hair was very dark, nearly black, which he wore queued, with the earlocks and foretop braided, turned back, and tied in with the queue. Becoming a military man in early life, he acquired a military air, which he maintained through life, walking very erect, with a firm step.
Mrs. Greenleaf, his wife, was a small woman, below the middle size, of dark complexion, piercing black eyes, and a prominent chin. She was remarkably quick in her movements, walking very upright to the last, with a rapid and elastic step. She had a remarkably self-denying and benevolent spirit.
Five children were born to Captain Moses and Lydia (Parsons) Greenleaf, all of whom possessed ability, and some of whom attained unusual distinction:
1. Judge Moses, born October 17, 1777, died at Williamsburg, Maine, March 20, 1834. On Feb. 11th, 1805, he married Persis Poor, of Andover, Me., the daughter of Dea. Ebenezer Poor, by whom he had four children.
2. Clarina Parsons was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, November 12, 1779, and was married at the home of her father in New Gloucester, Maine, November 26, 1801, to Eleazer Alley Jenks of Portland. She died at Brownville, Maine, December 12, 1841.
3. Captain Ebenezer, born November 23, 1781, died at Williamsburg, Maine, November 29, 1851. In Sept. 1808, he married Hannah Dennison Haskell, of New Gloucester, by whom he had 8 children.
4. Professor Simon, born December 5, 1783, died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 6, 1853. In August, 1806, Mr. Greenleaf married Hannah Kingman, of Bridgewater, Mass. They had fifteen children, eleven of whom died in infancy.
5. Rev. Jonathan, born September 4, 1785, died in Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1865. On Nov. 2, 1814, he was married to Sarah Johnson, of New Gloucester, and they have had six children.
~A Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family; pg. 93-106; Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf; 1854.
~Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1; pg. 360; Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909.
Moses Greenleaf was the second son of Jonathan Greenleaf of Newburyport, who lived to manhood. He was born May 19, 1755. He was bred a ship-carpenter, but at the age of nineteen entered the American army as a lieutenant. In 1776 he was commissioned as a captain, and served until nearly the close of the war. In 1781 he commenced the business of shipbuilding in Newburyport, in connection with his father; and from that time till the year 1790, they built twenty-two sail of ships and brigs. Their ship-yard was a little south of the lower “Long Wharf,” about where “Johnson’s Wharf” is now built, and directly opposite the house now (1854) occupied by George Greenleaf, which was the dwelling-house of Hon. Jonathan Greenleaf. Moses Greenleaf, and his younger brother Enoch, both occupied the large Old house “up the yard.” In November, 1790, Moses Greenleaf removed with his family to the town of New Gloucester, in the State of Maine, where he followed farming until his death, which took place from a cancer in his face, Dec. 18, 1812, at the age of fifty-seven years and seven months.
In August, 1776, Captain Greenleaf married Lydia Parsons, the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Parsons of Newburyport, and had five children. Mrs. Greenleaf survived her husband more than twenty years, dying suddenly of cramp in the stomach, March 21, 1834, at the age of 79. She was buried in Williamsburg, Me., where she then resided, with her eldest son.
Captain Greenleaf was a well-proportioned man, about five feet eleven inches in height, fair complexion, high forehead, dark hazel eyes, and a nose somewhat aquiline. His hair was very dark, nearly black, which he wore queued, with the earlocks and foretop braided, turned back, and tied in with the queue. Becoming a military man in early life, he acquired a military air, which he maintained through life, walking very erect, with a firm step.
Mrs. Greenleaf, his wife, was a small woman, below the middle size, of dark complexion, piercing black eyes, and a prominent chin. She was remarkably quick in her movements, walking very upright to the last, with a rapid and elastic step. She had a remarkably self-denying and benevolent spirit.
Five children were born to Captain Moses and Lydia (Parsons) Greenleaf, all of whom possessed ability, and some of whom attained unusual distinction:
1. Judge Moses, born October 17, 1777, died at Williamsburg, Maine, March 20, 1834. On Feb. 11th, 1805, he married Persis Poor, of Andover, Me., the daughter of Dea. Ebenezer Poor, by whom he had four children.
2. Clarina Parsons was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, November 12, 1779, and was married at the home of her father in New Gloucester, Maine, November 26, 1801, to Eleazer Alley Jenks of Portland. She died at Brownville, Maine, December 12, 1841.
3. Captain Ebenezer, born November 23, 1781, died at Williamsburg, Maine, November 29, 1851. In Sept. 1808, he married Hannah Dennison Haskell, of New Gloucester, by whom he had 8 children.
4. Professor Simon, born December 5, 1783, died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 6, 1853. In August, 1806, Mr. Greenleaf married Hannah Kingman, of Bridgewater, Mass. They had fifteen children, eleven of whom died in infancy.
5. Rev. Jonathan, born September 4, 1785, died in Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1865. On Nov. 2, 1814, he was married to Sarah Johnson, of New Gloucester, and they have had six children.
~A Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family; pg. 93-106; Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf; 1854.
~Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1; pg. 360; Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909.
In August, 1776, Captain Greenleaf married Lydia Parsons, the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Parsons of Newburyport, and had five children. Mrs. Greenleaf survived her husband more than twenty years, dying suddenly of cramp in the stomach, March 21, 1834, at the age of 79. She was buried in Williamsburg, Me., where she then resided, with her eldest son.
Captain Greenleaf was a well-proportioned man, about five feet eleven inches in height, fair complexion, high forehead, dark hazel eyes, and a nose somewhat aquiline. His hair was very dark, nearly black, which he wore queued, with the earlocks and foretop braided, turned back, and tied in with the queue. Becoming a military man in early life, he acquired a military air, which he maintained through life, walking very erect, with a firm step.
Mrs. Greenleaf, his wife, was a small woman, below the middle size, of dark complexion, piercing black eyes, and a prominent chin. She was remarkably quick in her movements, walking very upright to the last, with a rapid and elastic step. She had a remarkably self-denying and benevolent spirit.
Five children were born to Captain Moses and Lydia (Parsons) Greenleaf, all of whom possessed ability, and some of whom attained unusual distinction:
1. Judge Moses, born October 17, 1777, died at Williamsburg, Maine, March 20, 1834. On Feb. 11th, 1805, he married Persis Poor, of Andover, Me., the daughter of Dea. Ebenezer Poor, by whom he had four children.
2. Clarina Parsons was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, November 12, 1779, and was married at the home of her father in New Gloucester, Maine, November 26, 1801, to Eleazer Alley Jenks of Portland. She died at Brownville, Maine, December 12, 1841.
3. Captain Ebenezer, born November 23, 1781, died at Williamsburg, Maine, November 29, 1851. In Sept. 1808, he married Hannah Dennison Haskell, of New Gloucester, by whom he had 8 children.
4. Professor Simon, born December 5, 1783, died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 6, 1853. In August, 1806, Mr. Greenleaf married Hannah Kingman, of Bridgewater, Mass. They had fifteen children, eleven of whom died in infancy.
5. Rev. Jonathan, born September 4, 1785, died in Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1865. On Nov. 2, 1814, he was married to Sarah Johnson, of New Gloucester, and they have had six children.
~A Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family; pg. 93-106; Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf; 1854.
~Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1; pg. 360; Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909.
