The Greenes of Rhode Island, with historical records of English ...

THIRD GENERATION.
9. DEBORAH 3 GREENE (John/ John was bom at Warwick, R.
I., August 10, 1649. She married, about 1669, William Torrey, bom in England,
1638 (?), son of Captain William Torrey of Weymouth, Mass., who
was the great-great-grandson of William Torrey of Combe St. Nicholas,
Cotmty Somerset, England. He was an intimate friend of Edward Rawson,
Secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who had married Rachel
Feme, a cousin of his wife's father, Deputy-Governor John Greene,-—Rachel
Feme's mother being the sister of John Greene, surgeoi .,— [see letter to Secretary
Rawson, Appendix H., and also will of Rachel (Greene) Feme, Appendix
I.]. Wilham Torrey 's brother. Rev. Samuel Torrey, married Mary,
daughter of Secretary Rawson.
In the early history of Weymouth, Mass., a large family of Greens were
there settled, and a strip of land is still known as " Green's Neck," but they
were not of the same lineage as the Rhode Island Greenes. William Torrey,
who married Deborah Greene of Rhode Island, owned a farm which in
1730 was divided into two equal parts, one of which was assigned to his son
Fhilip, who had acquired the rights of some of his brothers and sisters.
His portion of the farm remained in possession of three successive generations
bearing the name of Fhilip Torrey, and for many years after was
retained by their descendants. William Torrey 's will is on record at Boston
Suffolk Probate Records, vol. xx., p. 206). He left all his property to his
children after making provision for the support of his "wife Deborah."
She also received a legacy of " i6£ in current New England money" from
her father, Deputy-Governor John Greene.
William Torrey died January 11, 1718, and his wife died at Weymouth,
February 8, 1729, where both were buried. (Much of the above informa-
tion is kindly contributed b}^ H. A. Newton, Esq., of Weymouth, Mass.)
Children:
49. William Torrey, bom at Weymouth, September 14, 1670, died young.
50. John Torrey, bom at Weymouth, June 23, 1673, died January 7, 1729; married,
December 28, 1700, Mary, daughter of Captain William and Mary
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