Nicholas Greenberry
| Nicholas Greenberry | |
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| 4ºLeaders of the Protestant Associators of Maryland | |
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In office 1693–1694 |
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| Preceded by | Lionel Copley |
| Succeeded by | Francis Nicholson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1627 England |
| Died | December 17, 1697 Annapolis, Maryland |
| Profession | governor and Commander of the Military Forces of several counties of Maryland. |
Colonel Nicholas Greenberry (December 1627 – December 17, 1697) was the 4th Royal Governor of Maryland, and Commander of the Military Forces of Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties.
Nicholas Greenberry was born in England in about 1627. He married Anne (surname unknown) in England about 1670. Little is known of Greenberry's life in England, except that he was a highly educated person with military experience. He may have been the Nicholas Greenberry baptized 15 December 1640 at Irnham, Lincolnshire, but that remains unproven. A Nicholas Greenberry also shows up in the state papers of Charles II:
In June 15(?), 1667 a note by Walter Cowdry, keeper of Newgate, of seven prisoners, ordered to be transported by their own consent, and of Nich. Greenberry, left to Lord Chief Justice Kelynge.
In June 1667 was the Petition of Nicholas Greenberry to the King, for reprieve or release from prison; is committed for want of sureties, on suspicion only of burglary, yet is to be tried for his life at the assizes, at Brentwood, Essex. Desires to serve under Lord Belasye at Tangiers, or elsewhere beyond seas. Annexes, 93. I. Declaration by John Shadwell, clerk of Newgate, that Greenberry was committed August 31, 1666, for want of security, and afterwards impeached before Lord Chief Justice Kelynge for breaking into a dwelling house.
Nicholas and Anne Greenberry had four children: Charles, born 9 February 1672 in England; died 1713 in Anne Arundel County; Katherine, born c. 1674 in England; Anne, born c. 1676 in Anne Arundel County; and Elizabeth, born 23 September 1678 in Anne Arundel County.
Greenberry arrived at Patuxent, in the Maryland Colony, aboard the sailing ship Constant Friendship in 1674. He was accompanied by his wife, two children, and three servants. On 9 July 1674, Capt. William Wheatly, master, claimed rights due for transportation of 43 passengers on board, including "Mr Greenberry his wife & two Children."
Nicholas Greenberry died on December 17, 1697 and is buried in St Anne's Churchyard in Annapolis, Maryland. The inscription on his tombstone reads:
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