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Andrew Greeley, the immigrant ancestor of this family, was born about 1617, and died at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in June 30, 1697. His name appears on the Salisbury records first in 1640, but he was probably settled there some time before that date. He was a miller and settled in the part, which is now included in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and built his mill on Kane’s river, to grind corn.
About 1650 he added a sawmill, and soon after the completion of the mill he moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was constable of Salisbury in 1653, and was a member of the planting and prudential committee. He was often on committees to layout land and settle boundary lines, and was appointed to seal leather in 1677.
In 1655 he entered into an agreement with Bartholomew Heath to maintain a corn mill for the inhabitants of Haverhill.
In 1669 he was chosen to keep the ferry at Haverhill. He went bonds for his son Benjamin who died and left his debts unpaid, and the father was obliged to sell his house and property in Haverhill in order to pay them, returning to Salisbury, where he lived with his son Andrew on the old homestead until his death. He married Mary Moyse, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Moyse. She died December 24th 1703 at Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Children, born at Salisbury:
We are descended from Joseph Greeley who married Martha Wilford on 7 Feb. 1694/5. Joseph died 7 March 1745. Joseph and Martha had 10 children and we are descended from Benjamin born 28 Feb. 1600/1700 and Ruth Whittier. Benjamin died 22 Apr. 1785. He married #2 Hannah Poor.
