History of Worcester County, Mass. Vol 1 page 22 Captain Samuel GREEN, the only son of Thomas and Rebecca (HILLS) , daughter of Joseph HILLS of Malden, later of Newbury, Mass.) GREEN who came to full age, was born Oct. 5, 1670. He was one of the principal men in Leicester or Strawberry Hill, where he settled in 1717, the town was granted Feb. 10, 1713-14 and Capt. Samuel GREEN was on the cmmittee with Col. William DUDLEY of Roxbury and others to settle it. He owned 3 lots of 40 acres each, and 2 lots of 30 acres each in the town of Leicester, and was highly respected and very influential. The vicinity of his old homestead, now a village, is called after him, Greenville. He built a house, grist mill and saw mill. At the first town meeting of which there is a record, he was elected moderator,first selectman and grand juror, and he held like offices in the town of Leicester the remainder of his life. Governor WASHBURN,in his history, calls him a prominent man, and he is honored as one of the pioneers. He also owned land in Hardwick, Mass. He was always called "Captain" a rank he won at Malden, and he was the first captain of the Leicester company of militia. Capt Samuel GREEN married Elizabeth, daughter of Lt. Phineas UPHAM, who had arrived from England, Sept. 2, 1635, settled at Weymouth, Mass., moved to Malden about 1650,and was one of the original proprietors of Quinsigamond. Capt. Samuel died Jan. 2, 1735-6. His will was mad at Malden just before he came to Leiceste to settle, April 18, 1717, and it was proved Feb. 5, 1735-6. His wife died at Leicester probably in 1761. Their children were: Elizabeth, born April 4, 1693 marrid to Thomas RICHARDSON of Malden Rebecca, born April 4, 1695 married to Samuel BALDWIN (according to Malden records, the first 2 were twins, born April 4, 1695) Ruth, married to Joshua NICHOLS Thomas, born 1699 married to Martha LYNDE in Malden on Jan. 13, 1725-6 Lydia, married to her cousin, Abiathan VINTON of Malden on April 30, 1723. He resided in Braintree a year or two after his marriage, then settled in Leicester where he lived until his dath in 1740 Bathsheba married to Elisha NEVINS Abigail married to Henry KING Any( Anna? or Amy?) married to Ebenezer LAMB