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8 Oct 1694 licence . Samuel Greenway wid of Kingsbury and Barbara Orton sp. Se is of Little (Parva) Packington. There's a Timothy Orton mentioned - farmer) - possibly bondsman. My Latin's a bit rusty

Where did you find this please?

On the image of Mary's baptism, 7 Feb 1694/5 it has daughter of Samuel & .......  (leaving space to add mother's name). If Samuel and Barbara were married in Oct 1694, Mary would have been conceived before marriage.

As to the illeg birth - odd to call a daughter Samuel Greenway! Could there be more one Samuel Greenway of an age to father children, I seem to have found more SG burials than expected in the early 1700s.

And now the will
dated 30 Jan 1730, but could really be 1731.
Mentions:
Eldest son Keeling Greenway, and grandchildren, Anne, Jane, Alice and Keeling, children of said son Keeling
Son John
Son William
Daughter Martha Neal
Daughter Sarah Green
Daughter Mary Brown
Grandson Samuel Greenway
Grandson William Greenway (he doesn't say who the father(s) of these two are and they may not be brothers, but first cousins)
Grandsons John and Samuel Brooks (These two definitely brothers as he says if either dies before he attains age 16 his share goes to the surviving brother)

Residue goes to Son Robert Greenway who is also executor

ADDED
Just noticed that it says the Brookes brothers are the children of his deceased daughter Elizabeth Brookes.

Samuel's children with Alice seem to be Keeling 1683, Samuel 1684 (possible burial 1710), Robert 1686 and Alice 1688.
Alice might have married John Coton in 1707. and had five children. Pos burial for John in 1721 and for Alice (widdow) on March 10th 1726. But unless the Coton children all also died before the will was written, I'm surprised they're not mentioned like the Brookes boys

ANOTHER AMENDMENT
The daughter I listed as Sarah Green is Sarah Greenway  (way is at beginning of next line), so not married in 1730, could be the sarah who married Joseph Capernhurst on 05 Mar 1735.

But who is Mary Brown, the only Mary Greenway marriage in right area at the right sort of time is to Moses Joben in 1716

Wow all this info is amazing, thank you so much! Could Mary Brown be the illegitimate child - it mentions a Dorothy Brown as the mother? Maybe the mention of Samuel in that entry is for the father's name?

Just in case you don't have this;
Burial;
23 Jan 1691/2, SS Peter and Paul, Kingsbury
ALICE wife of SAMUEL Greenway

FreeREG has missed the bapt of Alice 1788 to Samuel/Alice but has;
Keeling 1683/Samuel 1684/Robert 1686
(Samuel buried 1710 son of Samuel)

Did he remarry?

Burial;
25 Jun 1702 BARBARA, wife of SAM.Greenway

Children of Samuel/Barbara;
John 1696
William 1697
Elizabeth 1698
Martha 1699
Sarah 1701

oh wow, a lot to unpack here! I already had Alice's burial, but didn't think about him remarrying. Certainly looks that way! I have found all the children listed above in the Kingsbury register. There is also a daughter Mary baptised with father Samuel but no mother listed (presuming Barbara before they were married maybe?) I haven't yet found Sam and Barbara's marriage though.
Then I found another baptism - not quite sure how to interpret this one?... Think Samuel was a busy man!

FindMyPast has an image of a marriage  licence. Bit faint and difficult to read. Samuel Greenway of Whitacre and Alice Keeling of Kingsbury. It looks like the marriage could take place in either place. I think the date is 9th May although FindMyPast transcribes it as 3rd may

Unfortunately I'm not a member of Find My Past so can't see those images but thank you for the info :-)