Foster: scholar Corpus Christi Coll. 15 March, 1627-8, B.A. 19 Feb., 1630-1, M.A. 18 March, 1633-4, fellow 1636, B.D. 22 Oct., 1641, D.D. 10 Oct., 1661, deputy professor of the Arabic lecture (s. John, rector of Colmore, Hants), rector of Dunsby, co. Lincoln, 1638, and of Minting 1642, canon of Peterborough 1666, rector of Berkhamstead, Herts, 1660, and of Gautby, co. Lincoln, 1665, rector of Benefield, Northants, 1664-76; died at Weldon, Northants, 22 May, 1676, buried there; father of Edward 1680. See Ath. iii. 1061; Burrows, 494; Foster's Index Eccl.; & D.N.B.
For the rector of Berkhamsted (in all likelihood) and Gautby (MA not DD), see his namesake, CCEd ID 89198.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1635 | Subsc | Greaves, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1637 | Subsc | Greaves, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1642 | Appt(Institution) | Greaves, Thomas | Mingting / | Vicar | View |
| 1642 | Appt(Institution) | Greaves, Thomas | Mynting / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Greaves, Thomas | Mingting / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Greaves, blank | Dunsby / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Greaves, blank | Dunsby / | Rector | View |
| 1676 | Vac(Death) | Greaves, Thomas | Dunsby / | Rector | View |