NINTH GENERATION

368. Jeremiah Greene Sr. (1) was born between 1705 and 1710 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He died July/Oct 1762. Jeremiah Greene may have had another daughter named Margaret that married
Thomas Burleson. Margaret Greene's family is unknown. She has to be a direct
relative of Jeremiah Greene however. (Danny A. McBee).

The following article, taken in part, comes from the Watauga County, North
Carolina Heritage Book and copied by Danny A. McBee: Many Watauga County
natives can trace their ancestry through one line or another to Jeremiah Green
of the Jersey Settlement, located in what is now Davidson County, as five of
his children settled in this area (Watauga) after the Revolutionary War.
Jeremiah was one of the younger sons of William Green of the Trenton, New
Jersey area. About 1740, Jeremiah married Hannah, who probably was a Hunt and
about ten years later joined the large migration along the "Great Wagon Road"
through the Shenandoah Valley, and into North Carolina, drawn by the promise
of large amounts of good land at reasonable prices. Some of the New Jersey
group purchased land near Potts Creek and Swearing Creek, and early on this
area was known as the Jersey Settlement. Jeremiah bought 541 acres on Potts
Creek, less than a mile north of present Linwood. These pioneers quickly set
themselves building their homes and getting the land ready for crops. They
also formed their "Jersey Church," and by 1755, at least, Benjamin Miller, a
Baptist minister, visited and preached there. A peaceful rural life was soon
interrupted as rumors of trouble with the Cherokee Indians spread. The
French, motivated by their ongoing feud with the English, finally convinced
the Cherokees that the English planned to conquer them and take over the land.
As time passed, the Indians were incited to more and more violence. In April
of 1759 about twenty-five warriors of Seltico went out on a hunting
expedition. They divided into separate parties, and a few days later the real
nature of their hunt was known as they killed fifteen settlers on the Catawba
and Yadkin Rivers. The French continued to goad, and the violence increased,
causing many of the alarmed settlers to move out of the area. At least once
in 1759, Sergeant Jeremiah Green, with Captain Morgan Bryan's scouts, went out
to find and punish the Indians. This "war" came to an end only when British
regular troops, combined with a large South Carolina force and assorted scouts
destroyed many of the Cherokee towns in 1760 and 1761. (Danny A. McBee).

According to RGreene431@aol.com, Richard Greene was born in 1742 in Hunterdon,
New Jersey and died February 27, 1794 Blowing Rock, North Carolina. [I, Danny A.
McBee, have a different date of death than the on Ron Greene has given].

I, Danny A. McBee, took this off America Online on January 24, 1998:

Subj: Re: Jeremiah Green, born 1755
Date: 98-01-24 20:57:12 EST
From: TBGreen3@AOL.COM (TBGreen3)
To: djtucker@compuserve.com
CC: GREEN-L@rootsweb.com

In a message dated 98-01-24 13:04:50 EST, you write:

<< I am looking for ancestry of Jeremiah Green, b. circa 1775 in Washington
Co., NY. It was supposedly the son of Jabez Green with origins in in Rhode
Island.

Lois
>>
Hi Lois,

I do not show that Jeremiah Green, born 1775 was the son of Jabez Green, but I
may be able to help you with the earlier generations of his family. I show a
Jabez Greene, born July 26, 1705 in Warwick, Rhode Island, who married Mary
Gould on December 17, 1725. You may be looking for the grandson of this
couple.

This Jabez Greene was the brother of Gen. Nathaniel Greene and the son of
Jabez Green, born May 17, 1673, and his 2nd wife, Mary Barton, who was the son
of James Greene, who was the son of Surgeon John Green.

I have a file on a Jeremiah Green born February 17, 1755 that died December
31, 1839, and who married Mary "Polly" Wiseman. This Jeremiah is said to have
been born in the Jersey Settlement on the Yadkin River in North Carolina, and
he was the son of Jeremiah Greene, born about 1710 to 1715, who married Hannah
Hunt from New Jersey. It is believed that this couple migrated from New Jersey
to North Carolina to establish the Jersey Settelment there on the Yadkin
River. This Jeremiah Green was the son of William Green, born about 1660 to
1670 in England, who came to America, first landing in Philadelphia in about
1691, and went to Long Island in 1692 where he met and married Joanna Reeder
about 1692. It is believed that they married in Newtown, New Jersey where
they lived. William Green built the first brick home in that area in 1717 and
he is buried there, dying June 16, 1722. The home still stands on the campus
of Trenton College. It is believe that his father may have been Richard
Greene a relative of Surgeon John Greene born February 9, 1596 in Gillingham,
England. Surgeon John Greene came to America in 1635 on the ship "James" and
it was his son, James Greene, born June 21, 1626, that was the father of Jabez
Green, born May 17, 1673, mentioned above.

Much of what I have stated above has not been proven, and there are some
missing generations, but this is the best I can connect the two Greens you
have asked about.

Hope this helps!

Tom Green
TBGreen3@aol.com

Tom Green in another e-mail, dated January 28, 1998, Subj: More on the Jeremiah Green family, stated: I did find an old 1984 letter from Linday Greene Anderson from Fairport, New York while reviewing my Jeremiah Green file, and it has an interesting story you might enjoy. The writer was attempting to explain why Jeremiah Green left New Jersey, and relayed this story:

"William Green is reported to have been a religious fanatic and he and his son, Jeremiah, violently disagreed about the church so William "disowned Jeremiah" and Jeremiah took off to Tennessee and added an "e" to the name to further disassociate himself with his father."

[I, Danny A. McBee, do not know what to think about the above story].

Another date of death for Jeremiah Greene is given as January 12, 1763,
North Carolina by RedellR@kktv.com., in an e-mail to Green-L@rootsweb.
[Copied by me, Danny A. McBee, February 8, 1998].

According to John O. Hawkins, who wrote Greens of the Jersey Settlement, the following are documentations that Jeremiah Green was in Rowan County, N. C. during the time period indicated:

19 October 1756: [Book 3, page 437]. Witnesses deed from John Harry to George Ruth.
[Linn, Deeds of Rowan County, page 20.]

23 October 1756: On jury. [Linn, Court, Vol. I, page 66.]

May 1757: Jury duty. [RCR, Vol I, No. 1, Feb. 1989, p. 45]

5 August 1757: Will Book A, page 59--Jeremy Green is named co-executor (with Daniel Garret and Michael Myers) of the will of John [Johannes] Garrett, a German settler. Green and Myers qualified as such 20 October 1757, but did not return their final account until 21 October 1761 after having been prodded by the county court in April preceeding. [Linn, Wills of Rowan County, N. C., page 4].

20 October 1757: In County Court, in suit of Charles Biles vs. Thomas Sackett, order for attachment: Jeremiah Green, garnishee, swears he has several personal items including some clothing belonging to Sackett. There is no further mention of Thomas Sackett. [The creditor Charles Biles was from Hunterdon Co. New Jersey, and in 1763 filed an entry for a tract of land at the mouth of Buffalo Creek in the present Caldwell County; he afterwards settled in Lincoln County, NC.] [Linn, Court, Vol. 1, page 67.]

8 March 1758, [Book 4, page 493]. Adjoining landowner to a tract granted by Henry McCulloh to David Jones [later re-granted to John Dancy] near Dr. Daniel Hunt on Swearing Creek. [Linn, Deeds, page 25.]

27 May 1758: Defendant in case William Linn vs. Jeremiah Green and found not guilty and awarded damages. [RCR, Vol. 1, Feb. 1789, p. 274].

1759: Appears on tax list as "Jeremiah and Richard" and on militia list as a Sergeant with Morgan Bryan as Captain. [RCR, Vol. 2, No. 1, Feb. 1987, p. 274].

27 November 1761: Deed Book 5, page 44, Henry McCulloh [merchant of London] to Jeremiah Green for L55.11 s. sterling 541 acres in Tract #9 [on Potts Creek and Swearing Creek] adjoining Gershom Hunt, Joseph Bowen, Patrick Silvers, and Arthur O'Neal. Acknowledged in open court on 22 October 1762 by Henry McCulloh's son, "the honourable Henry Eustace McCulloh Esqr." Of the adjoining landowners, Gershom Hunt was on Potts Creek and the others on Swearing Creek. [Linn, Deeds, page 48, which erronously states 241 acres.]

12 January 1763: Administration of the estate of Jeremiah Green dec'd granted to Hanna Green, Richard Green, and Isaac Green. [Linn, Court, Vol. II, page i.]

[The above was copied by me, Danny A. McBee, from The Greens of Jersey Settlement by John O. Hawkins, assisted by Edwin D. Greene. [Danny A. McBee, March 1, 1998].

According to Ron Greene, RGreene431@aol.com., Jeremiah Greene died January 12, 1763 in North Carolina. This is a different date than I, Danny A. McBee, have. I list it so it will not be lost and may be proven later. [Danny A. McBee, March 21, 1998].

The following is exerpted from an e-mail from John O. Hawkins, JHawk11321@aol.com., dated February 16, 1998, subject: Reply: Jeremiah Green: John O. Hawkins states:
"I am not an expert on the Green family; in fact most of my information has come from other researchers. I have been fortunate enough to collect from some of the best researchers. [Danny A. McBee, April 4, 1998]. I, Danny A. McBee, note this as John O. Hawkins and I have come to different beliefs as to the children of Richard Greene. [Danny A. McBee, April 3, 1998]. How can any of us be certain as to any of our ancestry.

Some genealogists have suggested that Johanna Hunt was married to Oliver Green. [Danny A. McBee, June 18, 1998]. He was married to Johanna "Hannah" Hunt about 1738 in New Jersey.

369. Johanna "Hannah" Hunt(1) was born about 1710 in New Jersey. She died about 1789 in Rowan County, North Carolina (possibly died in Muhlenburg Co., Ky).. According to John O. Hawkins in The Greens of Jersey Settlement, nothing is known of Hannah's birth or death dates, but she was on the 1778 tax list in Capt. Robert Moore's
district. [Linn, Wills of Rowan County, North Carolina, page 138.] A Hannah Green joins the Jersey Baptist Church with Richard and Eleanor by experience on 2 January 1785. [Hendricks, Saints, page 29]. It is not known whether this is Jeremiah's wife or the wife of her son, John. [Danny A. McBee, March 1, 1998].

Ronnie L. Greene, RGreene431@aol.com., states that his records indicate that Johanna was also married to a Philip Phillips. Ronnie also stated that "Jeremiah Greene died approximately 26 years before Johanna, and it seems likely that she remarried after he died". Probable second husband of Johanna Hunt was Phillip Phillips. [Danny A. McBee, April 30, 1998]. Children were:

child i. Stephen Greene(1) was born about 1736.
child184 ii. Richard Greene.
child iii. Isaac Greene(1) was born about 1744. Isaac left the Jersey Settlement in the N. C. mountains in 1770, returning
briefly to sell his share of his father's land to John Ford in 1778. (Danny
A. McBee).
child iv. Hannah Greene(1) was born on 5 May 1746. She died on 2 Apr 1811 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Hannah Greene married Mr. Tompkins but refused to live with him which created
a stir in the Jersey Church in Watauga County, N. C. (Danny A. McBee).

According to Courtney Tompkins, tompkin@c212.com, "In Hannah Tompkins will she named her children - Hannah married Moses Cox went to Kentucky, Martha (REED), Andrew BEARD went to Barren County, Kentucky, Josiah BEARD went to Smith County, Tennessee, Jeremy BEARD, Joanna married Able Hunt, William BEARD, and a daughter who married Mr. WOOD and went to Arkansas. [Copied by Danny A. McBee, May 29, 1998].
child v. Mary Greene(1) was born about 1747. She died about 1833 in Iredell Co., N. C..
child vi. Sarah Greene(1) was born about 1754 in Hunterton County, New Jersey. Ron Greene, RGreene431@aol.com., stated that Sarah Greene was born about 1739 and was married to John Wilson about 1759. My date of birth did not coincide with Ron's date. I list his date so it will not be lost in case my date is wrong. [Danny A. McBee, March 21, 1998].
child vii. Jeremiah Greene Jr.(1) was born on 15 Feb 1755 in Jersey Settlement, Yadkin River, North Carolina. He died on 30 Dec 1839 in Ashe County, Silverstone, North Carolina. He was buried in Family Cemetery, near Silverstone, N. C.. Jeremiah was a Revolutionary War soldier. He and Mary moved out to now
Watauga County between 1790 and 1800. He died in 1839 and Mary died in 1840.
They are buried in a long neglected family cemetery on a hill near Silverstone
North Carolina. (Danny A. McBee - Taken from Watauga Co., N. C. Heritage
book).

Jann022482@aol.com states that Wiseman Green was the son of Jeremiah Green
and Polly Wiseman. Also, Mary Glenn was his wife and was from North Carolina.
Their great-granddaughter was Jann's grandmother Ada Bell Green born TN that
married David Thomas Glenn born in Alabama (son of William A. Green born in
South Carolina) in 1914 in Tyler, Texas. [Danny A. McBee, April 14, 1998].
child viii. John B. Greene(1) was born on 3 Nov 1757 in Jersey Settlement, Yadkin River, North Carolina. He died on 21 Nov 1826 in Jersey Settlement, Yadkin River, North Carolina. Robert Lee Greene who wrote article 90 for the Watauga Co., N. C. Heritage
Book, has John Greene married to Hannah Hunt in 1779. They settled in now
Watauga County about one-half mile from the old Sands Post office. John and
Hannah Hunt Green, between 1793 and 1799, obtained 350 acres of land by land
grants and purchases in what is now northeast Watauga County (then Wilkes
County), lying between Howard's Creek and Meat Camp Creek. John was called a
doctor because his father-in-law taught him how to make medicine from roots.
child ix. Joanna Greene(1) was born between 1752 and 1760 in Jersey Settlement, Yadkin River, North Carolina. She died on 17 Mar 1840 in Jersey Settlement, Yadkin River, North Carolina.
child x. William Greene(1). I, Danny A. McBee, did not have this son William Greene listed as a son of William Greene and Joanna Reeder. This information came from Redell Reed, RedellR@kktv.com. [Danny A. McBee, February 8, 1998].

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