>Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:53:45 -0600 >From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> >Source: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Green family of Concord > > >from a lookup: > >CONCORD TOWNSHIP - THE COLONIAL LEGACY, by Case and the Concord Historical >Society, has the following, on Thomas. > The Green family was one of the earliest to settle in Concord. Thomas >Green, his wife Margaret, sons Thomas Jr and John, and servant Mary Guest >arrived in Pa on July 11, 1686 aboard the Delaware, from Bristol, England. >3 years later he purchased 200 acres from Dennis Rochford and by Oct, 1691 >had acquired a total of 400 acres. Thomas Sr died in 1691 and left 200 >acres to his son John and 200 to Thomas Jr, in Dec 1691. John died soon >after and left his land to his mother Margaret. > Thomas, Jr, in 1698, took an active part in the township, and accepted an >appointment as constable. In January 1716 he married Susannah Cloud. > Then, the following is in THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and >Cope, > Thomas Green and wife Margaret and sons Thomas and John arrived from Eng >and settled in Concord. A daughter, Mary, wife of Richard Moore, came with >them. Son John died unmarried in or about 1695. but from Margaret's will >(I'll include it below), it would appear that she had also a son, Robert. > Thomas Jr died 1712, leaving widow, Sarah, and sons Thomas and Robert. >Thomas married Mary? and lived in East Caln for some time...he seems to have >been interested in the subject of ironworks on Brandywine. Robert was born >in Concord ca 1694 and married 9-18-1724, Rachel Vernon, of Bethel, dau of >John and Sarah Pyle Vernon. He died in Birmingham 3-20-1779....his wife in >1751. Their son, Robert, married Hannah Clayton, of West Bradford >6-19--1756, and died ca 1790 leaving children Jesse, Amos, Silas, Robert, >Lot, Abigail (married to Nathaniel Hollingsworth), Rachel, and Rebecca. > > >GREEN, ROBERT. Birmingham.April 29, 1777. May 28, 1783.To son Daniel part of >my land in Birmingham and Concord containing 185 acres and £50. To son >Robert all remainder of real estate. To daughter Rachel Pritchet £45. To >daughter Rebecca Regester £50. To daughter Margaret Chalfant £3 per year >during life to be paid by son Robert and at her decease to grandson Robert >Chalfant £5. To the remainder of daughter Margaret's children 20 shillings >each, Thomas, Rachel, Abel, David, George, Jesse, Mary and Martha. To >daughter Sarah Neild £2.17 yearly during life, to be paid by son Daniel, and >at her death to grandson Robert Neild £5, and to the remainder of said >daughter's children, Rachel, Elizabeth, Elias, Jane, Nathan, William and >Benjamin 20 shillings each. Remainder to son Robert, also executor.Wit: Job >Mercer, Martha Newlin, Nathaniel Newlin. > > >GREEN, MARGARET. Concord, Chester Co. Widow.July 7, 1708. October 6, 1708. >C. 134.Sons Robert and Thomas. Daughter Mary and her children whose names >are not given. Son Thomas' children whose names are not given. Grandson >Henry Green. Cousin Henry Guest. Benoni Moore alias Peacock, Elizabeth >Walker, Thomas Moore, Mary Stroad. Mary Fleming and her children names not >given. Susanna Moor, George Moor. Executors: Son Thomas Green and grandson >John Moor.Witnesses: Frances Pinick, William Pose, and Thomas Pierson. > > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.13/78 - Release Date: 8/19/2005