In a message dated 98-10-25 14:13:19 EST, Crgtx writes: << Do you have any more info on the home? or the book of homes? I have two sisters and a cousin who live in Richmond. Maybe they could check it out. My aged daddy is supposed to visit them for Thanksgiving. I'm sure he would love to see it. Charley >> Hi Charley, The book is Volume 2, entitled, "Old Homes and Buildings of Amelia County, Virginia" by Gibson Jefferson McCannaughey. On page 103 is the picture of Horse Pen Plantation. On page 101 is a picture of "Greenland" which is said to have been the home William Green, who married his first cousin,Obedience Green, when he made his will in 1790. You will recall that this couple did not have any children, and William Green is said to have left half of his property to his wife, and half to his nephew, William Green, the son of his brother Filmer Green. This book says that Filmer Green's son, William left 1/5 of this land to his "heir-at-law" Lewis Green. I have not been able to document this version of the story, and do not have any documentation of Filmer Green haveing a son named Lewis Green. Several have told me there was such a son, and I feel this is probably correct, but I would like to have some documentation of this son. Can you help? Green Land is located on the east side of County Road 622, which is on the eastern part of Amelia County, Virginia. If you go to the area, I would also suggest that you visit the site of Liberty Hall, the home that Robert Green (born 1695) built about about 1717. The site is about four miles north west of Brandy on Route 625 in Culpeper County, Virginia. The original home burned in 1850 and was rebuilt in 1870. I do not know the current status of the home. You might also like to visit another historic place if you visit the Culpeper area. Catalpa Farm, is located 1/4 mile south of Route 522, which was the site of the first campsite of the Culpeper Minute Men. The son of Robert Green, Capt. John Green was one of the men that raised one of the first companies of Minute Men. The flag of these heros included a coiled rattlesnake with the words, "Don't Tread on Me" below the snake. On either side of the snake are the words, "Liberty or Death." A flag very much like the Culpeper Minute Man flag was used during the Texas Revolution, so I have always been interested in the connection. I hope you enjoy your trip to visit the homes of our ancestors. Please send me your thought after you have visited these sites. I am most interested in how such a visit makes you feel. I love to visit historic sites, and always have a very special feel while present where our heros and patriots of the past once lived. Best Regards, Tom Green