Hi George et al, The children born in Leicester are indeed the children of Sarah Sprague and William Green per the vital records of the town of Leicester and the "Vital Records of Leicester, MA to 1850". Nahum Green (my ancestor) relocated to Royalston, MA, and was the representative for that town to the 2nd Provincial Congress - he died of smallpox in Royalston shortly after. I would be delighted to hear from anyone related to the Leicester, MA Greens. I know I've seen some writing the list lately, but things were so hectic that I haven't had time to write anyone. Respectfully, --Ann Mensch "George L. Greene" wrote: > To Wm. Harwood et al.: > On 12/28 you wrote, " Raymond David Wheeler (RDW) in his book "The > Wheeler Genealogy" states that WILLIAM GREEN married SARAH SPRAGUE March > 30, 1709, at Malden, MA. SARAH was born September 26, 1686, daughter of > SAMUEL and > SARAH (Surname Unknown) SPRAGUE. RDW lists four children all born at > Malden: (1) MERCY born February 22, 1710; (2) SARAH born September 13, > 1711; (3) HEPZIBAH born July 6, 1716; (4) WILLIAM born July 6, 1716. The > source given is Malden vital records, pg. 33 for all births. > I also show four additional children which apparently are in error and > belong to another GREEN family. They were all born at Leicester, MA, and > I have no source. They are: (1) ISRAEL born April 13, 1720, (2) CHARLES > born August 18, 1724, (3) NAHUM born April 10, 1729, and (4) MERCY born > August 18, 1731. > If anyone on the list can tell me to which GREEN family these four > belong, it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance." > > REFS.: Samuel Stillman Greene, "A Genealogical Sketch of the Descendants > of Thomas Green(e) of Malden, Mass." Boston: Henry W. Dutton & Son, > 1858. 23-24. > Bi-Centenial Book of Malden, p. 186 > Midd. Deeds 29: 329 > Worc. Deeds 39: 10 > According to S. S. Greene above, the names you mentioned were all > children of William Green, who was a carpenter, and Sarah Sprague. Mary > (your Mercy), Sarah, Hephzibah & William were born in Malden, and Israel, > Charles, Nahum & Mercy in Leicester, to where, with his father Capt. > Samuel Green and many other Malden families, William removed in 1719 or > 1720. Sarah m. Hezakiah Ward, 13 Oct 1737; William m. Rebecca Tucker of > Milton; Israel m. Mary Holden of Worcester; and Nahum m. Dorcas Sanger of > Woodstock, Ct. > > George L. Greene