Who were the parents of Abraham GREEN (b.c.1705)? - Randy Jones -----Original Message----- From: TBGreen3@aol.com <TBGreen3@aol.com> To: GREEN-L@rootsweb.com <GREEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 8:40 PM Subject: [GREEN-L] Re: Seagull Green Family - Reply >Hi Louise, > >Did I reply to your message below? I am so far behind in answering my E-Mail >I will never catch up! I will type in my comments on your message below to >same time. > >Tom Green > >In a message dated 98-12-13 11:33:28 EST, you write: > ><< Tom, > Do you agree with this E-Mail on the children of Abraham Green? > From old E-Mail from Betty C. posted on GREEN-Line by Fran. > Abraham Green b. ca 1705-d. abt 1783 in Amelia Co., VA He was married to >Elizabeth Cowles had the following children: > 1. Obedience “Obey” GREEN {Born about 1730} > 2. Elizabeth Cowles GREEN {married Alexander McNabb & George Pegram} > 3. William Wills GREEN {born about 1730 & married Martha Clarke} > 4. Rebecca GREEN {Married Martha Filmer Willis} > 5. Mathew GREEN {I don't show Mathew. Do you have additional info?} > 6. Sarah GREEN {married Jeremiah Keen} > 7. Susannah GREEN { Married Henry Vaden} > 8. Cowles GREEN {I don't show this child. Do you have additional info?} > 9. Abram GREEN {Col. Abraham (1745 - 1810) married Elizabeth Browne and >Martha Armstead} > > [I have found proof of sons William Wills, Mathew, and Abraham Jr. in land >records in Mecklenburg Co. Did not see a mention of Cowles.--L.P.] > Obedience “Obey” GREEN married William GREEN (son of William Marston Green >and Amey Clay) on 10 Feb. 1768. William Green was born about 1745, he died >about 1791. She was married to Richard FOSTER about 1792. Richard FOSTER was >born in Prince Edward Co., VA. > > I show that William Green married Obediance Green February 10, 1768, and they >did not have any children. When William Green died he left land to his >nephews, and his wife, Obediance, who quickly married Richard Foster. > A law suit quickly resulted, and there are records of this period. > > >One name you meniton interest me. You mention that the above William Green >was a son of William Marston Green and his wife Amey Clay. I have seen the >name "Marston" as the middle name of this William Green before, but do not >think this is correct. Elizabeth Marston, born November 25, 1672 married >Thomas Green, the older brother of this William Green, and I doubt that his >younger brother would have had the middle name Marston. Thomas and Elizabeth >Marston Green had a son named Marston Green, born about 1731 who married >Elizabeth Last Name Unknown, and they were the parents of Col. Grief Green. >If there was a William Marston Green, it is my GUESS it was the Marston Green >mentioned above. What do you think? > >Merry Christmas, > >Tom Green >