Rob- Dear Bob, Nathan, Joe, Ron, Charles, and J R - This is my current working descendant chart for "1847 Will" Shadrack -- you will notice that it is considerably smaller than the one generally circulated for "Shadrack Green (b.1760) m Mary Gage". Basically, I read the will with an intense focus on *what it said* rather than what it was generally *assumed* to say. This grouping fits very well with the census data at the 1800 and 1820 points (I don't have any actual data for the 1810 census year) and I think it's reasonably well-supported. However, I would absolutely love some fact-based criticism -- I can only improve my theory if its weaknesses are pointed out! Shadrack GREEN (b. 1760-1770) m Martha "Patsy" JONES (b.1770-1775, d. bef.1847) 1. Joseph GREEN (~ 1797) in (present) Cleveland Co, NC, and died June 23, 1883 in Warren Co, TN. He married Sarah MOONEY in 1816 in Warren Co, TN. a. Viney GREEN, d. Abt. 1845, Warren Co, TN; m. REEDER, Abt. 1838, Warren Co, TN. b. Unidentified Female child. c. Shadrack GREEN, b. 5/12/1820 Warren Co. TN; d. 11/08/1881 same d. James Mooney GREEN, b. 3/02/1822 Warren Co. TN; d. 11/23/1900, Warren Co, TN. 2. Anselom GREEN (~ 1800-1876) m. Elizabeth Philbeck (~1802) in 1822 a. Joseph GREEN (~1825, MC) m. Eliza L. [unknwn](1830) in MO ~1851 i. Alexander GREEN (~ 1852, MO) ii. Anselm GREEN (~1854, MO) iii. Mary Julia GREEN (~ 1856, MO) iv. Rhoda A. GREEN (~1861, MO) m. 2nd Mary E. [Unknown](~ 1836, MO) in MO in 1861-1863) v. John T. GREEN (Abt. 1864, MO, twin) vi. William T. GREEN (Abt. 1864, twin) b. Mary GREEN (~1831, NC) m. Nicholas ROGERS i. [unknown] ROGERS ii. [unknown] ROGERS c. Marvel GREEN (~1833,NC) m. Luisa M. [Street?] bef. 1856 i. William R. GREEN (~1856, IL) ii. George B. GREEN (~ 1858) d. Delilah GREEN (~1835, NC) e. Cornelius GREEN (~1836, Tenn.) f. George F. GREEN (~1837, Tenn.; d. bef. 1880) m. Tabitha MURPHY g. Falby GREEN (~1839, MO) h. William R. GREEN (~ 1841, MO) m. Henrietta [unknown] before 1875 i. Delia A. GREEN (Abt. 1869) ii. Laura E. GREEN (Abt 1870) iii. A. Ellis GREEN (Abt. 1876) iv. William A. GREEN (Abt. 1878) 3. Elizabeth GREEN (abt. 1802 - d. ~age 42) m John U. WILSON 20 December 1832 in Rutherford Co, NC a. William M. WILSON 4.. Sarah GREEN (~1805-aft 1877 in MO) m. James Burns ( b.abt. 1801) on 2/22/1823 in Rutherford Co, NC a. Cornelius Green Burns (3/24/1826, Rutherford Co., NC - 6/14/1897, Salem, Dent Co. MO b. William P. Burns (~1828 ) c. Elizabeth Burns (~1830)+John Black(~1825) - m: ~1847 in Warren Co. TN d. Martha Burns (~1833) e. Shadrack Burns (~1837 ) f. Sarah Burns (~1842)- 4. Lavinia "Viney" GREEN (1803?07?-1880) m. Elijah DYCUS in 1826 a. Abner Green Dycus-18441 (1827-1880) Rutherford Co,NC sp-Susannah Digh-18378 (1819-1865) North Carolina b. Uresley C. Dycus-18452 (1828-1885) sp-Jessy Doty-18453 (1818-1885) South Carolina c. Dorah N. Dycus-18505 (1830- ) d. Dicy Lou Dycus-14389 (1831-1919) sp-Name Bridges-18503 (1828- ) e. Lanedsey Louisa Dycus-9973 (1831-1919) NC sp-Isaac James Bridges-9972 (1836- ) f. Martha Jane Dycus-9941 (1833-1922) sp-James Bridges-9940 (1803- ) g. Biddy M. Dycus-14388 (1834- ) h. William K. Dycus-14387 (1837- ) i. Sarah Ann Dycus-1477 (1839- ) sp-Noah Green-18440 ( - ) j. Ausil S. Dycus-14393 (1841- ) k. Artimincy Dycus-14394 (1843- ) l. Joseph J. Dycus-14395 (1847- ) m. Sedford J. Dycus-18504 (1848- ) n. R.M. Dycus-18506 (1855- ) 5. Cornelius GREEN (b. March 24, 1807, d.Oct. 21, 1896) m. Martha Farmer HARILL (b.abt. 1815) on Jan. 25. 1838. and died Oct. 21, 1896. Both Cornelius and his wife are buried in the Beaver Dan, Baptist Church cemetery in Cleveland County. a. John GREEN (b.abt. 1839) b. William. GREEN (b. abt. 1842) b. James Whittcn. GREEN NOT IN 1850 CENSUS c. Martin Alexander. GREEN (b. abt. 1846) d. Joseph H. GREEN (b. abt. 1848) e. David Beam GREEN (b. abt. 1850) f. Mary GREEN NOT IN 1850 CENSUS 6. "Dicey" GREEN (Aft. 1810) m. William BANDY in 24 Oct. 1836 in Rutherford Co, NC a. Ladrum BANDY 7. Abner GREEN {Abt. 1811) m. Elizabeth WILSON in 1832 [in 1830 census Ruth.] a. Susannah GREEN (~ 1837, NC) b. Sarah "A.M.J." GREEN (~. 1844, TN) c. William S. GREEN (~ 1846,TN) d. Joseph J. GREEN (~1848,TN) e. Abner L. GREEN (~. 1851,TN) f. Elsie L. GREEN {~ 1849, TN) g. James W. GREEN (~ 1853, TN) h. Robert P. GREEN (~1856, MO) i. Mary E. GREEN (~. 1858, MO) [1860 Census St. Francois, MO] 8. Marvel GREEN (b. 29 JULY 1814, Rutherford County, NC; d. 14 March 1878) m.1st Elisabeth Dicus, 1 Aug. 1833, Rutherford County NC a. Malinda GREEN (24 July 1834, NC - 1863) m. Caswell KNUCKOLLS i. Emily KNUCKOLLS (1855, Tenn) ii. Laura Jane KNUCKOLLS (1858. MO) iii. Jno. W. KNUCKLES (1861, MO) iv. Benj. KNUCKLES (1863, MO) b. William B. GREEN, 9 May 1837 North Carolina m. 2nd Ann DYE c. John Wilson. GREEN, b. 8 JUly 1842, NC m. Malvina HIBBITS d. Susannah J. GREEN, b. 30 July 1844, NC e. Joseph Mart. GREEN, b. 1846 c. Andrew J. GREEN (1848, Tenn.) m. Ellen KESSINGER in 1868 i. William GREEN (Abt 1870) ii. Marvel GREEN (Abt. 1872) iii. Bersheba GREEN (Abt. 1877) iv. Oscar GREEN (Abt. 1880) m. 2nd Laura MONTGOMERY (widow GREEN) in 1884 d. Sarah L. GREEN, 17 Nov 1852, Indiana e. Martha L. GREEN, Feb 1854, Indiana f. James W. GREEN, 30 Dec 1859, Missouri d. 1933 m. 3rd Lucinda KESSINGER (widow FELKEL) on 10/16/1866 g. Benjamin Timothy GREEN (9 Nov 1870, Illinois died young) h. Esther GREEN (April 1871, Illinois) i. Mary A. GREEN (22 Nov 1872 Illinois) j. George Anselm GREEN (August 1876, Illinois) I am preparing my reasoning with respect to the non-inclusion of other people listed in The Will. :-) Emily