Hi all, This is a rich vein to mine. Mercers were in Norfolk County, (for one), Silas family I have seen, some came into Wake I think. Anyone ran the Mercer and Silas families down? Ken At 09:47 PM 1/2/99 EST, TBGreen3@aol.com wrote: >Hi John, > >Here is the info I have on my family. > >William Green, born February 6, 1762 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He >married Kezziah Patton, born about 1763, in her parents home in Hillsborough, >Orange County, North Carolina on January 9, 1781. Several cousins have spent >many years attempting to identify the parents of these two pioneers. Their >children were: > >1. Thomas S. Green, born October 24, 1781 in Hillsborough, Orange County, >North Carolina, and married Sarah Harden in 1805 in Burke County, NC. Thomas >died in 1857 in Georgia. > >2. John Green, born about 1784 either in Orange or Burke County, NC. Nothing >else is know about John except he MAY have gone to Texas to fight in the Texas >revolution. > >3. William Mercer Green, born about 1786 in Burke County, NC. He married >Nancy Porter October 29, 1811 in Burke County, NC, and the couple moved to >Haywood County, NC where their son William M. Green was born. The couple >moved their family to Georgia in about 1830 where both died. William died >March 24, 1847 in Carroll County, Georgia. This is my direct line. > >4. Sarah "SallY" Green, born about 1790 in Burke County, NC, and married >Matthew Hicks January 27, 1814 in Burke County, NC. Both died about 1843 in >Carroll County, Georgia. > >5. Silas M. Green, born about 1796 in Burke County, NC, and married Sarah W. >Horton January 10, 1848 in Franklin County, Tenn. Silas died August 7, 1892. > >6. Martha "Mattie" Green, born about 1801 in Burke County, NC, She married >Charles Justice and Austin Pack. > >7. Elizabeth Green, born about 1803 in Burke County, NC, and married Mr. >Allen. > >8. Anderson Clyde Green, born about 1806 in Burke County, NC, and married >Sarah "Sallie" Morrison about 1827 in Haywood County, NC. Anderson Green >moved to Texas and became a preacher. He died June 10, 1891 in Upshur County, >NC. > >9. Tillman Green born about 1810 in Burke County, NC and MAY have married >Mary "Winnie" Daniels September 3, 1838 in Stewart County, Tennessee. Tillman >died about 1850. > >10. There also MAY have been a child named Elijah Green who died young, but >this is speculation due the the belief that William Green, Sr. had a brother >named Elijah Green. > >William Green, Sr. died in Haywood County, NC March 2, 1837. Kezziah Patton >Green moved to Carroll County, NC with several of her children where she died >August 1, 1849. She is believed to be buried in Carroll County, Georgia next >to her son William Mercer Green and his wife Nancy Porter Green. They are >buried in a family cemetery called Old Bethel Cemetery located near Villa >Ricka, Georgia. > >I am posting this info to the Green list in hopes some one will be able to add >to the family history. Hope this helps you in some way. > >Tom Green >TBGreen3@aol.com > > >