RE: CHARLES GREENE, migrated from Rhode Island (late 1700s) to Marietta, Washington Co. Ohio, on to Cincinnati, Ohio. The following is an excerpt from "History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio and Representative Citizens", ed by Douglas Putnam, pub 1902 "Page 499 CHARLES GREENE, a native of Rhode Island. He was bred a merchant, and came early to Marietta with his mother in law (by the name of SHEFFIELD) and ISAAC PIERCE, ESQ (whose wife was her daughter), and one other daughter who married MAJOR ZEIGLER, of the United States troops. Mr. Green was afterward in company in a store of goods, under the firm name of GREENE & MEIGS. This firm was established principally by the credit of the Ohio Company to provide the means of redeeming their outstanding orders in goods which were selling at a large discount; but as goods were a cash article, these orders immediately rose to par, and furnished a valuable medium; likewise, all soldiers employed by the company, and by the US, and the spies, could get credit at the store, by hypothecating their wages which were paid in the East. This induced all the retailers of goods to fall into the same plan; this was the introduction of the credit system in our county. Mr. Greene moved to Cincinnati, where his descendants are reputable citizens at this time. Orders on the store were as current then as bank bills are now." ==== If anyone on our list knows who this Charles is, could you let us know? Thanks. Laura ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Laura Greene lgg@interaccess.com lggreene@earthlink.net or redhed44@aol.com Carlsbad, California =================================================== Researching: Green(e) (RI>NY), Daves (NC>Illinois), DuBois (NY) Fay (Mass>NY), Riley (NY), Johnson (RI) Hardenbergh (NY), Holden (RI>Mass >NY), Mitchell (?>TX & KS) Putman (NY), Wands (NY), =================================================== FTM Homepage: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/r/e/Laura-G-Greene/ Noel's Greene Database: http://al7fl.abts.net/green-page/green.htm Noel's Putman/Putnam Database: http://al7fl.abts.net/putman/putman.htm ===================================================