-----Original Message----- From: Gerald Greene <jgreene@gator.net> To: rhunterg@ix.netcom.c <rhunterg@ix.netcom.c> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 3:25 PM Subject: Fw: [GREEN-L] Ruth Greene and William Greene 1784 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerald Greene <jgreene@gator.net> >To: rhunterg@ix.netcom.com <rhunterg@ix.netcom.com> >Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 3:24 PM >Subject: Re: [GREEN-L] Ruth Greene and William Greene 1784 > > >>This was letter sent to me by Charles H. Greene. I may help some. >> >>The attached information comes to me from my father, Palmer Hamilton >>Greene(now deceased) in the fomr of a typed manuscript, updated september >>1986 by Mary Jo Greene Pearson and a chart. The chart is entilted "The >>Family of Greene showing a direct line of descent from Sir Thomas de >Greene, >>Lord of Broughton, through and including the children of Palmer Hamilton >>Greene and Myra Brinkley" compiled in 1936 from documentary data certified >>and proven, in the hands of P. H. Greene and Peter A. Brannon. >> >>My grandfather, Morazan Gibson Greene, was a soldier in the Confederate >>States Army. He was an artist and died when my father was nearly five; >>Morazan is buried in the downtown cemetery, La Grange, Ga. My brother, >>George S. Greene of Cordele, Ga, where we were born, has three large >>paintings by our grandfather: a self portrait and a painting of his father, >>Hamilton Hunter Greene and one of his grandfather, Lemuel Greene. >> >>My great grandfather, Hamilton Hunter Greene, was born in Greene County, >Ga. >>He moved to Troup County, Ga where he married Mrs. Ellen A Griffin(Gibson). >>I have visited his grave at Long Cane Baptist Church, 7 miles SW of La >>Grange, Ga. >> >>My great grandfather, Lemuel Greene, as you will note from excepts, taken >>from History of Greene County, Georgia, 1786-1886, built a home called >>Jefferson Hall in 1820 in Greene County. Our family visited there in 1986. >>The home had been restored and the land was being used as a pony farm. >>Lemuel moved to nearby Penfield and was a Trustee of Mercer University. He >>married (1)Ann Merritt and (2) Eliza Coleman. Lemuel is listed in the 1850 >>Census, Greene County, Ga as 65 year old. >> >>In other attachments you will find information about Lemuel's father, >>William Greene, Jr. who was a soldier of the War of 1812 and servied in the >>N.C. and Ga. Militia. He married Ruth Hunter on June 17, 1784. She was >the >>daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier, Jesse Hunter of N. C. Although >>William Greene, Jr. was lsited in the 1820 Census, Greene County, Ga., he >>died Dec. 8, 1819. His father, William Greene, Sr., was born in Virginia >>and moved to Warren County, N. C. He married Sarah Ann ALson. William >>Greene, Sr., was a Revolutionary War soldier, serving in N. C. and Ga. He >>was granted 500 acres bounty land for services, in Washington County, Ga., >>Jan. 24, 1784. >> >>I have very little additional information about my Greene line, beyond what >>you will see on the prints I've made from the Family Chart that was >prepared >>for my father in 1936. You will note, from the chart, that Jaben G. >Greene, >>1670-1741 was the son of James G. Greene, 1626-1698 who was born in Rhode >>Island. This seems to indicate that my line came down from Rhode Island. >>We know that Revolutionary War Gen. Nathaniel Greene came from Rhode >Island. >>The chart shows both Gen. Nathaniel Greene and William Greene, Sr., as >>grandsons of Jaben G. Greene but coming down by two separate lines. >> >>Again, Hope that this helps. Regards, Gerald F. Greene, E-mail: >>jgreene@gator.net >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Richard H. Greene <rhunterg@ix.netcom.com> >>To: GREEN-L@rootsweb.com <GREEN-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 10:28 PM >>Subject: [GREEN-L] Ruth Greene and William Greene 1784 >> >> >>>Greeting, >>>I'm trying to establish a location of three families. The Greene's the >>>Hunter's and the Alston's. Why I ask this is a letter i have that was in >>>part taken from a family bible that belong to Philip Greene son of >>>William Greene adn Ruth Hunter >>> >>>In the first two pages the author of the leter corrcetly identifies >>>Willaim Greene and his wife Ruth Hunter as well as all of their >>>children. >>> >>>In a letter dated Feb. 4th 1893 written by Mrs. Philip Greene ( Mildred >>>Washington Sanford) from LaGrange GA. >>> >>>The secon part of this letter reads in part >>> >>> With a copy of the family record as found in the old family bible I >>>will (write?) some other facts of the Greene family history. There >>>lived in South Carolina before the Revolution three planters who were >>>neighbors and citizens of means and good standing. Their names were >>>Alston, Greene, and Hunter. A son of Mr. Hunter married Miss Alston. >>>Their Daughter, Ruth married to Mr. William Greene in 1784. After the >>>war of the revolution they with Elisha Hunter brother of MRs. Greene >>>fled to Green Co GA. for safety and there in a fort their first child >>>Lemuel was born. >>>At the time of my marriage to Mr. Philip Greene his mother was a >>>handsome woman of sixty one intelligent and lovely in character. >>> >>> >>>Now does anyone know where these 3 family had land near each ohter and >>>who Elisha Hunter is. >>> >>>In my data Ruth Hunter father is Jesse Hunter and they did have a son by >>>the name of Elisha Hunter but that is all i have on him. >>> >>>please someone out there help me out here >>>Thank you >>>Richard Greene >> >