A big "Hi" to all you GREEN researchers in the American South in the Post-Revolutionary period! Okay, there has been a tiny bit of movement lately -- I just got a letter from a co-researcher with some new confirmation. A Jesse GREEN (m. Morning BANDY) has been confirmed (via fourth-generation family record, not contemporary) to be a son of a Enoch GREEN that my line has been searching for information about. Enoch still remains a bit of a mystery, but at least there is now something of a trail for him. Our current sketch looks like this: --------------- 1-- Shadrack GREEN (b. 1760-1765, d. Mar 1847) sp-- Martha ³Patty² JONES (b 26 May 1773) 2-- Enoch GREEN (b. 1790-1792, Rutherford Co., NC) sp-- "Polly" or "Pops" (b. 1794-1804) 3-- male b.~1814 3-- female b.~1816 3-- Jesse GREEN (b. 26 Jul 1818 "Burke Co", NC - d. 17 Nov 1905) m. Mourning BANDY (b. 26 Dec. 1816 Burke Co. NC-d. 21 Mar. 1896 Beechcreek NC)in Haywood County, NC on 26 Dec 1837 3-- male b.~1821 3-- female b.~1823 [ NOTE: Shadrach's will (1847) suggests Enoch has a son named George --this may be the George GREEN (b.1817) in Cleveland County in 1850. In 1820 Rutherford census Enoch GREEN appears with a wife (b.1794-1804), and one daughter and two sons all b. 1810-1820.] --------------------- (We have other children for Shadrach.) According to the letter, Enoch spent his whole life in Yancey county (near Burnsville) although that county wasn't created out of Burke until Enoch was in mid-life, and he appears in the 1820 federal census in Rutherford county (south of Burke) living next door to his father. We have very little to go on with respect to Enoch. From the will, we have ³GEORGE GREEN, son of ENOCH GREEN², as a son. We have the 1820 census, when he has a wife age 16-26 and three children under age 10: two boys, and a girl. It can be estimated that he has been married five to six years at least, so his wife would be at least 21 if not closer to the 26-year-old break point. Enoch is not listed in the 1830 census in either Rutherford or Burke counties, so where he was is a mystery. There is a listing for an Enoch in the 1840 census for Burke County. Let¹s examine this record: 2101001000000-0311001000000 The husband, Enoch, is born 1791-1800. The wife is born 1791-1800. So far, so good. Also in the household are one boy and one girl each in the 15-20 year old category, and one girl 10-15. These would be expected to have appeared in the last census, if we could find it. New for this census are three girls and one boy age 5-10, (b.1830-1835) and two boys in the 0-5 category(b.1835-1840). No children over age 20 are listed. However, in 1840 there is a ³G.² GREEN listed in Rutherford county, age 20-30, with wife and two kids. It is possible that the girl child also remained in Rutherford. In 1850 there is a census record for a George Green in Cleveland county which places his year of birth at 1817, which is consistent with the 1820 census record for Enoch, so it is possible that this is the George referred to in the will. If there is anyone out there with information which can throw any light on this family, we would appreciate it. Good hunting! Emily Jackson