This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Green, Latchum, Somers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/oRB.2ACI/592.1 Message Board Post: Kathy, I descend from Harry Green, who was the son of Samuel F. Green and his second wife Elizabeth Wright. I have some information about Martin's background from a history that a descendent of Anthony and Ann Somers wrote down many years ago. I am right now trying to substantiate the information. I also have more details on the family since Martin. I know that Anthony died on Dec 4, 1845 in Pedricktown, NJ. Samuel F. Green, born April 13, 1831 first married Charlotte Lampson, daughter of Merrick and Abegail Lampson on December 24, 1852 in Philadelphia, PA. They were both residing in Halltown, Mannington Township, Salem County, NJ. I have a copy of the marriage record showing Anthony and Merrick as the dads. I find Samuel Green in 1850 on the census living will a family by the name of Elwell as a farm hand. After Samuel married Charlotte, they had thier first son, Lewis Weber Green born Dec 15, 1853 in Wilmington, Deleware. Thier second child was Anna born in 1856 in New Jersey. Thier third child was born on Sep 2, 1858 and his name was Robert S. Charlotte Lampson Green died in April of 1859 and is buried in the Baltimore Cemetary. Family members said that she died from complications of Robert's childbirth. The family had been living on a farm right next to a cousin of Elizabeth Wright and thats how he met his second wife. Samuel married Elizabeth on Dec 27, 1859 they had 13 children. Sometime in the 1860's they decided to move to Charles County Maryland.(the family story had been that they lived on a plantation in Prince George's County Maryland, close but no dice.) I found them living in a place called Harris Lot, Charles County on the 1870 Census. In 1871 they moved to Dayton, Ohio settling on the Huffman Prairie, near the spot where the Wright Brothers built thier first airplane hanger. Samuel's mother Sarah was also in Dayton and died there on October 14, 1871 and is buried in Woodland Cemetary there. One of Samuel and Elizabeth's children died about the same time and is buried in the same plot. Family members say that Samuel F Green was proud of his Virginia heritage. I am not sure if it was mother or fathers side. I am very curious...where did you find the birthdate of Anthony? The reason I ask is that there is a record of Martin and his children entering the quaker religion in 1798 at Pilesgrove Meetinghouse for the first time. There is a record that Mary Green transferred from another meetinghouse in 1796. That dog dont hunt because she couldnt have been married to a non quaker and still been one. One angle I am trying to work with are the quaker records because I think he was from a quaker family. I would like to chat with you further about how positively frustrating it is dealing with New Jersey Records and what the next step might be to confirming some of the information that has been written down over the years. Please send me an email at [email protected] so we can chat about this! I am willing to share whatever I have along with thoughts and theories. I am interested to hear about what all you may know or have heard through the family. Thanks, Mark Meinshatt