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    1. [PaOldC] Looking for Parents of Jane Green/e b 1769
    2. Joyce Doty
    3. Hi all ... This information is linked to every reference to Jane Green/e that I've found, origin of info. unknown ... some of which is questionable. ... repeated here, sorry but thought it’s pertinent: "Jane Greene was born December 4, 1769 in Chester County, PA. Her ancestors came to America from Radnorshire, Wales in 1682 with William Penn on his first voyage tom America. She was a relative of John and Nathaniel Greene who both served under Washington during the Battle of Brandywine. As a girl she assisted in carrying water for the wounded who fell in that battle. She also administered to their needs after the war closed. Jane Greene married Patrick McCahan June 15, 1795. The first resided in Chester County, Pa. When emigration started westward in Pennsylvania they landed in Juniata County about 1805 or 1806." Recently I found these references (excerpts from lengthy bios) to a Henry S Greene and Edward Augustus Green in a Commemorative biographical encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley : comprising the counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, Pennsylvania. Containing sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settlers (1897) 780 pages ... I have page numbers for those I’ll be researching but it’s very long to download. http://www.archive.org/stream/commemorativebio01cham#page/n15/mode/2up I will be looking into the ancestors of these Green/e men to see if there is any link to Jane. I would, of course, appreciate your input. My question is about Brandywine Manor and Greene Hill, Chester County. I looked up Brandywine Manor and see that it is now an attractive inn. What about its history during the ARW and how is it that it would have been the place where John Greene and his wife both died ... and what is Greene Hill? I realize that the information in this Commemorative Bio collection may not be invalid, or some valid and some not ... but it’s interesting and adds to the story. Oh, also, the bio for David McCahan says that his grandmother (Jane) “was of a Quaker family”. "Henry S, Greene, Trough Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born in Blair county, then forming a part of Huntingdon, May 15, 1823. He is a son of Samuel L. and Elizabeth L. (Stewart) Greene. John Greene, the father of Samuel L., and grandfather of Henry S. Greene,., was a brother of the well known Revolutionary general, Nathaniel Greene. The family is of English ancestry, and settled in the province of Pennsylvania at an early date. John Greene, as well as his brother, was a soldier under Washington. Peace being restored, he passed the remainder of his life at Brandywine Manor and Greene Hill, Chester county, Pa. He had two children, of whom Samuel L. was the elder, born at Brandywine in 1789. The younger was Keziah, wife of O. M. Coulter, of Ohio. John Greene and his wife both died at Brandywine Manor. Samuel L. Greene had an excellent education, above the average for his time. He was a man of intelligence and shared the taste for writing that seems to have been hereditary in the family, to judge from the grahic productions of Professor Green, Grandson of the General, and therefore Second cousin of Samuel L. Greene. ... " "EDWARD AUGUSTUS GREEN, Mill Creek, Huntingdon county. Pa., was born in Milesburg, Pa. November 20. 1831, son of Joseph and Catherine (Miles) Green. The ancestors of Mr. Green were of Welsh descent, and emigrated from Radnorshire. Wales, in 1682, with Williara Penn, on his first voyage to America; thev settled in and near Philadelphia, Pa. ..." Whew ... tell me if this is too much info ... Joyce Doty Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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