These are the Culpeper Greens. Their history is in the Culpeper County History written by Raliegh Travers Green -----Original Message----- From: Cpzb4@aol.com [mailto:Cpzb4@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 6:02 PM To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Moses Green/Fauquier County Guardian Bond Robert Green, son of William Green, an Englishman, emigrated from Ireland with his uncle William Duff, a Quaker, to Virginia and settled in King George county about the year 1710. He was born in the year 1695. He soon left his uncle and settled in Culpeper Co., near Brandy Station on the Southern Railway. He built his home near a large spring, which is on the road leading from Brandy Station to Rixeyville and took up large tracts of land in what was in 1712 Essex, in 1721 Spotsylvania, in 1735 Orange and in 1749 Culpeper. His father was an officer in the body guard of William, Prince of Orange. He died in 1748, his will and inventory of his estate being recorded in the Orange County Clerk's Office. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1736, and was one of the first vestrymen of St. Mark's Parish. When a young man, he married Eleanor Dunn of Scotland, and had seven sons, as follows. [Note: The names in parenthesis or brackets signify the line of descent. Thus Joseph Green, [Francis, Wm., Wm., Robt.] means tha tJoseph Green was the son of Francis, the grandson of William, the great grandson of the first William and the great great grandson of the first Robert] 1. William, born in Essex county; married Miss Coleman, of Caroline County; was vestrymen of St. Mark's Parish from 1749 to his death in Culpeper Co. in 1770. He was called Col. Green, probably from military service against the Indians. 2. Robert, married Patty ball of Northumberland, and died in Culpeper. 3. Duff, married 1st. Miss Thomas, 2nd. Anne Willis; he died in Culpeper about the beginning of the Revolution. His three youngest sons moved to Kentuck about 1779, and afterwards carried out their mother and younger sister. 4. John married Susanna Blackwell; was Col. in the Revol.; succeeded Willliam Green in the vestry of St. Mark's Parish in 1770; was member of the House of Burgesses in 1769, and died in Culpeper in 1793. 5. Nicholas married Elizabeth Price, daughter of Ajola Price of Orange Co., whose mother was a daughter of Capt. Wm. Barbour; died in what is now Madison Co., and left many children, who moved to Kentucky. 6. James married Elizabeth Jones, and died in Culpeper Co. 7. Moses married Mary Blackwell, siser of Susanna, and died in Culpeper Co. Moses Green, appt. gdn. of his infant children: James, Aylett L., Cassander, Elmira, Ferdinand, Mary and Taylor Green. 25 June 1832. For $180. Sec: William Lunsford, J.C.C. Fauquier County Marriage: Moses Green and Mary Blackwell Marriage Bond: 2/13/1765 Bondsman: Samuel Blackwell Moses Green [ Robert] Moses and Mary had: 1. Sarah, died single 2. Eleanor married Gen. James Williams Eleanor and Gen. James Williams had: 1. William who married Anne Stubblefield 2. Sally who married Geo. French Strother Moses Green was listed as one of the old vestrymen under the old regime (1785) Robert Green, son of John Green, of the Revolution and brother of Gen. Moses Green. Moses Green brother John named one of his children Moses. John Green [Robert] married Susanna Blackwell, they had: 1. William married Lucy Williams; was Capt. of the Navy, and was lost at sea on the brig Defiance. 2. John killed at age 18 in a duel at Valley Forge 3. Robert married Frances Edmonds, and died 1789 4. Moses married Fanny Richards. 5. Thomas married 1st. Miss Miller; 2nd. Lucy Peyton, and moved to Christian Co., KY. Source: Greens Notes June ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl