Hello Harold and welcome to the Lee List: I'm sure that the "Withville" you heard about is the same place as Wytheville. We northerners would pronounce it using the "y" but it's my understanding that the locals pronounce it "With." I'm not sure if I can help you or confuse you. . . but my SPRINKLE family does have a connection to the James GREEN you mention. Some background. Jacob SPRINKLE was first taxed in Rockingham Co. in 1802 and then shows up in Wythe Co. tax records in 1809. He remained in Wythe Co. through 1818 and then moved on to Tazewell Co., which is where he appears on the 1820 census. He disappeared between 1820-1830, but his wife, Polly, moved on to Lee Co. around 1828-1830. Jacob SPRINKLE had a daughter named Lucinda. She was born in the range of 1804-1810 and married James Green 22 Dec 1827 in Tazewell Co. James GREEN was enumerated in Lee Co. on the 1830 census as follows: 1 male under 5 1 male 5-10 1 male 20-30 1 female under 5 1 female 20-30 Lucinda SPRINKLE GREEN had a son prior to her marriage to James GREEN, and he might be the male 5-10. The other two children would belong to James & Lucinda and have been born 1828-1830. In 1840 James GREEN and family lived next door to "Berlinda SPRINKLE," in Lee County, Virginia. I believe Berlinda is Malinda, who was probably Lucinda's sister. The James GREEN household consisted of: 1 male 5-10 1 male 10-15 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5 1 female 5-10 1 female 10-15 1 female 30-40 Lucinda apparently died between 1840 & 1850, as in 1850 James GREEN is enumerated with a new, younger wife. Some of the children in the household, of course, belong to Lucinda. . .but I'm not sure exactly which children belong to which wife. 1850 Census, District 31, Lee Co., VA, pg. 354: James GREEN, 48, farming, $800, b. VA, cannot read or write Mary, 30, b. TN, cannot read or write Boswell, 21, farming, b. VA, cannot read or write Luthena, 18, b. VA Justine, 14, b. VA Henderson, 11, b. VA Morrison, 9, b. VA Vance, 4, b. VA In any event, to bring this to a close, it seems possible your Nathaniel Green was related to James Green. . .but your Nathaniel, born 1822, seems too old to belong to James & Lucinda. . . unless he is the male 5-10 on the 1830 census and might belong to an unknown-to-me earlier wife of James (purely way-out speculation). But this James Green (according to the 1860 census) was indeed born in Wythe Co. There are several men named Nathan/Nathaniel Green who were head of household on the 1850 VA census index, but none in Lee or Wythe. So we haven't found your Nathaniel. . .but at least you know a little more about James Green! I'm hoping someone else reading this will recognize some of the "participants" and post additional information!!! Margaret