Born about in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Samuel Green
and Sarah (Bull) Green
Sister of
John Samuel Green [half], Sarah (Greene) Severns, Ann (Green) Opdycke, Adam Green UEL [half], John Green UEL [half], William Green [half], George Green [half], Daniel Green [half], Rebekah (Green) Glover [half] and Mary (Green) Howell [half]
Wife of
John Opdycke Sr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 64
in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Profile last modified
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Biography
Margaret Green was born in 1711 in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, daughter of (John) Samuel Green, Sr. and Sarah Bull. She married John Opdycke (c. 1710-1777), a patriot during the American Revolution. [1]They had nine known children. Margaret passed away March 16, 1775 and was buried at Opdycke Cemetery, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. John died two years later.
Children of Margaret and John Opdycke:
- Elizabeth Opdycke 1738-1836/7; m. John Arnwine (?-1819)
- Sarah Opdycke b. 1741; m. John Buchannan
- George Opdycke 1743-1795; m. Sophia Baker; farmer and miller
- Catherine Opdycke b. 1745; m. Abraham Larew
- Mary Opdycke b. 1747; m. Agesilaus Gordon
- Samuel Opdycke 1749-1801; m. Susannah Robeson; farmer and miller
- Margaret Opdycke 175/2-1820; m. John Besson (1750-1842)
- John Opdycke, Jr. 1753-1773 d/y unm.
- Thomas Opdycke 1756-1805; m. Anna Cowell (1757-1830); farmer and miller
Research Notes
Her father referred to her as ‘Margaret Opdike’ [sic] in his Will of September 3, 1760, where he bequeathed her, along with his other "first children”, a sum of five shillings each.
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 18, 2017), "Record of Updike, John", Ancestor # A118005.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18636814/margaret-opdycke: accessed 29 July 2023), memorial page for Margaret Green Opdycke (1711–16 Mar 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18636814, citing Opdycke Cemetery, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Jack Mount (contributor
- Goodspeed, Marfy. Goodspeed Histories, New Jersey History and Genealogy copyright 2023. Opdycke family tree, November 26, 2020. (https://www.goodspeedhistories.com)
Addenta transferred from Samuel Green
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of Ancestry Wiki.ged on 14 March 2011.
- Kathleen Todora.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~0.78%
Robert Green
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Green-5271 and Green-1193 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents same siblings (10) Birth year needs to be reconciled. Green-5721 into Green-1193.
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