Rev
Jacob
M
Green
Born in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Brother of
Dorothy (Greene) Sprague, Catherine (Greene) Haskell, Jemima Green, Benjamin Green Sr, Joseph Greene, Jonathan Barrett [half] and Abigail Barrett [half]
Husband of
Anna (Strong) Green
— married
14 Jun 1747 [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Pierson) Green
— married
19 Oct 1757 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ann (Green) Tuttle, Abigail (Green) Broadwell, Elizabeth (Green) Bradford and Ashbel Green
Died
at age 68
in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, United States
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Biography
Rev Jacob Green performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.
Jacob Green is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A046989.
Rev Jacob M Green was the first pastor of Hanover Presbyterian Church, where he served for 44 years. He pursued other occupations in addition to his religious calling, however, and was one of the best known men of his day. An early advocate for American independence, Rev. Green was also the first prominent New Jerseyan to condemn slavery. He was 68 years old at the time of his death.[1][2]
Member of the Provincial Congress 1776 as per the DAR.
"Dr. JACOB GREEN, A.M., b. Maiden, Mass., 22 Jan. 1722, son of Jaeob and Dorothy (Lynde) Green; A.B., H.C, 1744, A.M.; A.M. (hon.)Prineeton, 1749; taught school at Sutton, Mass., 1744; lie. Sept. 1745;Ord. Hanover (Morris) N.J., Whippany Chh., Nov. 1746-1790; sett.Hanover (Morris) N.J., Parsippany Chh., 1746-1760; v.p., Princeton,1758-1759; physician; Presb.; d. Hanover, N.J., 24 May 1790, a. 68 (GS)." [3]
Birth
Marriage
- 08 July 1713 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Child: Dorothy Greene.
- Child: Catherine Greene.
- Child: Rev Jacob M Green.
- Child: Pvt. Benjamin Green.
- Child: Joseph (Twin Son) Greene.
- Marriage 1 Anna STRONG b: ABT 1721 in Brookhaven, Long Island, NY
- Marriage 2 Elizabeth PIERSON b: BET 1721 AND 1726 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
- Married: 19 OCT 1757
- 08 July 1713 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
Death
Burial
- First Presbyterian Church of Hanover, Hanover, Morris, New Jersey.[1]
Sources
- Drake, Francis. Dictionary of American Biography (Houghton, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1879) Page 380.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #8336379
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Wheeler, William Ogden. Inscriptions On The Tomb Stones and Monuments in The Grave Yards at Whippany and Hanover, Morris County, N.J. (W.O. Wheeler, N.J., 1894) Page 48.
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=maold&id=I8226
- The history of the descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass, p. 726.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- ↑ Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies 1956. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44539283.pdf
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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Liz (Noland) Shifflett
John Pierson's biography names a daughter, Elizabeth Pierson, as wife of the Rev. Jacob Green (see his profile).
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Zoiya (Holland) Tate
Green-12266 and Green-18303 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same. When i imported my tree it did not make this profile a match
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