Deacon
Benjamin
Green
Sr
Born in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Colony
Ancestors 
Brother of
Dorothy (Greene) Sprague, Catherine (Greene) Haskell, Jemima Green, Jacob M Green, Joseph Greene, Jonathan Barrett [half] and Abigail Barrett [half]
Husband of
Mary (Dalglish) Green
— married
18 Jan 1750 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey
Descendants 
Died
at age 72
in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Biography
Private Benjamin Green Sr served with Essex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.
Benjamin Green Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A046819.
Benjamin Green was born on 21 Feb 1724 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Colony, the son of Jacob Green and Dorothy Lynde and a twin to Joseph Greene. [1] Private, Essex County as per Styker, Jerseymen in the Rev War, pg 610. [2]
Military Record
- Conflict Revolutionary War Soldier
- Rank: Private
- Branch Essex County Militia Revolutionary War.[3][4][5]
Pvt. Deacon Benjamin Green Sr. [6]
Benjamin married Mary Dalglish "Douglas"18 January 1750 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, by Rev. Jacob Green.[7][8]
Residence 5 Jun 1793. Hanover, Morris, New Jersey
He wrote his will 5 June 1793, inventory recorded 2 August 1796: Estate to be divided in ten parts. Sons: Joseph, Benjamin and Jacob, six parts in equal shares; excepting son Benjamin, who is to have 40 pounds less. To five daughters, Jemima, Sarah, Lucretia, Phebe and Hannah, the remaining four parts in equal shares.[9]
Benjamin died 29 July 1796 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. He was buried at First Presbyterian Church of Hanover Cemetery in Hanover, Morris County. [10]
The inscription on his grave marker reads:
- Sacred to the memory of Deacon Benjamin Green who died July 29th 1796 in the 74th Year of his Age
There is a Military Marker which reads:
- In memory of Benjamin Green, Pvt Essex County Militia 1723 - 1796
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 index, FamilySearch, Benjamin Green, 21 Feb 1724; citing Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 33; FHL microfilm 14,774.
- ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/169704
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 May 2021), "Record of Benjamin Green", Ancestor # A046819.
- ↑ Image Grave marker for Benjamin Green Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40711834/benjamin-green: accessed 22 September 2022), memorial page for Pvt Benjamin Green (21 Feb 1723–29 Jul 1796), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40711834, citing First Presbyterian Church of Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Barbara Schaffer (contributor 46951056) .
- ↑ Citation: SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004
- ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
- ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
- ↑ Marriage Records of the First Church Church of Hanover, Morris County, N.J. http://www.genealogytrails.com/njer/morris/1st_church_marriage_records.html
- ↑ Abstract of Will on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2793/images/32669_236579-00150?usePUB=true&_phsrc=HSK1583&usePUBJs=true&pId=5681
- ↑ Find A Grave Benjamin Green, Memorial# 40711834.
See also:
- A genealogical sketch of the descendants of Thomas Green of Malden, Mass Author; Greene, Samuel Stillman, 1810-1883. Publisher Boston, Mass. : H. W. Dutton. Page; 31 #101.
- New Jersey History Manuscript Group 525, Essex County Militia, Second Regiment
- Green Family Register, by Lazy J - Lake Travis Ltd., contains sources (PDF)
- A genealogical sketch of the descendants of Thomas Green of Malden, Mass, by Greene, Samuel Stillman, 1810-1883, Published 1858
- 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.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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Eric Johnson
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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