John Green (1752)

Born 1752 in Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

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Biography

John Green, son of Duff Green by his first wife, was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He died unmarried.

Born 1752, died 1849, Culpeper County, Virginia, a bachelor. "He was possessed of much wealth.... He served as a Captain in the Revolution, and was badly wounded".^[1]

Research Notes

Three John Greens - this son of Duff and Duff's brother and his son - were all officers in Virginia regiments during the Revolution.

• This John (Duff's son) died unmarried but had survived the war.
• His cousin, Lt. John Green, also died unmarried, but was killed in a duel at Valley Forge in April 1778 at age 18.^[2] He had joined the 6th Virginia as a substitute for his new brother-in-law, Thomas McClanahan, the same month.^[3]
• Duff's brother, Colonel John Green, served with several regiments, including the 10th Virginia: "Lieutenant Green’s father was Col. John Green of the Tenth Virginia...^[4][5]

There is a DAR record for a John Green born in 1752 that says this, " GREEN, JOHNAncestor #: A047137 Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1752 VIRGINIA Death: POST 9-4-1849 ROCKBRIDGE CO VIRGINIA Pension Number: *S37960 Service Source: *S37960 Service Description: 1) CAPT SAMUEL WOODSON, COL GEORGE MATTHEWS his family is listed as this, The Said Lawrence Green was the child of John Green born on - - 1752 at VA died at Rockbridge Co VA on p 4 - Sep - 1849 and his ( 1st ) wife Nancy Obenchain born on - - 1763 at _______________ died at _______________ on - - 1820 married on - - 1790 . quite possibly this is the same John Green.

Sources

there is some information on the duff green family in this free book. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Virginia_Magazine_of_History_and_Bio/ItIRAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

1. ↑ See this page, "William Green Family", by Judy Parsons Smith, for citations (accessed 21 Feb. 2020).
2. ↑ Green chart.
3. ↑ Pension application W1052 of Thomas McClanahan/widow Tabitha (Williams) McClanahan (pdf), transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Roster (accessed 20 Feb. 2020).
4. ↑ Joseph Lee Boyle. "The James McMichael Journal, December 29, 1777–May 12, 1778" (accessed 21 Feb. 2020).
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 February 2020), "Record of Colonel John Green", Ancestor # A047133.

• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members), source for WikiTree profile Green-4401 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others.