Daniel Vicary Green (bef. 1768 - abt. 1847)

Born before 28 Dec 1768 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Scriven) Green — married 3 Mar 1803 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died about 22 Feb 1847 after about age 78 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Daniel Green was born in England.

Biography

Daniel was born in 1768. He was the son of Thomas Green and Elizabeth Vicary. Original information from one of the paper Mace family trees. Gives middle name as Viceroy.
Daniel was a British Merchant Seamen (1835-1847).

1768. From the Melcombe Regis Parish register held by the Dorset History Centre:
Daniel Vicaeroy (sic), son of Thomas and Elizabeth Green, baptised on 28th December 1768 at Melcombe Regis, Dorset^[1][2].

At the age of about 35 he married spinster Martha Scriven at Melcombe Regis on 3 March 1803, after Banns, by Wm Gorton, Minister. The witnesses were Thos. Kingsbury and Elizabeth Kingsbury^[3]. They went on to have at least seven children.

His wife Martha passed away in 1838 at the age of 60.

From the 1841 UK Census taken on the night of 6th June 1841:
County of Dorset, Borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Township of Melcombe Regis (part of).
At Stewards Court.
Wm Green, age 25, occupation Brewer, born in same County.
Ann Green, age 21, born in same County.
Daniel Green, age 70, occupation Mariner, born in same County.
Link to Wm Green.^[4]

His last reported voyage was in 1845. Daniel died two years later, on about 22 February 1847.

DEATHS

February 20 [sic], at advanced age, Mr. Daniel Green, for many years proprietor of some of the pleasure boats of Weymouth.^[5]

1847. From the OPC Dorset website. Melcombe Regis, St Mary's, Burials 1841-1850.
25 February 1847, Daniel Green, age 78^[6]

Daniel's Last Will and Testament was dated 8 January 1844, with a Codicil dated 20 January 1847. In it he mentions his grandson Thomas Green (son of Daniel Green); his son Richard Green; and his three daughters Elizabeth Stevens, Sarah Day and Martha Green.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1768 record of Baptism. Dorset History Centre, Melcombe Regis Parish register PE-MCR RE/7
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR2Q-XZG : 20 September 2020), Daniel Vicaeroy Green, 1768.
3. ↑ Record set: Dorset Marriages, Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYC-N1Q : 24 May 2019), Daniel Green in household of Thomas Winder, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ Sherborne Mercury 27 February 1847, Pg 4, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription)
6. ↑ 1847 record of Burial from the OPC Dorset website. Melcombe Regis, St Mary's Burials 1841-1850.
7. ↑ Dorset, England, Wills and Probates, 1565-1858 for Daniel Green Dorset History Centre; Reference Number: Ad/Dt/W/1847; Event Record Number: 63. Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Wills and Probates, 1565-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Wills and Other Probate Records c. 1558-1858. Dorchester, Dorset, England: Dorset History Centre. Accessed on ancestry.com, July 2021.
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Research Notes

The will of Mr Daniel Green, Weymouth, 1847.

Daniel Green of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis

"My silver watch to my grandson Thomas Green son of Daniel Green and my 8 day clock to my son Richard Green. Residue to be divided equally between my three daughters Elizabeth Stevens, Sarah Day and Martha Green who are appointed executrices."

Dated 8 January 1844.

Daniel Green.

Witnesses: John Bartlett, Thomas Bugler.

Codicil dated 20 January 1847.

"To daughter Martha Green my bedstead and bedding. To my friend and landlord Thomas Bugler of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis £3."

Daniel Green.

Witnesses: John Bartlett; Samuel Talbot.

Administration granted 3 March 1847 to Elizabeth Stevens of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, one of the executrices named in the will with a codicil of Daniel Green late of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, mariner deceased, power reserved for the other two executrices. Testator died on or about 22 February 1847. Elizabeth Stevens’ address given as Park Street, Melcombe Regis on the application for administration. Under £200.

Ad/Dt/W/1847/63.