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Book Title: The Old Chimney Stacks Of East Haddam

CHAPTER XVI.
GREEN FAMILY.

  James Green was born at Barnstable, Mass., September 17th, 1728. His father
was .William Green, of the same place, who died January 28th, 1756, aged over
70. His mother was Desire, daughter of John Bacon, Esq., also of Barnstable. His
parents were married March 25th, 1709, and had seven children. Warren, the
eldest, afterward removed to Middletown, Conn. The second, fourth and fifth were
Desire, Sarah and Mary. The third child, William, also removed to Middletown.
John, the sixth child, removed from Barnstable, but the records do not say
whither. Some authorities say that James, the subject of this sketch, was
engaged in the old French war; if so, he was quite young, for he was but
seventeen years old at the time of the expedition against Louisburg. James Green
removed to East Haddam, where he married, February 13th, 1754, Ruth, daughter of
John and Elizabeth (Winslow) Marshall. Mrs. James Green was born at Freetown,
Mass., April 1st, 1737, and lived in a house on the river bank, just north of
one now occupied by Mr. Matthew Hubbard. I find among the East Haddam law
records the following, which shows a determination to settle and identify
himself with the place as a landed proprietor:

  1758, Aug. 4. Deed of land. Noah Smith, Jr., of Norwich, to James Green, of
East Haddam. Book vi.

  1759, Nov. 29. 33 of Geo. II. Deed of land of Nathaniel Tyler, to James Green

  1765, Apr. 24, Richard Alsop to James Green. Consideration £60.

  1765, Oct. so [sic]. Jabez Chapman to James Green. Consideration £60. Deed of
property southwest of Green's lot.

  1770, Jan. 20. Silvanus Tinker to James Green. Consideration £60. Deed of
land, wharf, and half the store house house erected thereon.

   1773 (13 Geo. III.). Ely Warner of Hartford to James Green.  £30.

  1774 (14 Geo. III.). Richard Christopher to James Green.

  1777, May 32 [sic]. Humphrey Lyon to James Green.

  1778, Nov. 10. Jehial and Rhoda Sexton, of Waterbury, to Mr. J. Green.

  1779, Mar. 16. Seth Willey to James Green. £76 10s. Deed of land in Hadlyme.

1783, Oct. 4. Josiah Griswold, Middletown, to Capt. James Green.

  1784, Nov. 15. Caleb Gates to Capt. James Green.

  1786, May 4. Zachariah Chapman to Cap't. James Green.

  Thirteen purchases of realty in that day and place, and all within
twenty-eight years, is unusual, and there was but one sale, which was to
Epaphroditus Champion, for £20, 6s. Sd., September 4th, 1786. He was not thirty
years old when he purchased his first real estate in East Haddam, and he died
possessed of all except the piece sold to Gen. Champion. There is no record of
the regiment to which he was attached, except that it was a cavalry, and he was
with it as captain in some engagements during the war, probably in the year 1776.

  In a former chapter is described the different residences of his sons and
daughters at East Haddam Landing. Capt. Green was a leading citizen of the town.
There were annual elections then, and we find Capt. James Green was chosen
"Brander of Horses" December 5th, 1766, and every year to 1773. Every year from
this until 1789 he held important offices in the town. Allusion has been made,
in a former chapter, to a forge near the spot where the Old Bank now stands. It
was there he made guns during the war, which echoed the notes of the Declaration
of Independence on many a battle field to the satisfaction of his present rebel
associates, if not of his late royal master, and East Haddam was all rebel. As
early as June 30th, 1774 it voted unanimous for a Declaration, and June 6th,
1778, adopted unanimously the Articles of Confederation. They were prompt,
generous and patriotic in furnishing arms, money and men.

  Mrs. Ruth Green was baptised and they both entered the communion March 7th,
1773, at the meeting house of the First Society. Capt. Green died March 11th,
1809, and his widow November 27th, 1816. They were both buried in the Landing
Cemetery. The old stones, which were falling to decay, were replaced with a
marble slab by the sons of Capt. Green, with inscriptions as follows:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN JAMES GREEN,
WHO DIED MARCH 11, 1800
AE 80.

ALSO OF
MRS. RUTH,
WIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES GREEN, WHO DIED NOV. 27, 1816
AE 79

  They had eleven children, all born at East Had-dam, to wit;

  Hannah Green, born March 14th, 1755.
  Ruth, born May 2d, 1756; died January 21st, 1791.
  James, born April 8th, 1758.
  William Aug., born August 26th, 1760.
  Benjamin, born August 31st, 1762.
  Richard, born March 10th, 1765.
  Ann (Nancy), born February 13th, 1768.
  Timothy, born August 13th, 1771; died March March 19th, 1775.
  Oliver, born August 16th, 1773. 
  Timothy 2d, born July 3, 1776.
   Wilson, born July 10th, 1780.


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THE OLD CHIMNEY STACKS OF EAST HADDAM, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, CONNECTICUT,
BY
HOSFORD B. NILES,
Author of Genealogy of THE NILES FAMILY.
NEW YORK: LOWE & CO., Book and Job Printers No. 210 Fulton Street.
1887


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