Joseph Pryor of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (1767-1851): Notes to Clarify His Pre-Alabama Roots

Or, Subtitled: “PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER” At the start of this month, I posted an article here that had been published by Roots and Branches, a publication of the Tuscaloosa County Alabama Genealogical Society. As I did so, I noted that the Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society had kindly given … More Joseph Pryor of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (1767-1851): Notes to Clarify His Pre-Alabama Roots

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): George Sidney Green (1817-1853)

Or, Subtitled: “Lost his life while handling a vicious mule“ 11. The last child of John Green and Jane Kerr, George Sidney Green, was born 2 August 1817, according to family trees that researchers of the Green family have shared with me.[1] None of the family trees assigning George this date of birth cite a … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): George Sidney Green (1817-1853)

Children of Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee: Louisa, Eleanor, William Fortenberry, John Hill, Patience W., and George Sidney Keesee

Or, Subtitled: “There is doubtless in store for him a great reputation as the pioneer and principal breeder of fine-stock in the State” This posting is a continuation of a previous posting in which I discussed the first seven children of Thomas Keesee and Jane Caroline Green. In what follows, I’ll provide information about Thomas … More Children of Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee: Louisa, Eleanor, William Fortenberry, John Hill, Patience W., and George Sidney Keesee

Children of Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee: Robert Calvert, Mary Jane, Anastasia S., Willis B., Emeline Virginia, Milton S., and Thomas J. Keesee

Or, Subtitled: “I will not hereafter serve in the Armies of the Confederate States, nor in any military capacity whatever, against the United States of America” Thomas Keesee and wife Jane Caroline Green had the following children, whose names and dates of birth are written in Thomas and Jane Caroline’s bible:

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee

Or, Subtitled: He “marketed the first bales of cotton in Little Rock,—which event occasioned considerable excitement and comment” 10. Jane Caroline Green, the tenth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born 10 October 1808 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This date is recorded on her tombstone in Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian cemetery at Ovilla … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): James Hamilton Green (abt. 1806 – 1879)

Or, Subtitled: Fortunes Rising, Fortunes Falling, as Sands Shift 9. James Hamilton Green, the ninth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born in or about 1806 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. Or so I conclude: federal censuses have conflicting data about his year of birth. The 1850 and 1870 censuses have him born … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): James Hamilton Green (abt. 1806 – 1879)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Lucinda (1801-1821) and John Ewing Green (1803-1843)

Or, Subtitled: “Departed this life March 13th 1821 aged 20 years and 3 days” The seventh and eighth children of John Green and Jane Kerr, Lucinda and John Ewing Green, both died young and unmarried and are buried with their parents at Tannehill Historical State Park in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to which the graves of … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Lucinda (1801-1821) and John Ewing Green (1803-1843)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Joscelin B. Green (1800-1853)

Or, Subtitled: “2 Blk Bonnets, 3½ Yds Blk Calico, 2 Blk Lace Mantillas, 2 Pr Ladies Shoes, 1 Yd Blk Crepe, 2 Pr Blk Kid Gloves” 6. Joscelin B. Green, the sixth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born in 1800 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This year of birth is indicated by … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Joscelin B. Green (1800-1853)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Benjamin S. Green

Or, subtitled: “Times is harder here I expect than you have any Idea of” 3. Benjamin S. Green, the third child and second son of John Green and Jane Kerr,was born in 1794 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. The 1860 federal mortality schedule for Grimes County, Texas, lists B.S. Green next to his brother S.K. … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Benjamin S. Green