Elizabeth Green

Elizabeth married Hampton Wade 8 Jan 1795, Prince Edward Co., Viriginia. Hampton (son of Philip Wade and Sarah Mrs. Phillip Wade) was born Abt 1764, Charlotte County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Thomas Green of Prince Edward County
Another Thomas Green was in Prince Edward County in 1761 when he bought land from his father-in-law, Peter Davis. Lucy Davis, daughter of Peter Davis married Thomas Green and was the Mother of Berryman.

6 May 1760 Thomas Green received 400 acres on a branch of Terrible Creek. The acreage was described a surplus land between the Dudgeon and Fontaine farms below the Old Court House. Thomas Green owned Punch Spring at this time.

PUNCH SPRING
EARLY COURTHOUSE
http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/CourthouseHistoryCook.htm

It was first decided to establish a courthouse in the perfect center of Halifax County, but a survey showed this to be impossible, as the point was a small island in the middle of Banister River. It was then decided to hold the first meeting at "Hampton Wade's house," in the year 1752. The first officers of the county were Nathaniel Terry, sheriff; George Currie, clerk; Thomas Nash, surveyor; Clement Read, King's attorney; John Light, Joseph Faris and Abet Lee, constables; and Nicholas Hayle, Robert Jones and James Irwin, justices.

Court was held in various locations, but of interest is the period 1753-1754, when sessions were held at Punch Spring. It appears that in the rear of the house only a few feet away was a large clear spring of exceptionally cold water. With this convenience, there is said to have been no end to the fine liquor brought to this courthouse. In fact, so much was brought that a pen was built around the spring for the storage of the beverage. Mint grew wild in Virginia and this, with the fine liquor and cool water, fits in with many of the traditions of the Old Dominion. But for inaccessible roads it is probable that the courthouse would have remained at this "charm spot" indefinitely.

As to the exact location of Punch Spring we quote from the Rev. R. W. Neathery: "when I was a boy the older people of the neighborhood told me that it was located at a point on the Coles Ferry Road, just beyond where the Roberts's home is, north of Winn's Creek. If I mistake not, it is just a few hundred yards. from where the Norfolk and Western Railroad crosses the Cole's Ferry Road, on the side of Crystal Hill, not four hundred yards from the Negro church. At the time of my childhood, it was called 'Hell's Half Acre.' That makes us say 'whew', but that is true. Perhaps it was because prisoners thought it so.

"This was just a few rods from Punch Spring, the source of Winn's Creek, which is now the home of Allie Epps. It is the old Hurt place and when I was a boy, Hurt Roberts, son of T. L. Roberts, and I, used to go to see Mrs. Hurt, the mother of C. E., H. H. and John Hurt and Mrs. Moorefield. Hurt Roberts, being named for Henry Hurt, was a special object of Mrs. Hurt's interest, and we used to go there to play. Mrs. Hurt used to put her butter, milk, and other eatables in a little stone house for safekeeping. Whenever we visited there, she would go to that little house, covered with shingles, and get something for us to eat. It was called Punch Spring then, but the little house is now torn down. But the house in which the court was held, stands now." Feb. 9, 1939

Taken from HALIFACTS, written in 1941 by Dr. B. B. Barbour



HalifaxCo VA Plea Book No 2, Part 2, 17 mar 1759

(51) p. 358 William Drew is appointed Surveyor of the new road leading from John Tucks to Sparrow?s foard on Terrible Cr, and it is ordered that he, with the male laboring tithables following, to wit, those belonging to Thomas Green, Gent, Almon Gwin and his, Jeremiah Stevens, John Eckhols, Joseph Shaw, John Sparrow, and John Ashlock, do forthwith lay open, clear and keep the sd road in repair

Thomas Green living in Halifax Co. 17 Mar 1759

HalifaxCo VA Plea Book No 2 Part 2 17 mar 1759
(51) p. 358 William Drew is appointed Surveyor of the new road leading from John Tucks to Sparrow?s foard on Terrible Cr, and it is ordered that he, with the male laboring tithables following, to wit, those belonging to Thomas Green, Gent, Almon Gwin and his, Jeremiah Stevens, John Eckhols, Joseph Shaw, John Sparrow, and John Ashlock, do forthwith lay open, clear and keep the sd road in repair

1758 - Thomas Green and Peter Irby took by order of worshipful court the just and full sum of 16 pounds of good and lawful money of Virginia for building a good and well fixed bridge, at least ten feet broad, and in good repair for the term of seven years.
Signed, sealed and released in the presence of Robert Wooding and Abraham Maury.
To build and maintain for seven years.
1758, March Court - Ordered that Thomas Green build a bridge over Difficult creek at a place called Madins Ford.

Birth:
HENRICO COUNTY VIRGINIA DOCUMENTS SHOW A THOMAS GREEN PURCHASING LAND IN VARINA PARISH 26 FEB 1729; ABRAHAM GREEN, ARTHUR MOSELEY, AND WILLIAM SCOTT WITNESS THIS DEED; FIELD JEFFERSON AND JOHN PLEASANTS WITNESSED LIVERY & SEIZIN. URSULA, WIFE OF WALTER, RELINQUISHED HER DOWER RIGHT.
[this Thomas Green is at least 21 years older than Thomas Green who married Lucy Davis]

Name:
Shown on the Prince Edward Co., DB One Page 145b. Apr 25, 1761 from Peter Davis of P, to Thomas Green of P...... (See Documents) A William Green Witnessed this document along with Edward Hambleton, John Mason, Joshua Blanton. WHO IS THIS WILLIAM GREEN? Perhaps this William Green is the Father of this Thomas..........probably a relative of some sort.

Thomas married Lucy Davis. Lucy (daughter of Peter Davis and Catherine Priest) was born Abt 1733, Prince Edward Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
There is deposited at the Land Office, Richmond, a record of the name and services of over 12,000 officers and men, who served on land or sea from the State of Virginia, during the Revolutionary War. By permission of Col. Richardson, their custodian, we are now placing in print these valuable records. ?(Editor).
In the House of Delegates, 30 Dec, 1784.
Resolved, that any person who has served in the armies of the United States from the first day of May, 1779, until the close of the late war between America and Great Britain, and who is possessed of a land warrant in his own right, or by assignment before the first day of May, 1779, issued agreeable to the Proclamation made by the King of Great Britain in the year 1763, may exchange the same with the Register of the land office for a warrant agreeable to this resolution, which warrant he shall be permitted to locate on any vacant lands reserved by an act of this Assembly on the eastern side of the VIRGINIA COUNTY RECORDS 33 River Ohio, for the officers and soldiers of this Commonwealth on continental establishment.
(Test) JOHN BECKLEY, C. H. D.
1785, Jan. 1st. Agreed to by the Senate,
WILL DREW, C. S.
Entitled to Land Warrants.

Green, John, Col, Va. Line, 4 Sept., 1775, and is now in service.
Green, John, Lieut., entered the service July, 1776, and died in service, 3 April, 1778; warrant issued to William
Green, his heir-at-law.

Name:
Reference to a Peter Greene of Surry Co [formed from Isle of Wight} is found 2 Oct 1653 when he is a member of a Jury in the matter of the death of Jno. Briant, a boy, and late servant to Jno Spilltimber...[Henry Bannister, John Price and Robert Warren also serve on the same jury]

Died:
John Green witness Will of Robert Goode and Thomas Goode; presume his wife to be Elizabeth Goode as he was left money by Goode in his will.

Also is Witness to Will of Isaac Shepherd on 6 May 1728

Coincidentally The inventory of Paul Green is presented to the court April 1728 and recorded 6 May 1728; This Paul Green may be related to John Green.

John married Elizabeth Goode. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Goode and Elizabeth, Mrs. Robert Goode) was born Est 1660, Prob. Charles City Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

George Davis is also listed as one of the early settlers of Prince Edward Co., 400 acres on the Buffalo River, where the Bibbs and Biggers also are shown as early residents with Theodorick Carter.

Prince Edward Co., Virginia DB1/106b. May 2 1757 from Peter Davis of Prince Edward and Parish of St. Patrick, to John Popham of same, for 30 pounds, a certain tract of land of 400 acres in Prince Edward and St. Patrick's Parish on the North side of Bush River bounded by Watkins, Cobbs' and Watson's line, by patent granted to the said Peter Davis. Wit - John (his mark) Hayes, Hen Watkins, Massie (`her mark) Howlet. Recorded 13 Sep 1757.

Goochland Wills & Deeds 1736-1742 Abstracted and Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III; Pg 187. Deed 19 Sep 1738 John Twitty of St. James Parish, Goochland Co., to Robert Bernard of Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., for 50 pounds, 400 acres on South side of the James River, on Deep Creek, patented by Robert Spears in 1732, and by him sold to said Twitty; bounded by Bowler Cocke, with all houses, etc. Wit: Stephen Bedford, William Keyes, Mary Mathews, James Martin, PETER DAVIS.

Peter married Catherine Priest. Catherine was born Est 1700, Goochland, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

A John Wiley Witnessed this deed in Henrico in 1708; John Wiley in Augusta County is dec'd with his estate appraised 16 Aug 1749 [Possibly the same individual; and married to Mary Goode, d/o Robert.
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http://lib.jrshelby.com/mcallister-harris.pdf
John Wiley certified that Andrew Wiley marched against the Whiskey boys (1794).


In 1762 John Wiley wrote what was probably a biased view "there is no dumb Creature taken so little Notice of in Virginia as they [sheep] there bing but very few People here that take Care to sow any Thing for Winter Pasturage for them or provide or give them [sheep] other food than a few dry Blades in the Winter. 99

http://research.history.org/Files/HistRes/Provisioning.pdf

Died:
Date of Will

Robert married Elizabeth, Mrs. Robert Goode. Elizabeth, was born Est 1640, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]