James Green, Sr.

He was buried in A Hollow Chestnut Tree.

Robert Kilgore, husband of Winnie Clayton, was killed in what is now Wise Co., Virginia at The Pound at a place called Warrior's Camp. Robert and Winnie lived along the Clinch River in what is now Scott Co., Virginia, then Russell County. His property directly bordered that of his brother Charles and was also located near that of Partrick Porter also of Orange Co., North Carolina. Several of the families who settled this section of Scott Co. were originally Orange Co. natives.

On December 31, 1782, James Green, husband of Jane Porter, and Robert Kilgore, Sr. left their hunting camp at the mouth of Indian Creek and Pound River and crossed a ridge heading toward Kentucky. They left a man by the name of McKinney in the camp. Two gunshots were heard by McKinney, followed by the unearthly yells of Indians. Before McKinney could grab his gun, he saw Robert Kilgore running for his life toward the encampment, shouting, "Run McKinney, leave all, save yourself!"

McKinney didn't wait to be told a second time. As he reached the crest of the ridge, he looked back, to see James Green fall, closely pursued by Mingoes. Green sprang up, grabbed out his hunting knife, but before the Indians reached him he collapsed. As the sun was sinking, McKinney reached Fort Blackmore.

By first light of the following day, the militia was on its way far up Stoney Creek, reaching the hunters encampment long before sunrise on January 1, 1783. No Indians could be found, but the camp had been pillaged. Next morning, they found the scalped remains of Robert Kilgore and a few hundred yards away, the body of James Green, with an Indian arrowhead in his right eye. The bodies were buried in a hollow chestnut tree on the north bank of the Pound River, a short distance above the mouth of Indian Creek.

There is no information on what happened to Winnie Clayton Kilgore after the death of Robert. It is believed she remarried, probably in Russell Co., Virginia, unfortunately marriage register burned in a fire during the late 1800s. Family legend says she moved to Indiana with her oldest son Charles and died there, but there is no proof.

By Judy S. Cardwell, Clayton Researcher

James was killed in Pound Gap, Wise County by Bob Benge, a Shawnee Indian outlaw, while hunting with Robert Kilgore and McKinney.

Deed: Washington County, Virginia

Page 332 - James Green - 280 ac - on the north side of Clinch River - Commissioners Certificate - beginning on the south side of the river - March 10, 1786...James Green - 400 ac - actual settlement made in 1772 = on the north side of Clinch at the mouth of Sinking Creek - August 8, 1781

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James GREEN Sr. (Lewis J. ) was born in 1757 in Virginia. He died on 31 Dec 1782 in Wise County, Virginia. He was buried in A Hollow Chestnut Tree. Robert Kilgore, husband of Winnie Clayton, was killed in what is now Wise Co., Virginia at The Pound at a place called Warrior's Camp. Robert and Winnie lived along the Clinch River in what is now Scott Co., Virginia, then Russell County. His property directly bordered that of his brother Charles and was also located near that of Partrick Porter also of Orange Co., North Carolina. Several of the families who settled this section of Scott Co. were originally Orange Co. natives. On December 31, 1782, James Green, husband of Jane Porter, and Robert Kilgore, Sr. left their hunting camp at the mouth of Indian Creek and Pound River and crossed a ridge heading toward Kentucky. They left a man by the name of McKinney in the camp. Two gunshots were heard by McKinney, followed by the unearthly yells of Indians. Before McKinney could grab his gun, he saw Robert Kilgore running for his life toward the encampment, shouting, "Run McKinney, leave all, save yourself!" McKinney didn't wait to be told a second time. As he reached the crest of the ridge, he looked back, to see James Green fall, closely pursued by Mingoes. Green sprang up, grabbed out his hunting knife, but before the Indians reached him he collapsed. As the sun was sinking, McKinney reached Fort Blackmore. By first light of the following day, the militia was on its way far up Stoney Creek, reaching the hunters encampment long before sunrise on January 1, 1783. No Indians could be found, but the camp had been pillaged. Next morning, they found the scalped remains of Robert Kilgore and a few hundred yards away, the body of James Green, with an Indian arrowhead in his right eye. The bodies were buried in a hollow chestnut tree on the north bank of the Pound River, a short distance above the mouth of Indian Creek. There is no information on what happened to Winnie Clayton Kilgore after the death of Robert. It is believed she remarried, probably in Russell Co., Virginia, unfortunately marriage register burned in a fire during the late 1800s. Family legend says she moved to Indiana with her oldest son Charles and died there, but there is no proof. By Judy S. Cardwell, Clayton Researcher James was killed in Pound Gap, Wise County by Bob Benge, a Shawnee Indian outlaw, while hunting with Robert Kilgore and McKinney. Deed: Washington County, Virginia Page 332 - James Green - 280 ac - on the north side of Clinch River - Commissioners Certificate - beginning on the south side of the river - March 10, 1786...James Green - 400 ac - actual settlement made in 1772 = on the north side of Clinch at the mouth of Sinking Creek - August 8, 1781 James married Jane PORTER daughter of Patrick PORTER and Susannah WALKER about 1782 in Virginia. Jane was born on 9 Sep 1761 in Orange County, North Carolina. She died on 25 Dec 1842 in Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia. She was buried in Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia. RIN: MH:N24

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