William Marion Green

GEDCOM Note

Category:South Carolina Militia, American Revolution
Category:Green Name Study
Category:Bostic, North Carolina
Category: Battle of Kings Mountain
Category:Battle of Ramsour's Mill

Biography == unit=South Carolina Militia, American Revolution

ancestor=A201068

Military Record
:Green, William
:Ancestor #: A201068
:Service: South Carolina
:Rank(s): Private, Spy
:Birth: 5-16-1753 Anson North Carolina:Death: 11-6-1832 Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina<ref>DRAPER,KING'S MTN.& IT'S HEROES, P 482-483</ref><ref>SALLEY, SC STUB ENTRIES TO INDENTS, BKS. 0-Q, P 75,R-T P 192</ref>:Service Description: 1) Militia<ref>[United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926 (accessed 12 December 2014), William W Green, 1850; citing Pension, North Carolina, NARA microfilm publication T316, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 821,605.</ref>
William Green was born on May 16, 1753 in North Carolina, the son of Joseph Green and Mary (McEntire) Green. He was the brother of Ann (Green) McAfee, Abraham Green, Isaac Green, Mary O. (Green) Duncan, Jacob Green and Joseph Green .<ref>1790 Census, Rutherford Co., NC. Fed. #,M-637,Reel: 007,</ref>
William married Drucillia "Drusy" McBrayer before 1775 in Orange County, North Carolina. They had the following children:

1. Henry Green,
2. Abraham Green,
3. Abner Green,
4. Joseph Green,
5. Charlotte Green,
6. McBrayer Green,
7. William Green,
8. James L. Green and
9. Unicey Green

Billy, like many men in the area, fought on both sides during the Revolutionary War. Though his mother and stepfather were strong Tories, Billy began service as a Patriot (Whig) soldier. By 1780 he was a Captain in the Whig Militia but was captured by the Tories. They held him prisoner until he was freed during the Tory defeat at the Battle of Ramsaur's Mill. His only British service was at the Battle of King's Mountain. Here he was captured by the patriots and sentenced to death.

The story of his escape became a favorite of many historians:
About this time (26 Oct 1780) Capt. William Green and Lieutenant William Langum, among the Tory prisoners, were tried before Colonel Cleveland.
The charge against Green seems to have been, that he had violated theoath he had taken as an officer to support the governments of the State
of North Carolina and of the United States, by accepting a Britishcommission, and fighting at King's Mountain. Some of the British officers
were present, and remonstrated at the course taken, when Cleveland cut
them short, saying: 'Gentlemen, you are British officers, and shall be
treated accordingly -- therefore give your paroles and march off
immediately; the other person is a subject of the State.' Green and
Langum were condemned to be executed the next morning. 'May be so,'coolly remarked Green. "That night, as he and his comrade, Langum, werelying before the campfire, under a blanket, Green rolled over so that hishands, fastened with buckskin straps, came in contact with Langum's face,who seeming to comprehend his companion's intention, worked away with his teeth till he succeeded in unfastening the know. Green was now able toreach his pocket, containing a knife, with which he severed the remaining
cords, and those of Langum. He then whispered to Langum to be ready to
jump up and run when he should set the example. Green was above the
ordinary size, strong and athletic. The guard who had special watch ofthem, was in a sitting posture, with his head resting upon his knees, andhad fallen asleep. Making a sudden leap, Green knocked the sentinel over,and tried to snatch his gun from him; but the latter caught the skirt ofthe fleeing man's coat, and Green had to make a second effort before hecould release himself from the soldier's grasp, and gladly got off with
the loss of a part of his garment. In another moment both Green andLangum were dashing down a declivity, and though several shots were fired at them, they escaped unhurt, and were soon beyond the reach of their pursuers. Aided by the friendly wilderness, and sympathizing Loyalists, they in time reached their old region of Buffalo Creek, in now Cleveland County. Green at least renouncing his brief, sad experience in the Tory service, joined the Whigs, and battle manfully thereafter for his
country. Both Green and Langum long survived the war, and were veryworthy people.<ref>History of the Battle of King's Mountain by Lyman C. Draper, 1881, reprinted 1967, pp 353-354.</ref>

According to notes by A. B. C. DePriest, Griffins' History of theRevolutionary War recounts the escape by William Green after the Battle
of Kings Mountain, but his companion was a man named Mills from
Rutherford County.

After his escape, he enlisted in Captain Levi Johnston's company underSumter for ten months in 1781 and 1782. During this service he fought for
the patriots in the Battle of Eutaw Springs.

After the war Billy returned to Rutherford county. His British servicedid not go unpunished. Like many men in the area, he had to face a GrandJury in July 1782 as one of the men who " 'aided and joined' the army ofMajor Ferguson and are convicted as Tories 'a true bill'." All his land
was confiscated by the new government. After the Confiscation Act was
repealed a short time later, Billy and many of the other men had their
property restored to them.
When the aftermath of the war was over, Billy prospered and increased hisland holdings in the Brushy Creek area of Rutherford County. By 1790 healso owned 5 slaves, which put him among the more prosperous men in the area. He and his family were active members of the Sandy Run Baptist
Church in Mooresboro until 1804. At that time, they left the Sandy Runcongregation to become charter members of the new Concord Baptist Church.
Billy became very active in building the new nation. In 1798 he served in the North Carolina House of Commons. He then was elected to serve fourteen terms in the North Carolina State Senate between 1800 and 1824.<ref>The Greene Family and All its Branches.</ref>

Drusy died 28 March 1828 in Rutherford County, NC at 73 years of
age. She is buried beside William at the Green Cemetery near the Old
Bostic Brickyard, Rutherford Co., NC.
Billy may have married second, Mary Unknown.<ref>Bridges Family</ref>
Billy died 6 Nov1832 in Rutherford Co., NC, at 79 years of age. His body was interred in the family cemetery at the old Bostic Brickyard, Rutherford Co., NC.
According to an old survey of the cemetery by C. Kenyon Withrow, William Green's tombstone gave his death date and then age at death as 81. This would make his birth date 1751 or 1752. The graveyard has been destroyed since the census.<ref>Bulletin of Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County February 1978</ref> <ref> Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11417056/william-marion-green : accessed 21 December 2021), memorial page for Maj William Marion Green (16 May 1753–6 Nov 1832), 11417056, citing Green Cemetery, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Barbara White-Frank Selletti (contributor 46482334) . </ref>

Land Grants

<ref>Iwww.nclandgrants.com </ref>#Willaim Brooks [assignee of William Green] Rutherford 1794 1796 100 acres On Sandy Run

1. William Green Rutherford 1781 1787 150 acres On Brushy Creek#William Green Rutherford 1788 1792 300 acres On a branch of Bushey [Brushy] Creek. {{Red|Sold for £100, 30 September 1797 to his cousin}} James McEntire.<ref>Rutherford County North Carolina Register of Deeds Book 6 Page: 122. #211.</ref>
2. William Green Rutherford 1794 1796 200 acres Waters of Cow Creek #William Green Rutherford 1794 1797 100 acres On the dividing ridge between Brushy Creek and Wilkeys Creek
3. William Green Rutherford 1796 1797 50 acres On waters of Sandy Run.#William Green Rutherford 1794 1797 100 acres Waters of Brushey Creek and Wilkeys Creek #William Green Rutherford 1796 1798 100 acres On both sides of the creek branch of Sandy Run. #William Green Rutherford 1798 1799 100 acres On the waters of Brushy Creek and Wilkies Creek #William Green Rutherford 1798 1799 70 acres On the waters of Sandy Run
4. William Green Rutherford 1797 1802 50 acres On Sandy Run
5. William Green Rutherford 1810 1810 100 acres On waters of Sandy Run #William Green Rutherford 1819 1821 50 acres On a branch of Puzzle Creek #William Green Rutherford 1825 1825 5 acres Joins the land he lives on (waters of Second Broad River) #William Green [assignee of Alexander Rose] Rutherford 1794 1796 100 acres On the Mill Stone Fork. of Sandy Run. #William Green [assignee of Samuel Lum] Rutherford 1791 1796 100 acres On low creek of Sandey [Sandy] Run

Land Purchased or Inherited ===#William and Drucilla Green 200 acres on Greens Creek (formerly Mills Creek) branch of White Oak Creek Rutherford. {{Red|Sold for £50, 25 March 1783 to William Wood.}}<ref>Rutherford County North Carolina Register of Deeds Book A Page: 376. #155.</ref>#William Green 600 acres on both sides of Brushey Creek Rutherford. {{Red|Sold for £600, 15 June 1790 to}} James Blackburn Sr.<ref>Rutherford County North Carolina Register of Deeds Book M Page: 67 & 68. #1475.</ref>#William Green 150 acres on South Side of Broad River Rutherford. {{Red|Sold for £50, 8 April 1791 to}} Jacob Vinzant.<ref>Rutherford County North Carolina Register of Deeds Book J Page: 101. #1096.</ref>#Shadrack Green Land grant dated 28 September 1785, 100 acres on both sides of the South Branch of Sandy Run - waters of Main Broad River.<ref>NC LAND GRANT IMAGES AND DATA Shadrack's first wife Mary Gage's brother James Gage's patent also on prior page.</ref> {{Red| Sold for £50, 20 April 1795 to}} William Green.<ref>County North Carolina Register of Deeds Book P Page:390 to 392. ~1758.</ref> William Green, his son Henry Green and William Green's brother Joseph Green are are living between and next to Shadrack Green and his father Shadrack Green in the 1800 United States Federal Census.<ref>"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-ZPK : accessed 8 December 2020), Shaderach Green, Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 113, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909. Image</ref>#William Green lots totaling 500 acres on the west side of Sandy Run Rutherford. {{Red|Sold for £500 10 March 1797 to}} Alexander Davidson Sr.<ref>Rutherford County North Carolina Register of Deeds Book 6 Page: 152 & 153. #245.</ref>

Sources ==
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See also:* United States Census, 1830 (accessed 12 December 2014), William Green, Not Stated, Rutherford, North Carolina; citing p. ??, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 18,090.*The Descendants of Samuel and Mary Hamrick*The Hamrick Generations.*RootsWeb, Irish Eyes*Rootsweb, Greens, McSwains and Others
Author: Sheila Tidwell
Hey there.....this profile comes up as linked to a merged Find A Grave memorial. Here is the new Memorial #11417056<p>Thanks,
Sheila
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Author: Paula J
Hi Kathleen,<p>Thanks for the note! The military information on this profile is sourced according to the citations. See the little green numbers beside the info? Click on those it will show you the source. I don’t ever use DAR as a source. If I have missed where someone else has added it, let me know and I will happily remove.
</p><p>Thanks again for the note!
</p><p>Paula
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Author: Kathleen Tesluk
The information on William Green's military record in the biography comes from the DAR's GRS database and, according to the DAR terms of service, should not be reproduced here. Green is unfortunately no longer recognized as a qualifying DAR patriot because his lands were confiscated along with other loyalists after the Rev War and the DAR uses the principle of "last action" to determine a patriot's qualification. Also, Source #3 does not support Green's military service, as it refers to a William W. Green who fought in an Ohio unit during the Mexican wars.
Author: Anonymous Daly
Thank you Kathleen. Im currently doing some land records concerning this William. Part of the Bio seems to have come from <i>Bridges to the Past</i> by Mrs. Ernest Newton and Roy Brooks. This book is compiled from newspapers of the time. This Williams last action during the Revolutionary War was with the Patriots after his trial for treason in 1781, along with <a href="/wiki/Green-22529" title="Green-22529">Shadrack Green</a>, and indeed his land was confiscated but returned from what i can see from Land records. I agree source #3 is not this William. Always happy to hear from keen historians. Thank you so much<p>Eric
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Author: Anonymous Daly
<a href="/wiki/Green-8438" title="Green-8438">William Marion Green</a> was one of the largest land owners in Rutherford County NC. After a recent Query regarding a descendant there is 2 uncommon forennames that repeat and you will only find them either his immediate line, his sons or grand childrens line. They are:
<ol><li>Unicy/Nicy

</li><li>Willis

</li></ol>
<p><b>In John and Alethia Green's line both</b>

</p><p>Common spouses and or collaterall LNAB's are:

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<ol><li>Lovelace

</li><li>Hamrick

</li><li>Moore

</li><li>Bridges

</li><li>Rollins

</li><li>Melton

</li></ol>
<p>and

</p>
<ol><li>Smart

</li></ol><p>Please be aware that many connections found on Find A Grave are Mis leading.
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Author: Anonymous Daly
<a href="/wiki/Green-19095" title="Green-19095">Green-19095</a> and Green-8438 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
Author: Anonymous Daly
Will of William Green has been added, plus a transcription. They confirm that this William married a Mary after Drusillia McBrayer's death. See source 9 of inline Ref's.<p>Mary is probably a widow "Hooper", the answer to this may be in "Donnie Blackstone's" Hooper line.
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