Person:James Green (117)

Disputed Parentage

Several Ancestry Member Trees claim that this James Green is a son of William Green and Mary West of Virginia. Additional research is needed.

Will Transcript

Loudoun County, Virginia, Will Book E, pages 237 - 239

In the name of God, Amen, the twenty third day of April & the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty eight, I, James Green of Loudoun County in the State of Virginia & being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that all men by appointment must die, Do make & ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally & first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it & my body to the Earth, to be buried in Decant Christian Burial at the direction of my Executors, not doubting at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by Almighty Power of God, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life;

"I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner & form.

Viz: First, I leave to my beloved Wife Frances the full possession & enjoyment during her life of my Plantations, Houses & negroes, with all my movable effects, stock & cattle & also all ray open accounts, bonds Debts or other property, belonging to me, to be peaceably & entirely enjoyed by her, & my three younger children, [page # 2] That is my two sons, William & Fielding and my youngest Daughter Frances whom I wish should continue with her mother during her life.

I also constitute & appoint my wife Frances, to be sole and principal Executrix, during her life and at her decease, then the whole of my effects and property to be equitably & equally divided among all my children in the most exact & Just manner,

I also desire that my son Thomas may continue with his mother as long as it is convenient to them both, to my son George I leave one shilling, to my son in law Elihu Harding and his children by my Daughter Ann I also cut off with one shilling, the remainder of my property to be Disposed of as above mentioned Ex, during my wife Frances living a widow, But in case she shall Marry another, then my entire property and Effects to be Divided in this manner my wife Frances to a third part of all my Estate & property, and the remainder to be Equally Divided between my children, namely my son Gerrard Green, my sons Thomas, William & Fielding, also my Daughters, Elizabeth Shelton, Mary Bennett, Polly Saunder, & my youngest Daughter Frances Green.

Each of the aforementioned children to have and Equal part or share of all my worldly Estate & property-What-ever, also, I do hereby Entirely revoke & Disannul all &. every other forme, Testaments and wills, Legacies, & bequests or Executors, by me any ways before named, Therefore, I Ratify & Confirm, this to be my last will and Testament, _ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 23rd day of April Anno 1788.

(Signed) James (his X mark) Green (seal)

Signed & Sealed In presence of us: mark (()}

William Fox & J, R. Borbridge

At a Court held for Loudoun County December the 12th 1796 -

This Last will & testament of James Green Deceased was proved by the oath of William Fox one of the witnesses there- to & ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of Frances Green the Executrix therein named who made oath thereto according to Law together with Thomas Blincoe & John Turley ( L_garland) her securities."

[Source: Loudoun County, Virginia Genealogy Trails: Will of James Green]

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   James Green and Frances or Frankey _____, daughter of _____ _____.
   James Green was born about 1728, of "above four mile Run", Fairfax County, Virginia;
   his will was dated 23 Apr 1788, Loudoun County, Virginia.
   His wife Frances or Frankey _____, had will dated 07 Sep 1816,
   Fleming County, Kentucky; will probated 05 Jan 1824, in Fleming County, Kentucky.
   [Research Notes: Falls Church by Fence and Fireside,
   by Melvin Lee Steadman, Jr.; . . . The Falls Church was a parish established in 1732;
   (1749 Tithables of Fairfax County) 1748/9, "Appended to the Reverend Charles Green's
   report concerning the condition of his Parish, . . ."
   page 529, Green, Chas - 2 White; 6 Negro
   page 530, Green, Ja - 1 White
   
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