Person:James Greene (1)

Pike was originally in Alleghany County - check there!

As of 1990, the Green/Greene surname was the 35th most-common in the U.S.

It is on the 1880 census that James says his father was born in Rhode Island and his mother in Connecticut.

What I Remember About the Green Family by Flora Green Snyder

James Green, my grandfather, married Mary Hewitt. They lived in Greece, New York. They owned a large number of acres of land in Michigan near Saginaw at one time. Guess he was not much for farmwork - liked to read and study. He was a splendid honest man, my mother always said. His wife wanted to be a milliner and have a shop, so she studied millinery and they went to a village in Michigan (Pinckney) and she was in business ever after. She died in middle life.

They had four children - Elvira, Adeline, Emily and Albert Benjamin (my father).

PS - After my father's mother died, my grandfather (James Green) lived with his eldest daughter, Elvira Shepherd. Each of grandfather's daughters married very wealthy men and they had very small families.

From Joy --

When I asked a local historian in Livingston Co, MI what attracted so many people there (Livingston County) in abt. 1840, he replied, "$1.34 an acre."

In case Adonijah Green [looks unlikely] turns out to be James' father the following info is included.

From Landmarks of Monroe County, New York Town of Irondequoit (p. 301)

The settlement in fact of this town began in 1800, when a little colony of Vermonters came to the region, took up lands and built up homes. They seemed to possess the characteristic energy and determination native to the descendant of the Green Mountain State, for the hardships of pioneer life had no terrors for them. It was no difficult task for them to mae an opening in the forests, build log cabins, clear land and sow the seed; nor did did they ever attempt to picture the disadvantages of pioneer life in the new region, but insteaqd made the lands worthy to be lived upon and fit to be enjoyed by their children. In this party of Vermont pioneers were... Adonijah Green settled here in 1810, and was for many years a leading man in the town. He died in Rochester in 1871.

Irondequoit footnotes

Named from the bay. Called by the Indians Neo-da-on-da-quat signifying a bay.

Walker was a ranger. He settled at the mouth of Genesee River, but shortly after removed to the w. side of the river, into the present town of Greece. Among the other early settlers were ---- Park, ---- Dunbar, Elisha Scudder, Dr. Hosmer, Emmer Reynolds, Jesse Case, and Adonijah Green, from Vt. The first death was that of Elijah Brown, in 1806.

Irondequoit - was formed from Brighton, March 27, 1839. It lies on the n. border of the co. e. of the center. Lake Ontario forms the n., Irondequoit Bay the e. and Genesee River the w. boundary. Its surface is rolling, with an inclination in the n. part toward the lake and the deep valley of Irondequoit Bay on the e. The streams are small and flow n. and e. into the lake and bay. The soil in the n. part is sandy, and in the s. clay loam. Irondequoit, (p. v.,) near the center, contains 15 houses. A suburb of Rochester, in the s. w. corner, contains 50 houses. The first settlement was made by Wm. Walker, in 1791. There is no church in town.

Brighton - was formed from "Smallwood," March 25, 1814. A part of Rochester was taken off in 1834 and Irondequoit in 1839. It is an interior town, lying upon the e. bank of the Genesee, a little s. e. of the center of the co. Its surface is gently rolling, with a slight inclination toward the n. The deep valley of Irondequoit Bay is on the e. border. Its streams are small books, tributaries of the Genesee and Irondequoit. The soil is a sandy loam in the in the e. and a clay loam upon the river. Near the center are gypsum beds, formerly extensively worked. The people are largely engaged in raising vegetables for the Rochester market. There are several extensive nurseries in town. Brighton, (p. v.,) in the n. e. part, contains a church and about 30 dwellings. It is a canal village and a station upon the N.Y.C.R.R., where the two branches from the e. unite. A large brick and tile manufactory is located about 2 mi. s. of the village; and the Genesee Model School is situated upon a beautiful site 2 mi. s. e. West Brighton, (p. v.,) near the Genesee s. of the line of Rochester, contains about 15 dwellings. In its immediate vicinity are the co. workhouse, poorhouse, and insane hospital, the Mount Hope Rural Cemetery, the Monroe co. almshouses, an extensive glue factory, and several other manufactories. The first settlement was made in 1790, by John Lusk and Oran Stone, who located about 4 mi. e. of the river. Rev. Solomon Allen, from Northampton, Mass., preached the first sermon and was the first settled minister. There is but one church (Cong.) in town.

Census Information:

    1810 Calvin Green in Sheldon, Genesee Co, NY (Attica area)
    1820 Elisha Shephard and Reuben Patrick in Attica
    1830 Reuben Patrick and James Green in Attica
    1840 Reuben Patrick, Bowen Hewitt and James Green in Attica
    1850 No one

Anita Hayes researched James for me in 2006. She was not able to come to any conclusions, but did unearth possibilities. They are summarized here.

1820 and earlier: Calvin Green lived near the area of Vernal Corners or Attica Center. His neighbors in 1820 were John Hubbard and Daniel Cooley. Vernal Corners is the general location of James in 1830. Calvin would fit the male for James' 1830 household. Neither Absalom nor Jedediah Green, both of Warsaw, fit. There was a Robert Green in Northhampton (which became Greece) in 1820 who is the right age to be in James' household in 1830. William Green, who died in 1818 at the age of 80 (b. abt 1738), is buried in Vernal Cemetery. He would be the age of James' grandfather.

1820 census Both Hubbard and Cooley moved across the town line into Alexander, Genesee Co. Calvin Green is gone. Did he remove his family from the frontier during the War of 1812 or was he skipped in the census?

The Hewitts were in the area of Wethersfield. The town was settled by pioneers who first stopped in Middlebury. Wethersfield was part of Orangeville early on.

1830 census James is in Attica. It appears he may have his father and perhaps a sister with him. 1 male under 5 Albert Benjamin b. 1828 1 male 20-30 James b. 1802 2 females 5-10Elvira b. 1821 and Adaline b. abt 1824/25 1 female 15-20??? b. 1810-1815 1 female 20-30Mary b. 1800-1810

Their location (Anita believes) was very near the Attica-Middlebury town line and near Vernal Corners. The Joseph and Jerusha Hewitt family was in Middlebury. Greens in Middlebury for the 1830 census were Hiram and Thomas Green.

1835Purchasers under land contract when the Holland Land Co sold to Farmers Loan and Trust. The date following the name is when the contract was taken.

Alfred Green 1830 Middlebury James Green1829 Attica David Green1830 Gainesville George Green1832 Gainesville Jedediah Green1830 Gainesville Jedediah Green Jr.1828 Wethersfield Othniel Green1827 Wethersfield

Martin Shepard moved to Wethersfield in 1837 - he met Elvira, who appears to be residing in Attica, and marries her in 1840. It is reasonable to suppose that their meeting came about because of Green relatives being in Wethersfield.

There is a Lazarus Green in Covington. B. 8 Oct 1780 in Rhode Island, d. 1847 in Macomb Co, MI; m. Mary Phillips. He had a son Calvin Harlow Green b. 1817 in Covington. The family is buried in Washington Center Cemetery, Macomb, MI.

Anita can find no reference to Emily Green and wonders if it is a middle name. This would tie in with Adeline, who turns out to be Mary A. Green.

A land record has been found for Bay County, Michigan (which is just north of the town of Saginaw. It is included, although it has not been verified as belonging to our James Green.

Oct. 22, 1847 Stephen Green 73 died in Greece, NY farmer of inflamation (b 1774) GREEN Katharine, wife of Jonathan; d Aug. 25, 1845 æ 64y Pioneer Hill Cemetery Rush, New York GREEN Samuel; b 6 Aug. 1786; d 16 Nov. 1813 Hooker Cemetery, Irondequoit, New York

The Green family of Orleans County, New York consisted of a father, James, who had thirteen children, one born in 1793 named Wardwell, who removed to Oakland County, Michigan. Wardwell's son Jarvis is the subject of a bio in Waterford, Oakland Co, which has been retained under the file name Jarvis Green.doc. There is nothing said that ties the family to our Greens. The James Green found on the 1820 census in Covington is connected to this family.

1. ↑ Vital Records - Miscellaneous Sources
   Death Certificate.
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   Elmwood Cemetery, Pike, Wyoming Co, NY