Re: S.C. Greens - cgreene
Subject: Re: S.C. Greens
From: cgreene
Date: May 06, 1999

Gerald, thanks alot.  This is very enlightening.  I am from Aiken county,
SC.  We have a family cemetary there and this could be helpful to you.  I
have also traced my line to late 1700s.  let me know if you need any of
this info. 
Charles

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> From: Gerald Greene 
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: S.C. Greens
> Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 11:08 PM
> 
> Another bit of information here.  I am not an authority, but based on my
> research.  Most of the Green(e)s who settled in SC before statehood were
> from either NC or Va.  There appeared to be some migration of the RI
Greens
> to NC and SC.  The Va Greens for the most part appear to have entered Va
> directly from the Port of Norfolk.  SC native Greens came via the Port of
> Charleston or Charlestown depending on the year. Lastly, native Green(e)s
> who entered Maryland from the Port of Baltimore tended to migrate into Va
> then NC and SC.  Don't know to much about migration patterns for
Green(e)s
> into Tenn.  Experts out there.  Help out please as I am a novice. Correct
me
> please if wrong in my personal theories.  Thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gerald Greene 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 6:32 PM
> Subject: Re: S.C. Greens
> 
> 
> > About sixty-five families with the name of Green were in South Carolina
in
> > the 1790 Federal Census.  Only one spelled it Greene. Eight of the 65
> > families lived in the Winton District which included parts of Aiken
County
> > which was not officially created until I believe around 1870.  The
Census
> > listed their names as being Daniel, Drury, Elizabeth, Elkanah, Grace,
> John,
> > and two Williams.  My William Green thought to have been born in NC in
> > 1743-45, married a Phereby, maiden name unknown and settled in the
Winton
> > District, later Barnwell District, in the 1780s.  It is possibly that
he
> may
> > have been descended from an Amos Greene from RI.  However, this is all
> > speculation at this time.  I have no clues to his parents name.  There
is
> a
> > William Green mentioned in "The First Families of Aiken" by John
Rigdon.
> I
> > have not seen the book but believe this is my William Green as he had
land
> > and interests in that area as proven by Barnwell County Court House
> records.
> > Hope this helps somewhat.  Also, again, does anyone out there have any
> > knowledge of my William Green or other Greens mentioned above.  Many
> thanks.
> > Gerald F. Greene, [email protected]
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: cgreene 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 4:40 PM
> > Subject: S.C. Greens
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone have knowledge of the arrival of Greens into South
Carolina,
> > > prior to 1800?  Particularly in the Aiken, SC area.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.


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