The Greens of Harford County, Maryland
| I) | John Green (1726 - 1787) | |
| m. | 8 Mar 1753 Anna Hardesty (1726 - ) | |
John Green was a colonial landholder who lived in Harford County, MD. His marriage to Anna Hardesty was recorded in the registers of St John's Parish. There were three Episcopal parishes in the area at that time: St John's Parish in Joppa,MD which today is located in Kingsville; St George's Parish in Perryman, MD; and St James Parish in Baltimore City.
The parish records mention several other Greens who may have been closely related:
Abraham Green m. 28 Jan 1749/50 Elizabeth Baxter
Joseph Green m. 25 Feb 1744/5 Mary Bowen
Joshua Green (1760 - ) m. 17 Oct 1805 Elizabeth Myers
John Green's family appears in the 1776 Census:
1776 Census – Harford County, MD – Bush River Lower Hundred
| John Green | 50 |
| Ann | 50 |
| Henry | 19 |
| John Jr | 15 |
| Joshua | 14 |
| Ann Jr | 5 |
John Green took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on 3 Mar 1778. Marie Bowman, Alice Geyer and Sara Faidley have become DAR members by claiming John Green as their Revolutionary ancestor.
| A) | Henry Green (1757 - ) | ||
| B) | John Green Jr (1761 - ) | ||
| m. | 1 Jul 1788 Cassandra Smithson (1763 - ) | ||
Cassandra Smithson also appears in the 1776 Census:
1776 Census - Harford County, MD - Bush River Lower Hundred
| Thomas Smithson | 63 |
| Mary | 43 |
| Cassandra | 13 |
The marriage of John Jr and Cassandra took place at St James. The baptisms of their four children are recorded there.
| 1) | Benjamin Green (24 Sep 1789 - ) | |||
| 2) | John Green (12 Nov 1790 - ) | |||
| 3) | Mary Ann Green (16 Jan 1793 - ) | |||
| 4) | Thomas Smithson Green (20 Feb 1794 - ) | |||
| C) | Joshua Green (1762 - ) | |||
| m. | 17 Oct 1805 Elizabeth Myers | |||
Joshua Green's marriage is recorded in St George's parish.
| D) | Ann Green (3 Jan 1771/2 - 9 Feb 1853) | ||
| m. | 16 Mar 1791 Thomas Wright (1763 - 1810's) | ||
Thomas Wright's parents were Thomas Wright Sr and Ann Evans, as indicated by the following records:
5 Jul 1757 – St John's Parish – Thomas Wright m. Ann
Evans
1776 Census – Bush River Lower Hundred
| Ann Wright | 46 |
| Thomas | 13 |
The marriage of Ann Green and Thomas Wright is recorded in Harford County Marriage Licenses p 21, and St James PE Church Marriage Records p 3, where it says, "this couple of St Paul's parish." They also appear in:
1790 Census – Harford County p 74
Several Harford County Land Records connect the Green and Wright families:
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