Notes
- William Bryant Green appears on the list of children of Daniel and Mary Green in some old family genealogies. But his marriage record has his name as Willem B Green Jr. The names of his parents are not on the record.
In July 2015, a great great grandson of Daniel (or Daniel John) and Mary Green wrote to give us some information and the name William was not in the list of their children from his family information. But he also had three names that were not in the old lists we had, either. This source indicated the name of Meshack (spelled Mashack) as Daniel Green's father was reportedly found in an old Green family Bible. It seems the children of Daniel and Mary also came from the Bible, but it was not directly stated.
This ource also reported on various children, ionclduing Fannie, whose husband was WIlliam Bryant. Further investigatoin and good documentation now available from records on Fannie and William suggests that this is the source of the cohnfusion of a son of Daniel named William Bryant, compounded by the confusion with the William B Green Jr, whose middle name has not bneen confirmed. William was likely listed as one of the recipients of $77 form Daniel Green's estante in his role as husband of Daniel's daughter Frances (Fannie). Thus an early source thought the name William Bryant meant William Bryant Green, as another son of Daniel and Mary Green.
Note again that on William's marriage record his name is given as William B Green, Jr, indicating his father was also William B Green. This and other clues and sources lead us to conclude that the identification of William Bryant Green as a son of Daniel and Mary was wrong. His father has not been identified in other records and sources. But all evidence requires we rewemove him from any list of children of Daniel John Green.
Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
William B Green Jr
License issued 8 Jun 1857 Richmond, Georgia
Marriage 8 Jun 1857 Richmond, Georgia
Spouse Martha Burch
Ceremony by Alfred T Mann Minister of the Gospel
1860 Federal Census, Richmond County, Georgia, 8 October, 124th District, PO McBean, page 979, Hse #2237, Fam # 2164
William B Green 45 M Farmer $5000 Real Estate $10,000 Personal born Georgia [b abt 1815]
Martha E Green 18 (28?) F born Georgia [age has been overwritten, b abt 1832?]
John D Green 16 (?) M born Georgia [b abt 1844]
Joseph E Green 2 M born Georgia [b abt 1858]
The age for Martha and the child John D have been overwritten. Martha's age appears to be possibly 21 overwritten with 18. Ancestry interprets her age as 28. This appears to match the marriage record cited above, Martha being the wife of William. But even if she is 28, she is not the mother of John D at age 16. His age, though also overwritten, appears to be 16. These entries may also represent three children of William and a deceased spouse. I have found no earlier marriage for William, to account for the mother of John D Green reported in the 1860 census.
Sources
- 1. 1860 Federal Census, Richmond County, Georgia
- 8 October, 124th District, PO McBean, page 979, Hse #2237, Fam # 2164
- 2. 1860 Federal Census, Richmond County, Georgia
- 5 October, District 124, PO McBean, page 979, Hse #2237, Fam #2064
- 3. Ancestry Trees
- Gardner Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/972360/person/-240743971?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 4. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
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