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Upcountry South Carolina Green Families
Military Matters

The Revolutionary

War

1775 - 1783

The original nine stripes represented the nine
colonies that convened the "Stamp Act Congress"
in 1765. Later it became associated with the Sons
of Liberty and became known as the "Rebellious
Stripes." The Sons of Liberty reached their zenith
of influence with the Boston Tea Party.
On Dec 16, 1773, after which the nine
colonies were joined by the rest.

Andrew Pickens (1739-1817)
Revolutionary War Brigadier General
Member of the South Carolina House and Senate
Congressman
Commander of the Greens of Abbeville

...............First used by Commodore Esek Hopkins when his
...............fleet put to sea in February, 1776, the design was
..............."borrowed" by Colonel Cristopher Gadsden of
...............South Carolina and presented to the Continental
...............Congress.


Named after the Battle of Cowpens, this was actually the flag of the Third Maryland Regiment of the Continental Line. You can find the original flag in the State House in Annapolis. The Marylanders joined troops from Georgia and Virginia, all under General Daniel Morgan, to decisively defeat British Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre "The Butcher" Tarleton.	.........	Barely 20 years after the first Greens settled on their land in South Carolina, war came to the country. At first it was probably easy to remain neutral as many did, but ultimately British war ships, troops, and Loyalist forces were parked off of or tampling on Carolina soil. In 1776 Indian bands, incited by the British, were a threat to the upcountry families. Although we haven't uncovered documentation of it, undoubtedly Greens were involved in helping to put down the Cherokee Wars of 1776. (Link to a fairly partisan account. From other families, we know that Whig and Tory alike came together and worked to put down this bloody uprising, a British plan that got totally out of control.)

Green Service Records - Revolutionary War:

Abbeville/Pendleton Greens - Benjamin Green, Sr (c1742 - between 1790 and 1800) Benjamin was granted land in the Long Canes Settlement, Granville County, SC in late 1768. He served in the militia under Col. Robert Anderson in 1779 and 1780. For this service, he was due twenty pounds, six shillings, and three farthings. His friend and neighbor, Moses Trimble, made the trek to Charleston and presented Benjamin's paperwork for payment. Benjamin Green's name is found on the list of "Marion's Men" - those who served under Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox.	Click images for enlargements
John Green, Sr (c1760 - 1807) John served 30 days in the militia during 1781 and 1782. He served as a private under Captain Robert Carithers, Colonel Robert Anderson, and General Andrew Pickens. For this he was owed fourteen pounds, sixteen shillings, and five pence. The state of South Carolina gave John an Indented Certificate for this amount May 2, 1785. In February 1786, John redeemed it for a discount on the purchase of land as noted on the back side of his Indent. The land offered at a discount was "above the Ancient Boundary." This land was in the newly formed Pendleton District, formerly Indian land.	Indented Certificate .... front ........................................back Click images for enlargements	July 25, 1787
		September 2, 1785

John was a blacksmith. In addition to his militia duty, he performed farrier and gunsmith services "by order of General Andrew Pickens." He felt that he was due 73 pounds 15 shillings for this service. See the July 25, 1781 note and the record of his account at the right. It is unclear how or if John ever received payment for these services. On September 2, 1785, John empowered family friend Archibald Hamilton to collect his interest due. Archibald did that on September 3rd and it is noted on the back of John's Indented Certificate.

Robert Green (1763 or before - 1805) Robert had land surveyed in the Pendleton District in May 1784. Robert served 30 days in the militia under Captain Robert Carithers from April 1781 ending October 1782. He was in Colonel Robert Anderson's regiment.	Click images for enlargements
In August of 1787, he intrusted his neighbor David McClesky to go to Charleston and "receive all my indents with full interest due..."

William Green (c1757 - 1801) William first appears in the South Carolina land records in 1784. His pay stub indicates that he served as a spy for Captain John Norwood and served in the militia under Colonel Robert Anderson. Robert Carithers indicated on the stub that full satisfaction was received 22 April 1785. On 25 October 1785, William signed his indent over to John Green. 31 October 1785, John Green received 20 pounds partial payment on the indent and discount on 200 acres of land above the Indian (Ancient?)boundary for William.	front	September 30, 1785 Click images for enlargements

On 7 February 1786, William received 12 pounds partial payment by discount on the purchase of land. 5 September 1786, John Green received 5 pounds 8 pence for interest on the indent. 2 days later on 7 September 1786, John signed the indent over to Samuel Blakeley. William's service under Captain John Norwood qualifies him as one of "Marion's Men" referring to Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox.	front	back top half Click images for enlargements	back bottom half


Edgefield/Newberry Greens
John Green (1762 - 1853) John was born on his maternal grandfather's land on Rocky Creek in 96 District, SC. At a young age, his family moved to North Carolina where they lived until John was about 16. They then moved to very near Augusta, GA. John enlisted in Lieut. Colonel Samuel Hammond's Light Dragoons for a 10 month tour of duty. He was evidently eager to move back to North Carolina and took a confiscated slave as his "bounty and wages." He assigned his Indent over to Samuel Hammond, who in turn re-assigned it probably for a discounted sum. Fortunately, John lived long enough to file for a pension which gives a lot of information about his life that would otherwise be lost.	June 9, 1782 - receipt for "one sound negroe" .....as bounty and wages. John signed with his mark, an X, just as he signed his pension statement 50 years later...................................................	front	back Click images for enlargements

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...............First used by Commodore Esek Hopkins when his ...............fleet put to sea in February, 1776, the design was ..............."borrowed" by Colonel Cristopher Gadsden of ...............South Carolina and presented to the Continental ...............Congress.

...............First used by Commodore Esek Hopkins when his
...............fleet put to sea in February, 1776, the design was
..............."borrowed" by Colonel Cristopher Gadsden of
...............South Carolina and presented to the Continental
...............Congress.