355. William Green Springer-1644
[WHT: Other than Mary, Lucinda & Robert, Clara Ann Martin Rutland, descendant, provided the children information on August 6, 2003.]
382. Mary Christmas Johnston-4412
[WHT: Following information provided by Ann Hunter. Birth date from diary of her daughter Anna Jones Pritchard]1850 Census, Warren Co., NC, Landy Creek Dist., p. 9; list Mary, age 55, born in NC; with children.
Death date from diary of her daughter Anna Jones Pritchard
From the diary of her daughter, Anna Jones Pritchard: "Ma was born 1795, Oct. 17. Her maiden name was Mary Christmas Johnston. She was married 11th May 1814. I was the 8th child and have, of course, no recollections of Ma's appearance in early life. But I have heard Grandma say that she was a very pretty girl and very much admired and courted. She had black hair and eyes and a good complexion. Ma is an excellent woman. There is nothing assumed about her, all is reality...She joined the Episcopal Church in Warrenton several years previous to Pa's death. She is very charitable to all denominations, there is nothing of the bigot in her. She does not attend preaching anywhere. She thinks it her duty to stay at home. Ma's bounty and liberality in her family amount to extravagance. She is very plain in her own dress and has few desires. But the desires of her children are almost always granted oftentimes when they should not be. She is kind to a fault with her servants, they abuse the privileges given them and run into all manner of disobedience and theft."
Birth date from stone in Jones family cemetery and from diary of his daughter Anna Jones Pritchard
Nov. Court 1834, Warren Co., NC; William G. Jones appointed guardian of the children of Robert Jones
Buried in Jones family cemetery, off Highway 401 near the Franklin Co. line, Warren Co.;
Warren Co., NC Court, Aug. 1845; Will of William G. Jones proved; will written 17 Mar. 1842; names wife Mary C. Jones, "our children and our grandchild Sally Jones Sims", son Hugh Johnston Jones; exec: friends Francis A. Thornton, Wm. Eaton Sr, son Hugh Johnston Jones, son-in-law John White
Died unmarried Described by his sister Anna as "an old bachelor...he is a great huntsman; keeps a pack of hounds, horses, guns, partridge nets, etc...He is also a fisherman and sometimes fights cocks. The whole family have attempted to make him drop this last degrading practice, but in vain. Still he is an excellent man and has many friends. He is generous and charitable, upright and noble. There are few better men than Brother."
980. Mary Jones-4453
Described by her sister Anna as "from her birth afflicted...Ma thinks that the midwife, from officious haste injured the child's back. She lived to be sixteen years old, lacking 13 days. She was dropsical, a poor afflicted creature, I recollect her well...she was kinder to me than I was to her."
981. William Eaton Johnston Jones-4454
According to his sister Anna "was in his early youth afflicted with St. Vitus's dance and had to be taken from school. Humane, tenderhearted, charitable, a peacemaker...an honest man...he is a good hearted, impulsive man." Sheriff of Warren Co., NC
985. Edward Jones-4489
Unmarried Described by his sister Anna in 1852: "resembles Pa in his appearance very much..he is a good hearted, steady boy...he is a mild, good tempered accomodating boy. He has been staying lately in Mr. White's store but expects to go to school next session." MILITARY: Private, Co. F, 12th Regiment of NC Infantry
MD, University of Pennsylvania, 1845. Attended post graduate medical schools in Germany and traveled extensively in Europe. He enlisted in the Scotland Neck Independent Cavalry as a private; wounded at the battle at Jarratt's Station, south of Petersburg. Taken prisoner and died in Federal Hospital, Alexandria.
[WHT: John Reynolds, a descendant, provided the full name of Eliphalet, his descendants, and dates by email in August 2001.]
[WHT: My thanks to Marian Knight, a descendant, and husband, Harold for providing the following information on October 12, 2004.]TURNER LUNDY GREEN, b. January 23, 1812, Williamson Co. TN (probably b. 1814); d. March 10, 1876, Hopkins Co. TX; m. (1) DELILAH RUSSELL, December 03, 1845, Ozark, Franklin Co, AR; b. December 06, 1826, AR; d. 1853, Hopkins Co. Tx, tombstone and cemetery record; m. (2) MARY LODERNA FERRTS, Bef. 1860, Bonham, TX; b. On Hudson River, NY; d. 1861; m. (3) ELIZABETH M. WREN, November 21, 1862, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co. TX.
Notes for TURNER LUNDY GREEN:
Turner Lundy Green came to Texas from Arkansas. He had 3 daughters who were born in Arkansas. They lived in Bonham, Texas before moving to Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County. While in Bonham a 4th daughter was born and Delilah, the mother died. T.L. Green married Mary Loderna Ferris and a 5th daughter was born there. It was before 1863.The 1850 Census shows Turner, Delilah, Laura and Mary in Clarksville, Johnson County, AR.
The 1860 Census shows the Greens in Bonham, Lamar County, TX: Turner, Mary, Laura, Mary, Blanche,
Emma, and Henrietta.Turner Green was a lawyer. He practiced law in Clarksville, Johnson County AR and Ozark, Franklin
County AR before coming to Texas. He was a Nestor of the Bar in Hopkins Co.
My early information came from the memory of my Mother, Ruth Devall Heywood of Mt. Vernon and Fort Worth, Tx. She was a grandaughter of Blanche Russell Green and John Kelly Milam. Some information came from wills, obituaries, census, books, internet, and records from Williamson County, TN, and FTM online and CDs.
One of Turner Green's daughters wrote in a letter to the Hopkins Co. Genealogy Society about the lovely life they lived, with a big plantation house and parties all the time.More About TURNER LUNDY GREEN:
Burial: Old City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co. TX
[WHT: My thanks to Marian Knight, a descendant, and husband, Harold for providing the following information on October 12, 2004.]Notes for DELILAH RUSSELL:
Oakland Cemetery, Hopkins Co. TX Take highway 11 west from the Sulphur Springs square. Turn north on 2653 at Ridgeway. Turn left at the Cemetery sign- travel along a dirt road, through private property. Cemetery is at the end of the "road" that turns right off that. Don't go after a rain. It is really muddy. Tombstone reads: Delilah Green, wife of T.L. Green
Dec. 26, 1826 died
Dec. 18,1853
Dec. llth
a Christian and died in
the _______ of religion
There are three stones side by side--the oldest:
_____ Russell (Isaac?)
(the rest is old and crumbling and unreadable)
3rd stone: Joseph Russell We were barely able to make this out. was borned 22nd day of Mar 1800 Departed this __ day of November 1849 (?) aged 49 years 7 mo __ days A member of the _____ church
More About DELILAH RUSSELL:
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Hopkins Co., TX
Born on Hudson River, NY
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