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Greene, Levi[1]

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  • Name Greene, Levi  
    Born 6 Jun 1759  Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Land 29 Nov 1787  Rensselaerville, Albany, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Levi leased lot number 166 in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York with his brother Rowland. His brothers-in-law Samuel Martin and Samuel Baker leased the adjacent lot (147) to the south. The original lease is in the New York State Library. An image is provided below.  
    • Note that the 1787 plat map of Rensselaerville sold by the Rensselaerville Historical Society and published in People Made It Happen Here indicates that Levi Green leased lot 167, but the actual lease is for lot 166. [4]
    Residence 1790  Rensselaerville, Albany, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Land 16 Dec 1797  Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Levi Green of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York bought from Wardwell Green of Middleburgh 100 acres of land in the "Old hunters land patent lying in Middleburgh" for 200 pounds. Deed recorded 8 Jul 1808.
    (Link to image of deed on familysearch.org) 
    Residence 1800  Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1800 US Census - Also on the same page of the census were Levi's brother Rowland Green and his brother-in-law Jonathan Joice.
    Levi's Household
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
    Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 
    Residence 1810  Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1810 US Census - Also on the same page was Levi's brother-in-law Jonathan Joice.
    Levi's Household
    Free White Males Under 10: 1
    Free White Males 10 to 15: 1
    Free White Males 45 and Over: 1
    Free White Females Under 10: 2
    Free White Females 10 to 15: 1
    Free White Females 16 to 25: 2
    Free White Females 26 to 44: 1 
    Land 8 Mar 1811  Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Levi Greene and Asenath his wife of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York sold 90 acres of land to Simpson Wilbur of the Town of Berne, Albany County, New York for $800. Deed recorded 27 May 1811. The deed shows that the land was along Stoney Creek in the Huntersland Patent and bordered the farm belonging to Levi's brother-in-law Jonathan Joice. (Link to image of deed on familysearch.org) 
    Relocation 1811 - 1851  Various Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    According to the History of Levi Greene Levi and his wife "lived successively in Cheshire, Mass, Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, and Middleburg, Schoharie County, New York. In 1811 they moved to Venice and later to Scipio in Cayuga County. About 1816 they moved to Livonia, in Livingston County, New York. Their last years were spent in West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan." 
    Died 24 Jun 1851  West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Buried North Farmington Burial Ground, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Levi Green is listed in Appendix IX the Names of Revolutionary Soldiers of the "History of Lanesborough, Massachusetts" (p 108). Mary Shaw Green relates his history as a reovlutionary soldier.

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      Listed in the Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 11999; Volume: 8

      The following from: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. Vol. I-XVII. Boston, MA, USA: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.

      Volume 6, page 824
      Green, Levi, Lanesborough. Private, Capt. Ebenezer Newell's co., Col. Symonds's regt.; service, 21 days; company marched from Lanesborough to Manchester July 9, 1777, on an alarm; also, Drummer, Capt. Daniel Brown's co., service, 6 days; company marched from Lanesborough to Meloomscuyck Aug. 14, 1777, on an alarm; certificate on reverse of roll states that Daniel Brown and company were in service 27 days and were then dismissed by Col. Benjamin Simonds; also, Capt. Daniel Brown's co., Col. Simonds's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched on the alarm at Berkshire of Oct. 13, 1780; also, return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Daniel Brown's (Lanesborough) co. [year not given]; residence, Lanesborough; engaged for town of Lanesborough; term, during war.
    • (Research):Levi Greene's age in the 1850 US Census for West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan was given as 94. Need to check 1759 birthdate.
    Person ID I388  Martin-Bloom
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2016 

    Father Greene, Timothy,   b. 14 Jun 1725, West Greenwich, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1790  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother (Rowland) Burlingame, Silence,   d. 1813 
    Married 22 Sep 1751  West Greenwich, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Mary Shaw Greene wrote that Silence was a widow from Scituate, Massachusetts without evidence. Arnold's entry for the marriage reads [Greene] "Timothy, of W. Greenwich, and Silence Burlingame, widow, of Scituate; m. at Coventry by Elder James Colvin, Sept, 22 1751". The fact that Scituate is not specifically said to be in Massachusetts, suggests that Silence was from Scituate, Rhode Island, as other states are commonly named in these records. [12, 13]
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet

    Family Robinson, Asenath,   b. 26 Jun 1766, Windham, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1847, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1785  Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • married by Rev. James Cogswell, Scotland First Congregational Church
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F154  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jun 1759 - Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Jun 1785 - Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Levi leased lot number 166 in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York with his brother Rowland. His brothers-in-law Samuel Martin and Samuel Baker leased the adjacent lot (147) to the south. The original lease is in the New York State Library. An image is provided below. - 29 Nov 1787 - Rensselaerville, Albany, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1790 - Rensselaerville, Albany, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Levi Green of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York bought from Wardwell Green of Middleburgh 100 acres of land in the "Old hunters land patent lying in Middleburgh" for 200 pounds. Deed recorded 8 Jul 1808. (Link to image of deed on familysearch.org) - 16 Dec 1797 - Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 US Census - Also on the same page of the census were Levi's brother Rowland Green and his brother-in-law Jonathan Joice. Levi's Household Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 - 1800 - Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 US Census - Also on the same page was Levi's brother-in-law Jonathan Joice. Levi's Household Free White Males Under 10: 1 Free White Males 10 to 15: 1 Free White Males 45 and Over: 1 Free White Females Under 10: 2 Free White Females 10 to 15: 1 Free White Females 16 to 25: 2 Free White Females 26 to 44: 1 - 1810 - Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Levi Greene and Asenath his wife of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York sold 90 acres of land to Simpson Wilbur of the Town of Berne, Albany County, New York for $800. Deed recorded 27 May 1811. The deed shows that the land was along Stoney Creek in the Huntersland Patent and bordered the farm belonging to Levi's brother-in-law Jonathan Joice. (Link to image of deed on familysearch.org) - 8 Mar 1811 - Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - North Farmington Burial Ground, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1790 US Census, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York    		1790 US Census, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York
    Samuel Martin is listed in the right hand column near the bottom of the page. Samuel Baker and Levi (Levy) Greene are in the left column.
    1787 Lease of land in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York to Samuel Martin, Samuel Baker and Josiah Skinner.     		1787 Lease of land in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York to Samuel Martin, Samuel Baker and Josiah Skinner.
    Lease for lot 147 (164 acres) in the Rensselaerwyck Manor West to Josiah Skinner, Samuel Martin and Samuel's brother-in-law Samuel Baker. Rowland Green and Levi Green, who were brothers-in-law to both Samuels, leased lot 166, which was the adjacent lot to the north.
    Historical Marker at the Baptist Church of Preston Hollow    		Historical Marker at the Baptist Church of Preston Hollow
    Four members of the Green family and their spouses were almost certainly founding members of this church in 1787 (Silence Green and Samuel Martin, Huldah Green and Samuel Baker, Levi Green and Asenath Robinson, and Rowland Green and Elizabeth Champlain). Elder Timothy Green, their father, was the first pastor of the church (abt 1790).
    1787 Lease of land in Basick (Rensselaerville), Albany, New York to Rowland Greene and Levi Greene    		1787 Lease of land in Basick (Rensselaerville), Albany, New York to Rowland Greene and Levi Greene
    Lease of Lot 166 (155 acres) in the West Manor of Rensselaerwyck to Rowland Greene and his brother Levi. Their brothers-in-law Samuel Martin and Samuel Baker along with Josiah Skinner (unrelated) leased lot 147, which was adjacent to the south.

    Headstones
    Green, Levi gravestone    		Green, Levi gravestone
    Inscription: Levi Green died June 24, 1851 aged 91 years
    Plot: Block 1, Lot 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] History of Levi Greene, Mary Shaw Green, (Adrian College Press, Adrian, Michigan, 1944), 929.2 G798 73-7693., p. 4.

    2. [S38] History of Levi Greene, Mary Shaw Green, (Adrian College Press, Adrian, Michigan, 1944), 929.2 G798 73-7693., p. 6.

    3. [S135] Vital Record of Rhode Island, Arnold, James N., (Narraganset Historical Publishing Co.), 974.5 qA75 18., Vol. 1. Coventry Births, p. 74.

    4. [S169] People Made It Happen Here, (The Renssaelerville Historical Society, Rensselaerville, NY, 1977), p. 15.

    5. [S126] 1790 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), Rensselaerville, Albany, New York; Roll: M637_6; Page: 187; Image: 108; Family History Library Film: 0568146.

    6. [S164] Deed, Schoharie County, New York , Book C, p. 36 .

    7. [S86] 1800 US Census, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 26; Page: 133; Image: 136; Family History Library Film: 193714.

    8. [S182] 1810 US Census, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Middleburg, Schoharie, New York; Roll: 36; Page: 31; Family History Number: 0181390; Image: 00048.

    9. [S164] Deed, Schoharie County, New York Book C, pp. 223-4 .

    10. [S38] History of Levi Greene, Mary Shaw Green, (Adrian College Press, Adrian, Michigan, 1944), 929.2 G798 73-7693., p. 7.

    11. [S38] History of Levi Greene, Mary Shaw Green, (Adrian College Press, Adrian, Michigan, 1944), 929.2 G798 73-7693., p. 8.

    12. [S38] History of Levi Greene, Mary Shaw Green, (Adrian College Press, Adrian, Michigan, 1944), 929.2 G798 73-7693., p. 3.

    13. [S135] Vital Record of Rhode Island, Arnold, James N., (Narraganset Historical Publishing Co.), 974.5 qA75 18., Vol 1., Kent County, Coventry Marriages, p. 22.

    14. [S100] Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, Vol. 100, Scotland, p. 51.


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