Thomas Jefferson Green

Notes:

They had twelve children, only two left Halifax co to live elsewhere, one lived in Richmond Virginia and one in Maury co and Davidson co Tennessee. Nearly all of their children are also buried at St John's

Thomas married Frances Keeling on 05 Oct 1818 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Frances was born on 11 Dec 1797; died on 20 May 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

My source says: "There was a lawsuit, found at the Courthouse in Halifax county over Berryman's estate, that wasn't settled until well after the Civil War, the date 1873 sticks in my head but may be off. The first set of children sued Thomas Jefferson Green, who Nancy Terry Green had made sure was Berryman's administrator, not his oldest son, Anthony. Thomas Jefferson Green was the Halifax County Attorney for 50 years, never distributed the land nor the slaves. The Civil War came along, Thomas Jefferson Green died, his son, Thomas Jefferson Green, Jr. had it tossed out, said since the slaves were free, it was a moot point. The other side of Berryman's family resued and won, said they should have been sharing in what hiring the slaves out had brought in from when Berryman died in 1825 to when the slaves were freed in 1863. Land that Berryman had owned was ordered sold and the proceeds distributed. It's wonderful as it went on so long that a lot of Berryman's descendants are included in the final listing of names."

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