Charles Green Sr.

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son's marriage records

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Meeting between General Sherman and 20 Black Ministers in Savannah
On the evening of January 12, 1865, one of the most remarkable gatherings of the Civil War took place in Savannah. Twenty black ministers and lay leaders joined Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and General William T. Sherman at the general's headquarters in the mansion of Charles Green (The Green-Meldrim House) on January 12, 1865. They had been summoned to consider the future of the thousands of slaves freed by the devastating march of Sherman's army. The Reverend Garrison Frazier, 67, was chosen to represent the views of Savannah's black leadership.
The Reverend Ulysses L. Houston and the Reverend William J. Campbell were among the twenty ministers who met with Secretary of War Stanton and General Sherman. Garrison Frazier being chosen by the persons present to express their common sentiments upon the matters of inquiry, makes answers to inquiries as follows:
First: State what your understanding is in regard to the acts of Congress and President Lincoln's [Emancipation] proclamation, touching the condition of the colored people in the Rebel States.
Answer-So far as I understand President Lincoln's proclamation to the Rebellious States, it is, that if they would lay down their arms and submit to the laws of the United States before the first of January, 1863, all should be well; but if they did not, then all the slaves in the Rebel States should be free henceforth and forever. That is what I understood.
Second-State what you understand by Slavery and the freedom that was to be given by the President's proclamation.
Answer-Slavery is, receiving by irresistible power the work of another man, and not by his consent. The freedom, as I understand it, promised by the proclamation, is taking us from under the yoke of bondage, and placing us where we could reap the fruit of our own labor, take care of ourselves and assist the Government in maintaining our freedom.
Fourth: State in what manner you would rather live-whether scattered among the whites or in colonies by yourselves.
Answer: I would prefer to live by ourselves, for there is a prejudice against us in the South that will take years to get over . . .
Excerpted from Free at Last, A Documentary History of Slavery, Freedom, and The Civil War

Green-Meldrin House -Savannah, Georgia
Located on Madison Square, at Bull and Harris streets the home differs from similar southern homes of the 1800's. Charles Green had materials brought from England as ballast in his ships. The front entrance with three layers of doors sets it apart. The outer door is studded with bolt heads; the two inner doors are sliding doors. One is slatted, the other is glass-paneled. The windows are also sliding, and the spiral stairway is one of the most beautiful in the country. The Green Mansion which was completed in 1861, is most likely the only one of its kind. The house was constructed at a cost of ninety-three thousand dollars, and took eleven years to build. It was finished just at the outbreak of the War Between the North and South. Charles Green sympathized with the south, and one of his sons served in the Confederate army. He himself was arrested and imprisoned for several months in Boston for bringing medical supplies in his ships from England for the Confederacy.
When the invading Yankee Sherman ended his "March to the Sea" in Savannah, Ga. and presented Savannah as a gift to President Lincoln, Mr. Green saved himself the humiliation of having his house taken as the enemy's headquarters by offering it to the Yankee General. Charles Green was a British subject and one of Savannah's wealthiest exporters of cotton did not issue the invitation to the Yankee because of any sympathy with the Yankee cause. He loathed the method of the destructive warfare. from ASSORTED CONFEDERATE INFORMATION http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/3093/index.html
also:
http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/green-meldrim-house.html
National Historic Landmark - The Green-Meldrim House is one of the South's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. This Savannah treasure features a beautiful cast iron portico at the entrance and a covered porch on three sides of the house surrounded by ornate ironwork. The most expensive 19th century house in Savannah, its unique crenellated parapet and "oriel" windows add to the gothic flavor. Numerous original adornments remain in the interior of the home, including American black walnut woodwork on the main floor, elaborate crown moldings, marble mantles, matching chandeliers and large mirrors in gold leaf frames brought from Austria. The Green-Meldrim House features an elegant curved stairway with a skylight above and oriel windows on the east side of the house which bring in light from three sides. Constructed as a residence for Mr. Charles Green, who came to Savannah from England in 1833, the home was designed by a New York architect, Mr. John S. Norris, who was also responsible for designing the Custom House and several other fine homes. Mr. Green had arrived in Georgia with little means, but made his fortunate as a cotton merchant and ship owner in Savannah and amassed enough money by the early 1850s to build his Gothic villa, which is considered one of the most elaborate homes in Savannah. Hoping to protect his home and his cotton from destruction when Union General William T. Sherman's army drew near in December of 1864, Mr. Green rode out to meet the Union commander and invited the Civil War commander to use his home while in Savannah.
While waiting there, an English gentlemen, Mr. Charles Green, came and said that he had a find house completely furnished, for which he had no use, and offered it as headquarters. He explained, moreover, that General Howard had informed him, the day before, that I would want his house for headquarters. At first I strong disinclined to make use of any private dwelling, lest complaints should arise of damage and loss of furniture, and so expressed myself to Mr. Green; but, after riding about the city, and finding his house so spacious, so convenient, with large yard and stabling. I accepted his offer, and occupied that house during our stay in Savannah. He only reserved for himself the use of a couple of rooms above the dining-room, and we had all else, and a most excellent house it was in all respects. General William T. Sherman, Sherman's Memoirs, pp 494-495
Detailed photos of exterior of house may be found on
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60814-d107739-Reviews-Green_Meldrim_House-Savannah_Georgia.html
FODOR's review
Green-Meldrim House Review
Designed by New York architect John Norris and built in 1850 for cotton merchant Charles Green, this Gothic Revival mansion cost $93,000 to build-a princely sum back then. The house was bought in 1892 by Judge Peter Meldrim, whose heirs sold it to St. John's Episcopal Church in the 1940s to use as a parish house. General Sherman lived here after taking the city in 1864. Sitting on Madison Square, the house has Gothic features such as a crenellated roof, oriels, and an external gallery with filigree ironwork. Inside are mantels of Carrara marble, carved black-walnut woodwork, and doorknobs and hinges of either silver plate or porcelain.
also
http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/2011/04/25
Green-Meldrim House is one of the South's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. This Savannah treasure features a beautiful cast iron portico at the entrance and a covered porch on three sides of the house surrounded by ornate ironwork. The most expensive 19th century house in Savannah, its unique crenellated parapet and "oriel" windows add to the gothic flavor. Numerous original adornments remain in the interior of the home, including American black walnut woodwork on the main floor, elaborate crown moldings, marble mantles, matching chandeliers and large mirrors in gold leaf frames brought from Austria. The Green-Meldrim House features an elegant curved stairway with a skylight above and oriel windows on the east side of the house which bring in light from three sides.
His home in Virginia -
The Lawn
Named for its immaculately maintained greensward, the English-born Savannah cotton merchant Charles Green established The Lawn in 1855 as a country home following his marriage to Greenwich native Lucy Ireland Hunton. He built here a fanciful complex of Carpenter's Gothic structures. Green's Savannah residence, the famous Green-Meldrim house, is also Gothic Revival. The Greenwich buildings appeared quite foreign to the area. One Civil War visitor described the house as "the strangest in Virginia." The property served as a Union camp in 1864.
ntbl Schoolhouse at The Lawn Photograph from National Register Collection Green was imprisoned, accused of being a Confederate spy. The noted French author Julian Green, grandson of Charles Green, visited The Lawn in his youth and used it as the setting for his novel Maud. Architecturally, The Lawn is unique and the only surviving example of a mid-19th-century Gothic Revival farm complex in Prince William County. The main house burned in 1924 and was replaced with a Tudor Revival work, completed in 1926, designed by A. B. Mullett

1840 Savannah, Savannah, GA
Charles Green [head]
1 male 1835-1840 [son]
1 male 1801-1810 Charles]
1 female 1811-1820 [Catherine his wife]

1850 - District 12, Chatham, Georgia
Charles Green a merchant age 42 born England is living alone. [Perhaps wife has died or perhaps she was in England? Their 2nd son Edward was born in England 1847]

1860 Bristol Station. Prince William County, VA
Charles Green is age 53 b. England and wife Lucy is age 30 born GA; others in HH are: Charles Jr age 17 GA; Andrew age 13 England; Gilbert 9 VA; Edward 7 VA; Douglas 5 VA; Annie 2 VA; also Lucy's mother Ann D [wrongly listed as GREEN] who is age 52 and b. MD

1870 Brentsville, Prince Wm, VA
Ann Hunton age 60 born MD with Charles Greene b1805 England; cotton merchant and wife Armentea b. 1840 MD; also Douglass 1856 VA; Ann 1858 VA; Lucy 1861 VA Mary 1864 VA and Francis 1867 VA

June 17/18 1880 Brentsville, Prince Wm, VA
Charles Green with Arminta. Lucy, Mollie and Frank along with Lucy's mother Ann D. Hunton b. 1804 MD
duplicate listing 1 June 1880 for Savannah, Chatham county, Georgia with household as follows:
Charles Green; Aminta along with ch: Edward M; Mary, Annie and Lucy

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Charles married Lucinda Ireland Hunton, daughter of Thomas Logan Hunton and Ann Dent Moxley, in 1851. (Lucinda Ireland Hunton was born circa 1828 and died on 26 Dec 1867 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.)

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Charles next married Aminta Elizabeth Fisher, daughter of James Isom Fisher and Mary Sophia Moxley, in 1868-1870. (Aminta Elizabeth Fisher was born on 11 Aug 1835 in Virginia, died on 16 Mar 1908 and was buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Virginia.)

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census

Charles next married Catherine Jane Burroughs between 1833 and 1838. (Catherine Jane Burroughs was born between 1811 and 1820 in England.)

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1840 census