From other DAR records \footnote{DAR records 76864, 16716, 69498, 75238, 74763, 75870} Thomas was a Capt. in NC Line --- brothers John, William and James -James died in British prison 1778 --- others claim all brothers killed in SC at start of Rev. War.
Thomas first appeared in Pulaski Co Tax List in 1800 and was gone by 1812. A Thomas Green signed a petition in Indiana Territory in 1813 in Franklin Co., Indiana. His son Daniel Green had a deed there in Dec. 1811 but no deeds for Thomas.
I first found a Thomas Green on the Greene Co., TN tax lists in 1798. There are no acres listed for Thomas, and 1 white poll (adult male). There is another Thomas Green with 200 acres on the ``N side of Chucky''
An 1893 biography of Thomas' grandson, John C. Green contains the following:
His paternal grandfather, who was for many years a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, was Thomas Greene, whose father, a Rhode Islander, was first cousin to General Nathaniel Greene. General Greene and Thomas Greene were members of the Society of Friends, and General Greene had many Quakers among his followers through the revolutionary struggle who suspended their relations with their peaceful brotherhood during the period when their country had such dire need of their services. When the independence of the colonies was assured, several of these made a request for themselves and for their comrades for reinstatement. A committee was appointed on behalf of the society to consider their application and after due deliberation informed them that they would be reinstated if they would acknowledge before the congregation that they had done wrong in taking up arms in mortal strife. General Greene was appointed spokesman for the Patriot "Friends." They were of one mind. They had risked their lives in the cause of liberty and they were not only not sorry for it but were proud of it. The General stated to the committee that in reply to its demand that they should acknowledge the act as wrong he had but one answer to make and that it was a decided one, "they would be damned if they would do it." From that time on Thomas Greene repudiated the Society of Friends. He left his people and went to Virginia, thence to Somerset County, Kentucky, and thence to Franklin County, Indiana, where he died on his farm two miles below Brooklyn.
Sources for this individual: @S335@ @S1329@ @S199@
