Josias Green (b. circa ? - d. circa ?)
MSA SC 5496-050724
War of 1812 Claimant, Baltimore County, Maryland, 1828
Biography:
Josias Green married Mary Battee February 28, 1811 in Baltimore County. Green and his family lived at Evergreen Farm
in Patapsco Neck near North Point, Baltimore County. Green served as a
Colonel in the War of 1812. On September 12, 1814, the British Army
under the command of Lieutenant General Ross, took a black man named
Samuel Hill, who belonged to Josias Greeen. The army took Sam Hill and
two horses while they were advancing towards North Point. In 1822,
Green submitted a claim through his agent Henry Ashton, for the loss of
Sam who was 32 years old and worth $500 at the time of the war.
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