The Greenlee Family
DAVID GREENLEE AND LUCY HILL
David Greenlee married Lucy Hill. (No other info available). They had children:
1. *David, born 1800, married 1820 Martha Moutray, died 1866
2. James, born 1810, married 1 Sep 1829 Jacinthy Hinch
3. Asa, born 1810, married 29 Apr 1831 Nancy Litton
3. **John Elijah, born 4 Mar 1812, married 25? Nov 1832 Rachel Litton, (2) Nancy Little d 26 Jun 1850, died 26 Jun 1850.
*DAVID GREENLEE AND MARTHA MOUTRAY
David Greenlee was born in 1800 in NC and died 1866. Last address was Crawford, MO. He married Martha "Patsy" Moutray
in 1820 in Anthonies Mill, Washington County, MO. She was born in 1801 in Chatham, NC, the daughter of Joseph H. Moutray
and Lucy Lacy. She died in 1864. Last address was Crawford Co, Mo. They had 7 children:
1. Angeline, born 20 Dec 1823, married 14 Oct 1847 James Paul, died 20 Dec 1902.
2. Nancy Jane, born June 1828, married 20 Dec 1866 Henderson Hardy, (2) John Paul.
3. Louisa, born 9 Jan 1830, married 27 July 1857 Morgan Scott, died 30 April 1906.
4. Martha E., born 1832, married 15 Jan 1854, Henderson Hardy, died 10 Feb 1861.
5. Daughter, born 1835.
6. Elizabeth, born 1838, married 27 Aug 1863, George Jones.
7. ** *Joseph A, born June 1842, married 17 Feb 1869, Mary Gibson.
David Greenlee of Brazeal Creek came from Haywood Co., NC. His father was one of the Revolutioary soldiers who had
seen the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. David Greenlee fell in love with Martha Moutray, descendant of the old Carolina
family of that name. Both were of good standing and it seems difficult to understand why their parents should have objected to the marriage.But parental objections were much the same then as now, but of course, so too, was love. Both being barely twenty,
they needed parental consent and, further, being minors, the law required that they be married in Crawford County, where they
resided. There being more than one way to skin a cat, they eloped. They went to Anthonies Mill where they enlisted the
services of the Justice of the Peace of Washington County. Here they were married with the justice standing in Washington
County and they standing in Crawford County. There were at least three unidentified female children counted in this household
1830 one 5/10 (15/20 in 1840) 1840 one 20/30 two 15/20. The Greenlee book showed David and Martha as having seven
children but did not name them.
**JOHN ELIJAH GREENLEE AND RACHEL ELLA LITTON
John Elijah Greenlee was born 4 March 1812 in TN. He married Rachel Ella Litton 25? Nov 1832. She was born 20 Feb 1811 in KY,
the daughter of William Litton and Susan _________. John Elijah died 26 June 1850. Last address was Black Hills, SD. Rachel Ella
died in 1882. Last address was Anthonies Mill, Washington, MO. They had 9 children:
1. Mary Jane born 11 Mar 1834, married 15 Nov 1865 Daniel Boyster, Lucien
2. Susan Evaline, born 25 Jan 1836, married 23 Feb 1854 George Jones.
3. Catharine Eliza, born 16 Oct 1837, married 4 Nov 1858 Josephus Steele, died 13 Jan 1872.
4. James Madison, born 27 May 1839, married 25 Dec 1861 Eliza Jane Glore, died 23 June 1892. Eliza was the daughter of Lisbon Glore and Catherine Wells.
5. William, born 14 Mar 1841, died 184_.
6. Angeline, born 5 Jan 1843.
7. Nancy, born 23 Dec 1845, marrie 23 Aug 1868 Richard Summers.
8. Martha Ann, born 27 Aug 1849, died 27 Oct 1902.
9. Elijah Francis, born 4 Aug 1850, married 28 Dec 1882 Rebecca Middleton, died 16 Jan 1929.
It is unlikely that Elijah married Nancy Little (as marriage record shows) one day before he married Rachel Ella Litton (as shown in Genealogy of the Greenlee Family, page 545-7). Could they be the same person or did something get mixed up in the transcribing
for the book. To date (1996) a marriage record has not been found. Elijah's death date shown June 16, 1850 in the above book. "Started for California March 22 and died June 16 when I was four years old. One brother born August 4 after he died. Sub. By Mrs. Nancy Summers, daughter of John Elijah. He died near Black Hills, SD on the way to California during the Gold Rush. In religion he was a Methodist. Rachel may have been a Catholic as Elijah Francis was baptized in the Caholic Church. Rachel was buried in the family cemetery on her son's farm at Anthonies Mill, Washington County, Missouri. There are no markers in the cemetery.
***JOSEPH A. GREENLEE AND MARY JANE GIBSON
Joseph A. Greenlee was born in June, 1842 in Crawford County, MO, the son of David Greenlee and Martha Moutray. His last
address was Washington County, MO. He married Mary Jane Gibson 17 Feb 1869 in Crawford County, MO. She was born in
Feb 1850, the daughter of Williamson O. Gibson and Taletha Pratt. They had 5 children:
1. William, born 1870, married 22 May 1903 Clara Villmer.
2. James H., born Oct, 1872, married 22 Jul 1899 Sarah Ruby.
3. Martha M, born 18 Feb 1876, married 7 Dec 1903 Thomas Moon.
4. Louisa, born 1879.
5. Fannie, born Feb 1886.
They appeared in the 1910 Liberty Twp, Washington County, MO, census as 68 and 60 years of age, married 44 years, having 5 children with 5 children still living.
Taken from records prepared by Pearl Forguson. Email pearlf@il.net
2. James, born 1810, married 1 Sep 1829 Jacinthy Hinch
3. Asa, born 1810, married 29 Apr 1831 Nancy Litton
3. **John Elijah, born 4 Mar 1812, married 25? Nov 1832 Rachel Litton, (2) Nancy Little d 26 Jun 1850, died 26 Jun 1850.
2. Nancy Jane, born June 1828, married 20 Dec 1866 Henderson Hardy, (2) John Paul.
3. Louisa, born 9 Jan 1830, married 27 July 1857 Morgan Scott, died 30 April 1906.
4. Martha E., born 1832, married 15 Jan 1854, Henderson Hardy, died 10 Feb 1861.
5. Daughter, born 1835.
6. Elizabeth, born 1838, married 27 Aug 1863, George Jones.
7. ** *Joseph A, born June 1842, married 17 Feb 1869, Mary Gibson.
2. Susan Evaline, born 25 Jan 1836, married 23 Feb 1854 George Jones.
3. Catharine Eliza, born 16 Oct 1837, married 4 Nov 1858 Josephus Steele, died 13 Jan 1872.
4. James Madison, born 27 May 1839, married 25 Dec 1861 Eliza Jane Glore, died 23 June 1892. Eliza was the daughter of Lisbon Glore and Catherine Wells.
5. William, born 14 Mar 1841, died 184_. 6. Angeline, born 5 Jan 1843.
7. Nancy, born 23 Dec 1845, marrie 23 Aug 1868 Richard Summers.
8. Martha Ann, born 27 Aug 1849, died 27 Oct 1902.
9. Elijah Francis, born 4 Aug 1850, married 28 Dec 1882 Rebecca Middleton, died 16 Jan 1929.
2. James H., born Oct, 1872, married 22 Jul 1899 Sarah Ruby.
3. Martha M, born 18 Feb 1876, married 7 Dec 1903 Thomas Moon.
4. Louisa, born 1879.
5. Fannie, born Feb 1886.
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