Harris, David P., 1975-

Dr. John Green (1736-1799) and Mary Ruggles (d. 1814) of Worcester, Massachusetts, had 13 children, including Timothy and William Elijah. Timothy Green was born in Worcester on January 9, 1765. He graduated from the College of Rhode Island (now Brown University) in 1786, and later married Mary Martin. Green practiced law in Worcester until 1788, when he moved to New York City. He worked in the real estate industry and was lost at sea in 1812 or 1813.

William Elijah Green was born in Worcester on January 31, 1777, and graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1798. He practiced law in Grafton, Massachusetts (1801-1805), and Worcester, Massachusetts (1805-1830), and later became a farmer. He died on July 27, 1865.

From the guide to the Timothy and William Green papers, Green, Timothy and William papers, 1784-1798, 1784-1785, 1795-1798, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

James Taylor was born in Midway, Virginia, in 1769, the son of a wealthy plantation owner and a first cousin of Zachary Taylor. In 1791, his brother Hubbard founded the town of Newport, Kentucky, where James joined him the following year. James Taylor received a commission as a major in the Kentucky militia in 1800 and three years later persuaded the federal government to establish a fort near Newport. He became the superintendent of local construction and when the barracks were completed, they became a vital recruiting center and staging area for military actions along the western Ohio River. Taylor served with William Hull during the surrender of Detroit and later testified at Hull's court martial. He was promoted to colonel and general and became a wealthy and influential landowner. He and his wife, Keturah Moss Leitch, had 11 children, of whom 4 survived to maturity. James Taylor died in 1854. The Newport barracks continued to be a prominent military installation throughout the 19th century, and today the General James Taylor Park lies on the grounds of the old fort.

From the guide to the James Taylor papers, Taylor, James papers, 1809-1812, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)