James Greene, his Father John and four Brothers
were soliders in the Revolutionary War where James rose to the rank of
Lieutenant. When Georgia fell into the hands of the British, James Greene
returned to Virginia the state of his birth.
July 2, 1781 Marriage To
Martha Patsy Taylor
Daughter of James and Nancy Owens Taylor
Family Lineage of
President Zachary Taylor
In September 1788 James Greene, Martha and three
children born in Virginia, returned to Georgia. Documents of Letters and Land
Grants show that he owned large tracts of land in Franklin County which in 1796
became a part of newly formed Jackson County, Georgia. In 1812 a portion of the
Pittman land was made part of another new county, Madison County. He also
owned a large tract of land in Wilkes County, Georgia where the Pittman Family
home once stood, but was destroyed by fire.
After the war, James Greene took an
active role in the affairs of Georgia. In 1796 he represented Jackson County at
the 1795 Convention. He returned to the 1798 Convention, again as a
Representative of Jackson County which has been referred to as *the largest and
ablest that ever assembled in Georgia. They formed the Constitution that was
not materially changed until after the War between the States. *Historian
George Smith.
James Greene Pittman
State of Georgia Appointments
Judge of the Inferior Court of
Jackson County - June 21, 1796
by Gov. Jared Irwin
Captain in the Jackson County
Militia - Oct. 13, 1798
House of Representatiaves
1797-1799
Commissioner of Jackson County
Academy - Feb. 11, 1797
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