The Green Connection
A Bridge Between Jenkins and the Revolution
Rebecca Green married into the Jenkins family, creating the Green–Jenkins–Swift lineage chain. This connection is significant because four Green officers have vacant seats in the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati — making this our strongest active research lead.
The Verified Chain
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●James Green | 1640 | LTVK-5Z4 | Married Rebecca Jones (PID: GKRJ-F7G) |
| ●Samuel Green | 1680 | G4RN-WPH | Married Ann (PID: G4RN-4ZB) |
| ●Rebecca Green | 1710 | L7VM-LS4 | Married John Jenkins (1709, PID: GQKC-28G) |
Rebecca Green (PID: L7VM-LS4) married John Jenkins (1709, PID: GQKC-28G), the central hub of the Jenkins chain. Their son James Jenkins (1735–1807) served in the Revolution, and his daughter Thankful Jenkins married Captain Nathaniel Swift — completing the Green–Jenkins–Swift lineage that runs to the present day.
Cincinnati — Active Research
Four Green officers have vacant seats in the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. If any of these Continental officers descend from the same Green family as our James Green (1640), direct descent is confirmed through the Jenkins–Swift line.
Green, Francis, Capt.
1st Regiment, Massachusetts Continental Line
VACANT since 1925
Green, James, Lt.
6th Regiment, Massachusetts Continental Line
VACANT since 1866
Green, William, 1st Lt.
8th Regiment, Massachusetts Continental Line
VACANT — never represented
Green, William, Lt. Adjutant
Prescott’s Regiment — wounded at Bunker Hill
VACANT — never represented
Status:FamilySearch research in progress. If any of these Continental officers descend from the same Green family as our James Green (1640), direct descent is confirmed through the Jenkins–Swift line. This is our strongest active Cincinnati lead.
Cincinnati Research Status — April 2026
All four Massachusetts Green officer seats are confirmed vacant as of April 2026, verified against the American Revolution Institute’s represented officers list. None have been claimed since their original holders.
The strongest lead is Capt. Francis Green, who served in Col. Joseph Vose’s 1st Massachusetts Regiment (Continental Line). Muster rolls place him with the regiment from June through September 1781. His seat has been vacant since 1925.
Research Gap
The parentage of Capt. Francis Green needs to be connected to James Green (1640, PID: LTVK-5Z4) through FamilySearch. If a documented line runs from James Green → Samuel Green → ... → Francis Green, eligibility is confirmed through the Jenkins–Swift descent already verified above.
●All connections verified. Every link in the Green chain is confirmed with a FamilySearch PID.