Waveland (Danville, Kentucky)
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Waveland, a historic estate in Danville, Kentucky
, is the ancestral home of the Green family. It was built between 1797 and 1800 by Willis Green
. The house is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Erskine.
The Green lore, as related around Danville, in the Southern Bluegrass region
of Kentucky
, begins with Willis and Sarah Reed Green, the parents of John Green and grandparents of Thomas Marshall Green.
Willis and Sarah, of Scotch-Irish descent, were born and reared in the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia
, and were married near Danville in 1783. This is said to have been the first Christian marriage in Kentucky.
Willis had come to Kentucky in a surveying party, and had located for himself a tract of several thousand acres that struck his fancy a mile or two from the Danville settlement. Here he built, between 1797 and 1800, the fine large brick house for years called Waveland. The Willis Greens had twelve children, of whom the eldest, John, the lawyer, and the youngest, Lewis, the clergyman, are now most widely remembered.
Willis Green represented Kentucky County in the Virginia legislature
, and later served also in Kentucky's own legislature
. He held office, too, as clerk of the court of Lincoln County
, which then included Danville and what is now Boyle County
. History books note that he held other various important trusts and was one of the early valuable men of the Kentucky country.
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
, is the ancestral home of the Green family. It was built between 1797 and 1800 by Willis Green
Willis Green
Willis Green was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, GreenBirth date unknown.He attended the public schools.He settled in that part of Virginia which is now the State of Kentucky....
. The house is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Erskine.
The Green lore, as related around Danville, in the Southern Bluegrass region
Bluegrass region
The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....
of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, begins with Willis and Sarah Reed Green, the parents of John Green and grandparents of Thomas Marshall Green.
Willis and Sarah, of Scotch-Irish descent, were born and reared in the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and were married near Danville in 1783. This is said to have been the first Christian marriage in Kentucky.
Willis had come to Kentucky in a surveying party, and had located for himself a tract of several thousand acres that struck his fancy a mile or two from the Danville settlement. Here he built, between 1797 and 1800, the fine large brick house for years called Waveland. The Willis Greens had twelve children, of whom the eldest, John, the lawyer, and the youngest, Lewis, the clergyman, are now most widely remembered.
Willis Green represented Kentucky County in the Virginia legislature
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...
, and later served also in Kentucky's own legislature
Kentucky General Assembly
The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January...
. He held office, too, as clerk of the court of Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Kentucky
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 24,742 in the 2010 Cesus. Its county seat is Stanford. Lincoln is a prohibition or "dry county" and is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, which then included Danville and what is now Boyle County
Boyle County, Kentucky
Boyle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Danville. In 2000, its population was 28,432. It was formed in 1842 and named for John Boyle , a U.S...
. History books note that he held other various important trusts and was one of the early valuable men of the Kentucky country.