|Washington & Nathanael Greene (Photo credit: Wikipedia)|
July 27th, 1742- Revolutionary War hero, Nathanael Greene, is born born on Forge Farm at Potowomut in the township of Warwick, Rhode Island. He would become General George Washington's most trusted General. The Marquis de Lafayette proclaimed of him "..in the very name of Greene are remembered all the virtues and talents which illustrate the patriot, the statesman, and the military leader..." The only men to have served all eight years of the Revolution at the rank of General were George Washington and Nathanael Greene.
July 29, 1742- Susanna, daughter of William Cornell & Hannah Thurston, dies at Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
Her uncle, Gideon Cornell, is serving as assistant to the Governor and as a Justice of the Court.
(Gideon Cornell is my third cousin 9 times removed. His niece, Susanna Cornell, is my fourth cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Lawton & Isbell Smith.)