James Greene Pittman - Notable Ancestor

Son of John and Mary Polly Rowe Pittman

Brother of

Buckner Pittman

Phillip Pittman

Timothy Pittman

John Ichabod Pittman

(4x Great Grandfather of Author)

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

In 1812 Jackson County was divided and Madison County was formed. 
Commissioner of Madison County Academy - Nov. 6, 1812

Legislative Representative for Madison County

Militia District of Madison County Honoree

Dist. named for James G. Pittman

John Greene Pittman died on Christmas Day, December 25, 1850 at the age of 94 years. 
He is buried in the Pittman Cemetery in Madison County, Georgia.
John Greene Pittman Memorial - Find A Grave Website
PITTMAN CEMETERY
Donated By
LIEUTENANT JAMES PITTMAN
1845
FROM HIS ORIGINAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
LAND GRANT SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON FOR SERVICE
IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Erected In Memory of Lieut. Pittman
By His Descendants
1953
Find A Grave Memorial and Photos by Leigh Williams Kitchens
4X Great Granddaughter of John Greene Pittman

Martha Taylor Pittman, wife of James Greene died in May 1850, seven months before his death in December.  During the summer of 1850, he had his slaves build a rock wall enclosing her grave and that of his daughter Martha and her husband, Abner Wells.  James Greene's grave is marked with the Bronze Marker of the United States Daughters of 1812 and with the Government Marker of the Revolutionary War.  This was secured through the efforts of two of his great -granddaughters in 1912. 

James Greene and Martha Patsy Taylor Pittman Children

John Green Pittman  1782-1873

Pleasant Owen Pittman 1784-1849

Martin Hughes Pittman 1786-1836

Sir James Pittman 1788-1848

Elizabeth Alice Pittman 1790-1850

Nancy Sarah Pittman 1792-1830

Lucinda Pittman 1794-1864

Timothy Franklin Pittman 1797-1883

Sarah Ann Pittman 1798-1854

Martha Diana Pittman 1801-1890

Noah Washington Pittman 1803-1890

Teresa Pittman 1807-1888

Elizabeth Ann Pittman 1822-1888

Acknowledgements

Ancestry.com Public Document

Judges James Greene and John Greene Memorial Presentation

Find A Grave Memorial

Leigh Williams Kitchens

The Georgia Historical Society's

Index To US Census of Georgia for 1820

James Greene Pittman

4X Great Uncle

of

Sandra Sue Pittman, Author

Tracks of My Texas Ancestors