"Aunt Sukey" was Susanna Green, born July 26, 1744, died November
10, 1775. She married, on October 18, 1769, her cousin, Francis
Green. The little child Charles, of whom Anna writes, proved to be a
deaf-mute, and was drowned near Halifax in 1787. Francis Green had
two deaf-mute children by a second wife, and became prominent
afterwards in Massachusetts for his interest in and promotion of
methods in instructing the deaf. In a letter of George Green's,
dated Boston, July 23, 1770, we read: "Frank Green was married to
Sukey in October last and they live next house to Mrs Storers." From
another, dated December 5, 1770: "Frank keeps a ship going between
here & London, but I believe understands little of the matter,
having never been bred to business wch was one great objection with
my father to his courting Sukey." I think he must have developed
into a capable business man, for I have frequently seen his business
advertisements in Boston newspapers of his day. Anna's mother
bequeathed seven hundred and fifty dollars to Francis Green in her
will. He was a man universally esteemed in the community.