Sherwood Green (1766-1840) came to Tennessee in the late 1700s from Warren County, North Carolina, as a member of a team charged with surveying Revolutionary War grants. The group was headed by his father-in-law, Col. William Christmas, who became Tennessee Surveyor General and Entry Taker in 1803. Green, an active Methodist layman and Freemason, brought his family here in 1803. They lived in this two-story house and owned 1,689 acres in the county. His remains, those of his wife, Martha Christmas Green, and other family members rest in the nearby cemetery.