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About James Greer
James Greer (1783-1844) was a son of Benjamin Greer & Nancy Wilcoxson.
James Greer was the Husband of Mary "Molly" "Polly" HAMPTON & a daughter of Thomas Hampton & Abigail (Abbey) Hampton Crouch.
James Greer
Name can be Greer, Grier(e), Grear
Birthdate: September 17, 1783
Death: Died 1844
Burial unknown in Wilkes Cty NC
or some sources say he died in Todd, Ashe County NC
his estate administered in Ashe Co, in 1844 by Jesse Greer.
these papers do not list heirs
Son of Benjamin Greer and Nancy Wilcoxen, niece of Daniel Boone
NOTES ON DAD
DAR
Benjamin Greer
Also Known As: "Benjamine Grier"
Birthdate: February 9, 1746
Birthplace: Albemarle, Virginia
Death: Died October 23, 1816 in Green River, Kentucky, United States
Son of John Greer of Gunpowder River and Sarah Ann Greer
Husband of
Nancy Greer;
Mattie Geere
Sarah "Sally" Jones
A Wilkes County marriage bond in the State Archives in Raleigh, NC, dated 4/26/1791 lists Benjamin Greer and Sarah Jones as married. This would be Mrs. Sallie Atkinson Jones, widow of Thomas Jones who died from a Revolutionary War wound. She reared children by both husbands. fathered 15 children by two wives
BROTHER OF AQUILLA GREER.
NOTES ON DAD
At the age of 70, Benjamin Greer died October 23, 1816 in Green County, Kentucky.
He had moved to Kentucky in 1810 with his second wife. Another source suggests he sold his land in Ashe County, North Carolina - formally Wilkes County - (where Gap Creek enters the South Fork of the New River) in 1803 and may have moved at that time.
He had married twice, first to Nancy Wilcoxson and later to Sallie Atkinson Jones.
By Nancy Wilcoxson Greer (a niece of Daniel Boone) were born ten children, one being Jesse Greer, Sr, my 4th great grandfather
In his will, Benjamin left two tracts of land equally divided between Aquilla and Edmond Greer, and the rest of his estate between his three daughters - Sally, Elizabeth and Polly Greer, after the death of their mother, Sarah Greer. To the children of the first marriage, presumably further along in life financially, he left $1 each to John, Rachel, William, Benjamin, Anne, Jesse, David, Samuel, Joshua and James. Witnesses were Benjamin Bayly, Christopher Hinker and James Lile.
Benjamin, left no slaves.
NOTES ON MOTHER
Nancy Wilcoxson
Birthdate: May 17, 1744
Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: Died October 30, 1790 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Daughter of John Wilcoxson, Sr. and Sarah Cassandra Wilcoxson
James Greer was the Husband of Mary "Molly" "Polly" HAMPTON, daughter of Thomas Hampton & Abigail (Abbey) Hampton Crouch.
Father of:
Rebecca A. Greer;
Alexander Greer;
Mary Greer;
Nancy Ellen Forrester;
William Samuel Greer;
Lydia Greer;
Rachel A. Greer;
Benjamin Greer;
Joel W. Greer;
James Greer
Andrew Greer
Daughter Lydia Greer Lewis
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James Greer's Timeline
| 1783 |
September 17, 1783
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Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1798 |
1798
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| 1808 |
1808
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North Carolina
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| 1810 |
1810
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Tennessee
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| 1812 |
April 13, 1812
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Ashe, North Carolina, United States,
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| 1813 |
1813
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Carter County, Tennessee, United States
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| 1815 |
1815
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Watauga, North Carolina
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| 1818 |
March 13, 1818
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Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1819 |
April 4, 1819
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Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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| 1823 |
December 6, 1823
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North Carolina, United States
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