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James Weir

Also Known As: "Wear", "Ware"
Birthdate:
Death: March 11, 1820 (53-62)
Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Place of Burial: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hugh Weir, Sr. and Margaret Weir
Husband of Margaret Sharp and Mary "Polly" Weir
Father of Jane Anny Berry; William Wear; John Sharp Wear; Nancy Bell; James Hutchenson Weir and 12 others
Brother of John Washington Weir; Susannah Buchanan; Margaret Montgomery; Hugh Ware; Lt. George Weir and 6 others

DAR: Ancestor #: A120809
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About James Weir

Birth: 1763 Augusta County Virginia, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1820 Maryville Blount County Tennessee, USA

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Spouse:
 Margaret Sharp Weir (1763 - 1849)*

Children:

 Jane Ann Weir Berry (1784 - 1834)*
 John Sharp Wear (1788 - 1864)*
 William Wear (1790 - 1840)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Pvt Col Campbell's VA Rev War(with Wear Family)Was at Battle of Kings Mountain and at Battle of Guilford Courthouse

James Weir married Margaret Peggy Sharp. He was the son of Hugh Weir & Margaret Elizabeth McEwen. The father of: Jane "Anny" Wear Berry Hugh L Wear John Sharp Wear William Wear Margaret Peggy Wear Gault Elizabeth " Betsy" Wear Gray Walker James Preston Wear Martha "Patsy" Wear Lucinda Porter Wear

James Weir's widow, Margaret Sharp Weir applied for his revolutionary War pension while living in Blount County Tn March 7 1845,She was born Dec.22 1763 and lived till past 1851

Note: Approval Letter from Sons of the American Revolution should be here in the near future

Burial: New Providence Cemetery Maryville Blount County Tennessee, USA

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Maintained by: William D Berry Originally Created by: Jim Smaltz Record added: Jul 07, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 54634217 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54634217


Agnes Nancy BLACKBURN, (Benjamine BLACKBURN, John) was born in 1757 in Fredrick, Va, and married John WEAR, son of Hugh WEAR and Margaret, who was born Jan 12, 1741 in Va. Agnes Nancy died before 1835. John died about 1800 in Washington Co., Tn. Will written 1800. born in Rockbridge Co., VA. Had 11 children, George was the 7th. Served in American Revolution and received a land grant of 150 acres in TN for his services.

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James Weir's Timeline

1762
1762
1778
1778
Blount, Tennessee Colony
1780
October 4, 1780
Blount, Tennessee
1781
November 4, 1781
Blount, Tennessee
1783
1783
Blount, Tennessee, United States
1784
January 22, 1784
Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Blount County, TN, United States
1787
1787
1788
August 24, 1788
Blount, Tennessee, United States