Joshua Greer

"There was another elder Joshua Greer, probably the brother of Benjamin Greer. This man obtained several land grants on Mill Fork of Moravian Creek, which is in the south central part of modern Wilkes County, and made his will in that county 17 October 1796, proven November 1796. This will leaves his lands to his wife Sary for life, then to be divided between his children, except for his daughter Anne Hickerson (the others are not named). Executors were the widow, Sarah, and James Welborn; the witnesses were Benjamin Greer, Elizabeth + Vannoy and Ann + Greer (signed with a "+" means illiterate). The heirs of this elder Joshua are identified in a Wilkes deed of 12 November 1804, in which they sold their inheritance, as Elia Reynolds, Sarah Greer, John N. Greer, Jenkin Reynolds, Sally Greer, Hannah Greer and Jesse Greer (K:35). The Joshua Greer who was listed in the Wilkes Census of 1830 was probably a son of John N. Greer." (OUR GREER FAMILY HERITAGE, 1983, by Thomas H. Greer, 335 Minamontes Avenue, Half Moon Bay, California 94019, page 27.)

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