Sir John Grierson

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Grierson-205

Sir James "of Capenoch" Greer of Lag formerly Grierson Born 1604 in Capenock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Ancestors ancestors

Son of William (Grierson) Greer and Nichola (Maxwell) Grierson

Brother of Helena (Grierson) Douglas, Robert Grierson, Agnes (Grierson) Laurie, Sarah Grierson and Lancelot Grierson

Husband of Mary Anne (Browne) Grier — married 1626 in Lag, Scotland

Descendants descendants

Father of Henry Greer, James Greer, Anne (Greer) Turner, Nicola Grier, John Greer, Henry Greer and Anne Greer
Died 29 Jan 1666 in Capenoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Biography Sir Knight James Grier

Burial, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, probably Lag Tower, photo of the Tower built 1460. [1]

Sir James Grierson, son of Sir William and Nichola (Maxwell) Grierson was born circa 1604; died in 1666. Designated as The Rock and Capenoch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

In 1626, he married Mary Browne, daughter of the Reverend John Browne of Glencairn, the first minister after the Reformation and Mary was, at the time of this marriage, the widow of Thomas Greer, of Barjang Tower of the same county.

From this union to his wife's Greer family, Sir James Grier, originated several Greer branches known as of Tullylagen, Grange and Sea Park. Many of these accepted the Quaker faith and removed to Ireland.

The known children of Sir James and Mary (Browne) Greer, three: i. James Greer ... . ii. Henry Greer ... . iii. Ann Greer ... ." (From a lithographed Family Chart prepared by Thomas Greer, of Ireland, in 1855 as given in GREGOR, MacGREGOR, MacGHEE, MAGRUDER, GRIERSON, GRIER, GREER --- A HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE ABOVE FAMILIES AND MANY OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1954, compiled by Robert M. Torrence, A.B., F.G.S.P., F.I.A.G., 110 Edgevale Road Baltimore 10, Maryland, page 41.)

Sir James Grier, Knight., of Capenoch, Dumfriesshire and Rock Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland, 5th son of Sir William Grier. James succeded his brother, John in Capenoch. In a discharge, dated 1630, James signs Grier and brother Alexander signs Grierson.

Sir James removed to Cumberland and changed his surname to Grier. On 6 August 1630 [Lag Charter #214], James Greirsone (NOT SIR), brother of Sir Robert Greirsone of Lag, witnessed his brother Lancelot Greirsone's sasine to Dalskairth." (William Greer, Illinois.) (Excerpts taken from the Ralph Terry Family Tree) Children

   Henry Greer b: ABT 1627 in Capenoch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

   John Grier b: ABT 1635 in Capenoch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

   Anne Grier b: 1633

   Nicola Grier b: in Capenoch, Dumfriesshire, Scotland" (end of Ralph Terry's tree) 

Research Notes

THE Family Category is Greer, Grier, Grierson, MacGregor

   From rootsweb.com the research/hard work of Ralph Terry/his wife. Thank you for sharing with the family. *ID: I752 

There is some small doubt about the link between the Greers of Ireland and the Grierson's of Scotland. Burke's Irish Family Records (shown as a source below) starts on the Greers by saying 'This family traditionally claims descent from the Griersons of Lag...' and continues that 'a proven descent begins with James Greer [Grierson] who married Mary.' This James Greer/Grierson is, however, evidently the same person as the James Grierson described by Burke and others in the genealogies of the Griersons of Lag. We have therefore chosen to show them as one and the same. Links

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Grierson

   Ralph Terry Family TREE http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=capenoch&...

   LAG TOWER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway

   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60531064

   ("Printed Pedigree Chart of 1888," as seen in Edinburg, Scotland and a copy made from this same chart as obtained from Lois Temple.)