Sarah (Greer) Brown (1783 - 1864)

Born 1783 in Wilkes County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Brown — married 1811 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 1864 at about age 81 in Viola, Warren, Tennessee

Biography

It's difficult to ascertain which Greer is Sarah's father since it appears both Joshua (1750-1796) and Jessie (1757 - 1788), sons of John Greer (1714-1782) of Gunpowder River, Baltimore County, Maryland had a daughter, Sarah Greer, born in 1783-4

Captain Jesse Greer married Judith Hampton Greer. Captain Jesse died sometime in 1787 or 1788, leaving his children orphans. Judith soon married again to William Mitchell. A William Johnson served as guardian to Sarah and her brothers and sisters until the estate was settled finally in 1799.

A number of the Wilkes County Greers migrated to the vicinity of Barren and Warren Counties, Kentucky, in the early part of the 1800's. it appears that William and Judith, moved back to Wilkesboro, N. C. toward the latter part of 1810, or were back there visiting relatives, because it is reported that Judith died there on February 11, 1811.

The Brown family had a close relationship with the Greer family back in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Joshua Greer who married Sarah Jones had a son John N. (Greer), born 1770/74, of Wilkes in 1830; married Judith Brown ca 1798."

Two of Sarah Greer Brown's Children were:

1. Joseph William Brown, b. 22 Aug 1817, Mcminville, Tennessee, United States , d. 06 Sep 1901, Mcminville, Tennessee, United States (Age 84 years)
2. John G Brown, b. 03 Feb 1816, Viola, Warren, TN, USA d. 04 Sep 1884, Warren, Tennessee, USA (Age 68 years)

Research Notes

1809/1/30, Mitchell, Moses & John Greer of Barren to William Mitchell of Warren Co TN. POA to convey land on Cub Creek in Wilk[e]s Co NC, formerly belonged to Jesse Greer dc’d. DB A:426. Barren Co KY Deeds, 1798-1813, p 56

Sources

• http://scowden.net/getperson.php?personID=I1513&tree=ScowdenCummins

• [S34] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Warren, Tennessee; Roll: M432_898; Page: 99B; Image: 204.

• [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1274; Page: 426; Image: 44; Family History Library Film: 805274.