Benjamin Greer (abt. 1740 - aft. 1789)

Born about 1740 in Baltimore County, Maryland

Ancestors

Died after 1789 after about age 49 in Franklin, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

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Name: Benjamin Greer

Birth: ABT 1740 in Baltimore County, Maryland

Death: AFT 1789 in Franklin County, Virginia

Father: William Greer b: ABT 1710 in Gunpowder River, Baltimore County, Maryland

Mother: Ann "Mary" Fitch b: ABT 1716

"Benjamin Greer, sixth son of William and Ann (Fitch) Greer, was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, also removed to Virginia, ^[1]

Marriages

1) Marriage: Mary ____________

Date: ?

2) _______________

Children

He married twice. By his second wife, Mary Haynes, he left a son: Benjamin Greer, Jr.

Oath of Fidelity

Benjamin Greer took Oath of Fidelity in Franklin County, Virginia, in 1777.

This county was erected from parts of Bedford, Pittsylvania and Henry Counties. Mr. Sylvester Greer, of Dixiana, Alabama, wrote, November 23, 1940:

"Benjamin Greer, of Franklin County, left a will in 1789.

Conveyance of Land

" Benjamin Greer, of Bedford County, Virginia, and Mary, his wife, convey to Richard Ballard, Sr., of the same, for 105 pounds current money, 90 acres of land in Bedford County, lying on both sides of Gill's Creek: Witnesses, John Starkey, Thomas Preston and Mijah Ballard. Recorded May 22, 1770." (Edward Pleasant Valentine Papers, page 113.) No further information."

Research Notes

The Marriage Bond is from North Carolina, image attached states, "Benjamin Greer Esq. & Sarah Jones

Co Bondsman: Benjamin J------------

Date: 26th Day of April Anno Domino 1791"

Place: Wilkes, North Carolina" ^[2]

(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: I feel the information presented by some researchers for this Benjamin Greer, son of William Greer, may pertain to Benjamin Greer, uncle of this Benjamin Greer and visa versa.)

dar.org does not have a "Benjamin Greer" listed as signing the Oath in Virginia, maybe his document was not presented, there is however, a Capt. Benjamin Grier, b: 1746 in Wilkes, North Carolina........

THIS IS the data that has been brought into question? AS this being the WRONG Benjamin GREER..........

Note: where his name appears as: "Benjamin Greer, from George II, 90 acres of land, 0-10-0, on Gill's Creek in Bedford County, Virginia, in joint ownership with John Greer, February 14, 1761." (COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS, by Nugent, P.B. #34, folio 884.)

1. We need to find more than one Benjamin Greer, who lived in Virginia....... during the 1740 thru the 1790 period in question.

There is no f-a-g for this Benjamin ....The other Benjamin is brother to this Benjamin's father...

1. For research until we determine that THIS Benjamin GREER is not the one that moved to North Carolina 1791.............. copy attached

Sources

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   From rootsweb TREE Judia and Ralph Terry - Family and Neighbors of Coleman County, Texas Owner: Ralph Home Page: Judia and Ralph Terry - Our Families' Genealogy Note: You will leave RootsWeb --ID: I790

2. ↑ North Carolina Marriage Bond

1. (COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS, by Nugent, P.B. #34, folio 884.)
2. Benjamin Greer took Oath of Fidelity in Franklin County, Virginia, in 1777.
3. (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 161.) O'Quin, Bertie. [[Space:The Descendants of Aquilla

Greer, Sr. 1719-1790|The Descendants of Aquilla Greer, Sr. 1719-1790]] (August 2005)