Sarah Davis Greer

5 November 1774–7 November 1844 (Age 70)
Franklin, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Sarah Davis

When Sarah Davis Greer was born on 5 November 1774, in Franklin, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Greer, was 47 and her mother, Mary May Haynes, was 35. She married Reverend Joel Anderson about 1803, in Cumberland, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 7 November 1844, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reverend Joel Anderson
1781–1852
Sarah Davis Greer
1774–1844
Marriage: about 1803
Mary Greer Anderson
1805–1842
Anna Anderson
1814–
Anderson
1816–1816
Anderson
1816–1854
Salley Anderson
1820–
Frances Marion Anderson
about 1823–1860
John F. ANDERSON
1806–
Catherine Shirley Anderson
1807–1892
Nancy Winfrey Anderson
1810–1847
James Caleb Anderson
1810–
Dorinda Anderson
1817–1860
Joel Andrew Anderson
1825–1880

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1803Cumberland, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1775
    Age 1
    "Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
    1776
    Age 2
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 20
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Lanarkshire): from the medieval Scottish personal name Grier, a vernacular form of Gregor (see Gregory and compare Grierson ). This form of the surname is common in Ireland as well as Scotland.History: A Scottish family by the name of Grierson claim descent from Gilbert, a son of Malcolm MacGregor (died 1374), 11th Lord of MacGregor. Gilbert was known as both MacGregor and Gregorson. In 1400 he was granted lands by the Earl of March in the name Grierson. The numerous northern Irish bearers of the name Greer claim descent from this same Gilbert.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Gregor

    Sources (4)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Davis Greer - Published information: birth-name: Sarah Davis Greer
    • Sarah D Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
    • The Descendants of Aquilla Greer, Sr., 1719-1790

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