Brief Life History of Sarah Davis
When Sarah Davis Greer was born on 5 November 1774, in Fairfax County, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Greer, was 47 and her mother, Mary May Haynes, was 35. She had at least 4 sons and 8 daughters with Reverend Joel Andrew Anderson. 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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- 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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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
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.
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