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Benjamin Joseph G Greer 1727–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1727

Birth Location: Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1787

Death Location: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Sarah Day

Spouse(s): Ann Haynes, Rachel Lowe, Sarah Freeland, Mary Haynes

Children(s): Martin Greer, Mary Greer, Rachel Greer, Benjamin Greer

Benjamin Joseph G Greer was born in 1727 in Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA, the child of John G Greer Sr And Sarah Ann Day. Benjamin Joseph G Greer married Ann Nancy Nannie Haynes, Mary May Haynes, Rachel Lowe, Sarah Freeland, and had children including Benjamin Marion Greer, Martin Henry Greer, Mary Martha Greer, Rachel Greer. Benjamin Joseph G Greer passed away in 1787 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Joseph G Greer was born in 1727 in Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA, the child of John G Greer Sr And Sarah Ann Day.
  • Benjamin Joseph G Greer married Ann Nancy Nannie Haynes, Mary May Haynes, Rachel Lowe, Sarah Freeland, and had children including Benjamin Marion Greer, Martin Henry Greer, Mary Martha Greer, Rachel Greer.
  • Benjamin Joseph G Greer passed away in 1787 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Greer's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Greer
1727–1787
Birth Place: Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA
Parents
John G. Greer Sr.
1688–1752
Gunpowder River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Ann) Day
1686–1746
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Sir (John James) Greer
1627–1688
Capenoch, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ann (Harriott) Taylor
1662–1716
Gunpowder River, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nicholas Day
1655–1704
Southill, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah Lowe
1650–1736
Denby, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Grier
1608–1666
Mary Browne
1604–1661
Arthur Taylor*
1648–1728
Margaret Hill
1648–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Lag
1567–1629
Nicole Maxwell
1578–1605

Benjamin Greer's Descendants

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Benjamin (Joseph G) Greer (6 January 1727–28 December 1787) m. Ann (Nancy Nannie) Haynes (1740–1837) m. Rachel Lowe (06 Jan 1727–1769) m. Sarah Freeland (17 JAN 1732–3 Feb 1802) m. Mary (May) Haynes (1739–1822)
  1. 1. Martin (Henry) Greer 1766–1822
  2. 2. Mary (Martha) Greer 1742–1808
  3. 3. Rachel Greer 1773–1808
  4. 4. Benjamin (Marion) Greer 1771–1815

Benjamin Greer's Timeline

6 Records

1727
6 January 1727
Birth of Benjamin Joseph G Greer in Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
1727
6 January 1727
Birth of Benjamin Joseph G Greer in Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA
Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA
1745
2 Jan 1745
Age 18
Benjamin Joseph G Greer was married In St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
1770
1770
Age 43
Benjamin Joseph G Greer was married in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pittsylvania, Virginia
1787
28 December 1787
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Joseph G Greer in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1788
2 June 1788
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Joseph G Greer in Franklin Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Franklin Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1727
    Event Place: Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1727
    Event Place: Gunpowder River, Balt, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1745
    Event Place: St. John's Parish (Baltimore City), Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1788
    Event Place: Franklin Co., VA, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1787
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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