YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

John Allen Weir 1754–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1754

Birth Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1839

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Wyer

Mother: Agnes Russel

Spouse(s): Sarah Burton

Children(s): William Wier, Armsted Wier, Nancy Wier, Peter Wier, John Weir

John Allen Weir was born in 1754 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Wyer And Agnes Russel. John Allen Weir married Sarah Salley Burton, and had children including Armsted Wier, Bezaleel Wier, Elizabeth Wier, John Willard Weir, Margaret Wier, Nancy Ann Wier, Peter Wier, William Wier. John Allen Weir passed away in 1839 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Find more search results for John Weir
JW

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • John Allen Weir was born in 1754 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Wyer And Agnes Russel.
  • John Allen Weir married Sarah Salley Burton, and had children including Armsted Wier, Bezaleel Wier, Elizabeth Wier, John Willard Weir, Margaret Wier, Nancy Ann Wier, Peter Wier, William Wier.
  • John Allen Weir passed away in 1839 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wyer
1721–1774
Birth Location: Lanark, Scotland
TW
Agnes Russel
1728–1781
Birth Location: Downpatrick, Ireland
AR

Spouses(s)

Sarah Burton
1762–1836
Birth Location: Louisa, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
SB

Children(s)

William Wier
1788–1857
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
WW
Armsted Wier
1838–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
AW
Nancy Wier
1813–1840
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
NW
Peter Wier
1851–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
PW
John Weir
1754–1839
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
JW

John Weir's Ancestors

Self
John Weir
1754–1839
Birth Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Wyer
1721–1774
Lanark, Scotland
Agnes Russel
1728–1781
Downpatrick, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Weir's Descendants

1.
JW
John (Allen) Weir (12 Jun 1754–22 Jun 1839) m. Sarah (Salley) Burton (27 Apr 1762–6 May 1836)
  1. 1. William Wier 1788–1857 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Burton 1791–1873
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Wier 1825–1886 m. John Gossett 1837–1862
      1. 1. James (Wier) Gossett 1850–
      2. 2. James (Anderson) Gossett 1859–1925
      3. 3. William (Simpson) Gossett 1856–1942 m. Della (Pricilla) Stubbs 1863–1946
        1. 1. Hazel (S) Gossett 1907–1981
        2. 2. Wayne (Walter) Gossett 1887–1937
        3. 3. Rufus (Albert) Gossett 1885–1941 m. Fern White 1887–1980
      4. 4. Mary Gossett 1857–
    2. 2. Mary Wier 1831–1925
    3. 3. Nancy Wier 1813–1836
    4. 4. John (Allen) Weir 1812–1890 m. Margaret (A) Carpenter 1815–1896
      1. 1. Nora (Emma) Wier 1859–1906 m. William (Augustus) Wansley 1856–1946
        1. 1. Edna (Gertrude) Wansley 1891–1974
        2. 2. Charles (Jefferson) Wansley 1884–1952 m. Hattie Whitley 1890–1970
      2. 2. John (Allen) Wier 1856–1936 m. Martha (Ella "Mattie") Harris 1865–1941
        1. 1. Mattie (Maud) Wier 1909–1910
        2. 2. Max (Harris Wier) Sr 1888–1971 m. Grace (C.) Burdett 1892–1974
        3. 3. John (Rex Wier) Sr. 1897–1957 m. Elvie (L.) Holland 1898–2003
        4. 4. Raymond (David) Wier 1899–1987 m. Louise (Lena) Villemain 1910–2004
        5. 5. Luke (Burton) Wier 1905–1990
        6. 6. Jack (Daw) Wier 1907–1997 m. Ruby (Opal) Walker 1925–2017
        7. 7. George (Washington) Wier 1911–1974 m. Pearl (Gwendolyn) Jones 1912–1996
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Weir 1839–1926 m. Samuel (W) Adams 1856–1930 m. Warren (Washington) Patterson 1829–1872
        1. 1. Tandy (Young) Adams 1880–1937
        2. 2. Isham (Jones) Patterson 1863–1931 m. Lillie (Ella) Green 1866–1935
        3. 3. Samuel Patterson 1867–1940 m. Nellie 1882–
        4. 4. Thos. Patterson 1866–
        5. 5. Bluford Patterson 1872–
        6. 6. Warren Patterson 1873–
        7. 7. Wm. Patterson 1861–
        8. 8. Mathew Patterson 1869–1933 m. Beulah (Beatrice) Yates 1879–1930
      4. 4. Martha (Jane) Weir 1842–1918 m. Samuel Stewart 1841–1873
        1. 1. William Stewart 1870–1958 m. Essie Fogg 1892–1990
      5. 5. Sarah (D.) Weir 1844–1927 m. Edward (Harrison) Cockrill 1843–1913
        1. 1. Lizzie Cockrill 1878–1956 m. George (H.) Bartlett 1880–1919
        2. 2. Arthur (Alton) Cockrill 1883–1945 m. Jennie (L) Cockrill 1888–
        3. 3. Mary (Etter) Cockrill 1865–1902 m. Wiley (P.) Obar 1862–1890 m. Thomas Terrell 1865–1945
        4. 4. L. (W.) Cockrill 1879–
        5. 5. John (William) Cockrill 1867–1932
        6. 6. Bluford (E.) Cockrill 1877–1948
        7. 7. Margaret Cockrill 1873–1901
        8. 8. James (Oliver) Cockrill 1872–1932
        9. 9. Thomas (Edward) Cockrill 1869–1942
        10. 10. Mance (Owen) Cockrill 1881–1946
      6. 6. Clarinda ("Boog") Wier 1844–1920 m. Abel (Sorrel) McCrory 1840–1913
        1. 1. Bessie (E) McCrory 1884–1964
        2. 2. J. (William) McCrory 1873–1927
        3. 3. Abrel (Walton) McCrory 1868–1939
        4. 4. Sarah McCrory 1871–
        5. 5. Margret McCrory 1873–
        6. 6. Kathrine McCrory 1876–
        7. 7. Charles McCrory 1879–
      7. 7. Peter (Allen) Wier 1850–1925 m. Lillie (Mae) Snow 1860–1947 m. Julia (C.) Anderson 1864–
        1. 1. Minnie (Mae) Weir 1894–1984 m. Hugh Manahan 1900–1959
        2. 2. Maude (Ema) Weir 1896–1985 m. Jewell (Aubrey) Duncan 1895–1951
        3. 3. John (Owen) Wier 1898–1974 m. Vallie (Belle) Mills 1899–1984
      8. 8. William (Wilburn) Weir 1853–1949 m. Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Stapleton 1859–1957 m. Viola Townsend 1857–1879
        1. 1. William (Monroe) Weir 1883–1958 m. Mamie (Lee) England 1888–1980
        2. 2. Edna (Virginia) Wier 1879–1973 m. John (West) Cochran 1872–1929
        3. 3. Clara Wier 1881–1900
        4. 4. Mada Wier 1886–1983 m. Hal (Hamilton) Davenport 1887–1970
      9. 9. George (Charles) Weir 1849–1930 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1852–1917
        1. 1. Tempie Weir 1878–1956 m. William (Otto) Strickling 1875–1947
        2. 2. Stella Weir 1895–1927 m. Olen (William) Evans 1894–1974
        3. 3. Jessie Weir 1882–1936 m. Katie Herring 1883–1962
        4. 4. Clifford Weir 1890–1970 m. Anson (Edward) Carroll 1891–1947 m. John (Edward) Miner 1885–2009
        5. 5. Burtle Weir 1884–1966 m. John (Bunyan) Blackwell 1882–1971 m. William (Elbert) Sorrell 1880–1950
        6. 6. Penny Weir 1876–1945 m. Thomas (Nathaniel) Cude 1874–1938
        7. 7. James (Thomas) Weir 1876–1938 m. Rose (Anna) Lesley 1875–1947
        8. 8. Nora 1872–1942 m. Edward (Isaac) Carter 1870–1917
    5. 5. David (Willis) Wier 1813–1899
    6. 6. William (Wesley) Weir 1818–1900
    7. 7. Dianna (Margaret Dicey) Wier 1819–1896 m. Robert Lawson 1798–1863
      1. 1. William (Allen) Lawson 1847–1932
        1. 1. Willie (Effie) Lawson 1890–1988
      2. 2. Henry (H.) Lawson 1846–
      3. 3. Thomas (Nathan) Lawson 1853–1905
      4. 4. Victoria Lawson 1856–
      5. 5. Emma (Paralee) Lawson 1863–1955 m. Alfred (Pearce) Smith 1854–1935
        1. 1. Walter (B.) Smith 1880–1966
        2. 2. Lena (Ethel) Smith 1883–1972 m. Rupert (Mortimer) Cross 1876–1956
    8. 8. Thomas (Burton) Weir 1822–1905 m. Sarah (Jane) Barkley 1822–1900
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Wier 1847–1925 m. James (Preston) Adams 1838–1913
        1. 1. Robert (Milton) Adams 1871–1938
        2. 2. Osborn (Lee) Adams 1874–1918
        3. 3. Thomas (N) Adams 1875–1945
        4. 4. Lorenzo (Dow) Adams 1879–1885
        5. 5. Jesse (Hunt) Adams 1888–1959
      2. 2. Robert (Allen) Weir 1852–1903 m. Josephine (P.) Wier 1855–1934
        1. 1. Nancy (I) Wier 1878–
        2. 2. Luther (Armon) Wier 1881–1968 m. Zuma (Annie) Mcmatt 1882–1964
        3. 3. Robbie (A) Wier 1886–
        4. 4. Barney (L) Wier 1889–
        5. 5. Herbert (E) Wier 1891–
        6. 6. Laura (E) Wier 1893–
        7. 7. William (B) Wier 1895–
        8. 8. Willis (C) Wier 1895–
      3. 3. Samuel Weir 1859–1861
    9. 9. Ebenezer (Titus) Weir 1833–1862
  2. 2. Armsted Wier 1838–
  3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Wier 1813–1840
  4. 4. Peter Wier 1851–
  5. 5. John (Willard) Weir 1754–1839

John Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1754
12 Jun 1754
Birth of John Allen Weir in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1839
22 Jun 1839
Age 85
Death of John Allen Weir in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1754
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 807.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KRZ
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1839
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Find more search results for John Weir

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE