Individual Details
Sarah GREER
(30 Jun 1763 - 31 Jan 1833)
Sarah Greer was the daughter of one of our oldest lines. Through the centuries the family name has undergone several transformations (Greer -- Grier -- Grierson -- MacGregor), but all are descendants of Clan MacGregor, one of the oldest Scottish clans. The MacGregors claim descent from King Kenneth Alpin who united the Picts and Scots around 850.
The MacGregors take their motto "s' rioghal mo dhream" meaning "royal is my race" from Gregor, the first documented ancestor of the clan. Established around Glen Orchy, Glen Lyon, and Glen Strae, the "Children of the Mist" were a powerful clan for hundreds of years holding steadfastly to the old Celtic clan rule of defending possessions by the sword. When force didn't work, their powerful neighbors persuaded the government to outlaw the MacGregors and destroy them by "Fyre and Sword." For most of the 1700s the government persecuted the clan. They were forbidden to own land or to use the name MacGregor, and a price was put on the head of all male MacGregors until the proscription was lifted in 1774 by an act of Parliament. During the period of proscription many of the MacGregors had to change their name.
Sir Walter Scott was so taken by the gripping struggle of the MacGregors, and the indomitable courage with which they maintained themselves as a clan, that he gave them wide exposure in his epic "Lady of the Lake." Then he greatly romanticized the life of "Red" Robert MacGregor in a subsequent classic called simply "Rob Roy."
The MacGregors take their motto "s' rioghal mo dhream" meaning "royal is my race" from Gregor, the first documented ancestor of the clan. Established around Glen Orchy, Glen Lyon, and Glen Strae, the "Children of the Mist" were a powerful clan for hundreds of years holding steadfastly to the old Celtic clan rule of defending possessions by the sword. When force didn't work, their powerful neighbors persuaded the government to outlaw the MacGregors and destroy them by "Fyre and Sword." For most of the 1700s the government persecuted the clan. They were forbidden to own land or to use the name MacGregor, and a price was put on the head of all male MacGregors until the proscription was lifted in 1774 by an act of Parliament. During the period of proscription many of the MacGregors had to change their name.
Sir Walter Scott was so taken by the gripping struggle of the MacGregors, and the indomitable courage with which they maintained themselves as a clan, that he gave them wide exposure in his epic "Lady of the Lake." Then he greatly romanticized the life of "Red" Robert MacGregor in a subsequent classic called simply "Rob Roy."
Events
| Birth | 30 Jun 1763 | Bedford County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1783 | Henry County, Virginia - David PUGH | | ||
| Death | 31 Jan 1833 | Grayson County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | David PUGH (1761 - 1822) |
| Child | William Pugh (1785 - 1837) |
| Child | Susanna "Sukey" PUGH (1786 - 1860) |
| Child | Rhoda Pugh (1788 - 1863) |
| Child | Mary Violet Pugh (1790 - 1859) |
| Child | Samuel Pugh (1792 - 1868) |
| Child | Robert PUGH (1795 - 1865) |
| Child | John Pugh (1798 - 1865) |
| Child | Ruth Pugh (1801 - ) |
| Father | William GREER (1732 - 1802) |
| Mother | Sarah FREELAND (1732 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Greer (1751 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Shadrack Greer (1754 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Rachel Greer (1758 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Greer (1764 - ) |
| Sibling | Aquilla Greer (1765 - 1842) |
Endnotes
1. , Minnie Hall: Grayson County Historical Society (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. Daniela Moneta.
3. Defunct Greer Website of Ralph Terry of Coleman, Texas.