Individual Details
Capt. Jesse B. Greer
(Abt, 1757 - Abt, 1788)
"Jesse Greer married Judith Hampton, 14 August 1779. Bondsmen were Aquilla Greer and Francis Hardgrave." (Wilkes County, North Carolina marriage records.)
"Jesse (Greer) of Wilkes County (North Carolina) in 1787. His father left him the home plantation. Married, Judah Hampton, (bond Wilkes County 14 August 1779), with Francis Hardgrave as bondsman. Estate administered in 1788 by his widow Judah (with Joshua Greer as bondsman). A record of the disposition of his land has not been found, but a guardian's settlement of 1799 (Will Book 1, pages 597 - 598) shows that his heirs were: Delilah, Sarah, John, Nancy and Jesse." (OUR GREER FAMILY HISTORY, 1983, by Thomas H. Greer, 335 Miramontes Avenue, Half Moon Bay, California 94019, page 61.)
"Jesse Greer married Judah Hampton in 1779 and they lived in Wilkes County, North Carolina until his death in 1788. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and had his own Company of soldiers." (GREER FAMILY HISTORY, by Mrs. Ellen A. Fawcett, North Little Rock Arkansas. This was recieved by Frances Gosney Hoover, 5815 Gladstone Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64123-1517 in 1981, who in turn sent it to Ralph Terry in 1995. It appears to be a part of a collection of families, as it appears on pages 78 to 82.)
Some information about some of the family and descendants of Jesse Greer was from James O. Greer, P. O. Box 175, Camp Wood, Texas 78833-0175, 1996. Much additional information about the descendants of Jesse Greer was sent by Tiffaney Porter in 1997.)
"Jesse Greer was born about 1757, probably in Virginia before his parents moved to Wilkes County, N. C. Growing up on the frontier of western North Carolina during pre-revolutionary days must have been an exciting place for a young lad in his teens. The land and the forests were unspoiled for the most part except for an occasional Indian village. But the massive migration of settlers from Virginia began to change things. Roads had to be cut, forests had to be cleared for cultivation, and dwellings had to be built. It was a rugged existence, at best, but fulfilling to many who were unable to inherit or acquire tracts of land along the seaboard tract. On August 14, 1779, Jesse married Judith Hampton. It is not known who her parents were, although there were several Hamptons listed in the census that was taken of Wilkes County during 1784-87. Jesse was a captain in the militia during 1781-83, for which services he was granted bounty land as a resident of Washington - Sullivan Counties, Tennessee, on June 12, 1783. It is possible that he was the same person as the Jesse Greer from Wilkes County who fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain." (Information from Frank Greer, as per Tiffaney Porter, 1997.)
(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: The middle initial of "B." was added from a file of Bea O'Quin.)
"Jesse (Greer) of Wilkes County (North Carolina) in 1787. His father left him the home plantation. Married, Judah Hampton, (bond Wilkes County 14 August 1779), with Francis Hardgrave as bondsman. Estate administered in 1788 by his widow Judah (with Joshua Greer as bondsman). A record of the disposition of his land has not been found, but a guardian's settlement of 1799 (Will Book 1, pages 597 - 598) shows that his heirs were: Delilah, Sarah, John, Nancy and Jesse." (OUR GREER FAMILY HISTORY, 1983, by Thomas H. Greer, 335 Miramontes Avenue, Half Moon Bay, California 94019, page 61.)
"Jesse Greer married Judah Hampton in 1779 and they lived in Wilkes County, North Carolina until his death in 1788. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and had his own Company of soldiers." (GREER FAMILY HISTORY, by Mrs. Ellen A. Fawcett, North Little Rock Arkansas. This was recieved by Frances Gosney Hoover, 5815 Gladstone Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64123-1517 in 1981, who in turn sent it to Ralph Terry in 1995. It appears to be a part of a collection of families, as it appears on pages 78 to 82.)
Some information about some of the family and descendants of Jesse Greer was from James O. Greer, P. O. Box 175, Camp Wood, Texas 78833-0175, 1996. Much additional information about the descendants of Jesse Greer was sent by Tiffaney Porter in 1997.)
"Jesse Greer was born about 1757, probably in Virginia before his parents moved to Wilkes County, N. C. Growing up on the frontier of western North Carolina during pre-revolutionary days must have been an exciting place for a young lad in his teens. The land and the forests were unspoiled for the most part except for an occasional Indian village. But the massive migration of settlers from Virginia began to change things. Roads had to be cut, forests had to be cleared for cultivation, and dwellings had to be built. It was a rugged existence, at best, but fulfilling to many who were unable to inherit or acquire tracts of land along the seaboard tract. On August 14, 1779, Jesse married Judith Hampton. It is not known who her parents were, although there were several Hamptons listed in the census that was taken of Wilkes County during 1784-87. Jesse was a captain in the militia during 1781-83, for which services he was granted bounty land as a resident of Washington - Sullivan Counties, Tennessee, on June 12, 1783. It is possible that he was the same person as the Jesse Greer from Wilkes County who fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain." (Information from Frank Greer, as per Tiffaney Porter, 1997.)
(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: The middle initial of "B." was added from a file of Bea O'Quin.)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1757 | Rowan County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | August 14, 1779 | Wilkes County, North Carolina - Judith "Judah" Hampton | |||
| Death | Abt, 1788 | Wilkes County, North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Judith "Judah" Hampton (1759 - 1811) |
| Child | Elizabeth Greer ( - ) |
| Child | Delilah Greer (1780 - ) |
| Child | John N. Greer (1783 - 1855) |
| Child | Sarah Greer (1784 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Greer (1786 - ) |
| Child | Jesse Greer Jr. (1788 - 1867) |
| Father | John Greer Jr. (1714 - 1782) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Elliott ( - 1764) |
| Sibling | Aquilla Greer (1737 - 1832) |
| Sibling | John Greer (1741 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Rachel Greer (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Ann Greer (1744 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Greer (1746 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Joshua Greer (1750 - 1796) |
| Sibling | Sarah Greer (1751 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Hannah Greer (1752 - ) |
| Sibling | Smith Greer ( - ) |