Nathaniel Hunt Greer

1802 - 1855  (52 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Hunt Greer
  Born	26 Oct 1802	Hancock County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jun 1855	Little Nemaha, Kansas Territory, USA
  Person ID	I74	My Family Tree | Raynor-Armstrong, Collett-Williams
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	John D. Greer,   b. 19 Jun 1761, Mount Pleasant, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1843, Troup County, Georgia, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sallie" Hunt,   b. 26 Feb 1763, Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 1835, Troup County, Georgia, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1782	Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ann Terry Roberts,   b. 4 Aug 1805, Halifax, Franklin County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1888, Kimball, Bosque, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Oct 1821
  Children	+ 1. Gilbert Dunlap Greer,   b. 11 Oct 1822, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1910, Morgan, Bosque, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years) + 2. Willmirth Margaret Greer,   b. 18 Nov 1824, Dekalb County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1902, Graham County, Arizona, USA  (Age 77 years) + 3. Thomas Lacy Greer,   b. 2 Sep 1826, Dekalb County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1881, Graham County, Arizona, USA  (Age 54 years)   4. William Reddick Greer,   b. 18 Nov 1828, Troup County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 6 Feb 1900, Kopperl, Bosque, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years) + 5. Stephen Decatur Greer,   b. 26 Jun 1830, Troup County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1905, Meridian, Bosque County, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years) + 6. Americus Vespucius Greer,   b. 4 Mar 1832, Chambers County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 3 May 1896, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 64 years)   7. Christopher Columbus Greer,   b. 4 Mar 1832, Chambers County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1854, Milam County, Texas, USA  (Age 21 years) + 8. Dixon Hamblin Greer,   b. 16 Apr 1834, Chambers County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1918, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 84 years) + 9. Sarah Hunt Greer,   b. 26 Feb 1836, Chambers County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1925, Lonetree, Uinta, Wyoming, USA  (Age 89 years)   10. Nathaniel Hunt Greer,   b. 1838, Washington County, Texas, USA ,   d. 1838, Washington County, Texas, USA  (Age 0 years)   11. Ira Abney Greer,   b. 14 Jan 1840, Washington County, Texas, USA ,   d. 23 Jun 1855, Kansas, USA  (Age 15 years)   12. Parley Willey Greer,   b. 17 Feb 1842, Washington County, Texas, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1851, Dewitt County, Texas, USA  (Age 9 years) + 13. Matthew Simeon Greer,   b. 15 Apr 1845, Washington County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1915, Kopperl, Bosque, Texas, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Oct 1802 - Hancock County, Georgia, USA Died - 24 Jun 1855 - Little Nemaha, Kansas Territory, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Republic of Texas - County of Washington - List of land certificates for September 1838 Lists Nathaniel H. Greer with 2nd class land certificate #140 for 1,280 acres emigration March 1837 Migrated with nephews Thomas Irvin and William Hunt, both single men
  		Chambers County, Alabama plaque Lists Nathaniel Greer as the 1st sheriff of Chambers County Source: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/chambers/photos/ph15chambers.jpg
  		Muster Roll of the Texas Revolution - Page 29 Lists Thomas N. G. Greer in the Artillery Corps of Major General Sam Houston's forces
  		1830 US Census - Nathaniel H. Greer Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Capt Britain C Tyars District, Troup, Georgia Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 3 Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1 Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2 Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 5 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 Total Free White Persons: 8 Total Slaves: 4 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 12
  		Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas) Article credited to Matthew Simeon Greer stating brief history of Greer family.
  		1830 Troup County, Georgia Families 81 Families in the Troup County census in 1830
  		1850 Slave Census for Washington County, Texas - Willis Johnson & N. H. Greer - 29 September 1850 Willis Johnson 1 64 1786 Female Black Willis Johnson 1 21 1829 Female Mulatto Willis Johnson 1 23 1827 Female Mulatto Willis Johnson 1 13 1837 Female Black Willis Johnson 1 12 1838 Female Black Willis Johnson 1 12 1838 Male Black Willis Johnson 1 10 1840 Male Black Willis Johnson 1 7 1843 Male Black N H Greer 1 4 1846 Male Black N H Greer 1 8 1842 Male Black N H Greer 1 9 1841 Male Black N H Greer 1 20 1830 Male Mulatto N H Greer 1 28 1822 Male Mulatto N H Greer 1 34 1816 Female Black N H Greer 1 36 1814 Female Black N H Greer 1 42 1808 Female Black N H Greer 1 4 1846 Female Black N H Greer 1 7 1843 Male Mulatto N H Greer 1 21 1829 Male Black N H Greer 1 15 1835 Male Black N H Greer 1 0 1850 Male Mulatto

  
  

  Histories		The Greer Way West - 10 Volumes (June 1996 - March 2006) The Official Newsletter for Descendants of Nathaniel Hunt Greer and Nancy Ann Terry Roberts Courtesy of William N. Greer
  		Biography of Elizabeth Roberts Owens Traveled with Seth M. Blair wagon train and worked for Nancy Reddick Greer Johnson
  		Reminiscences of The Early Days in Chambers County by E. G. Richards References to Nathanial H. Greer on pages 4, 9, and 32.

  
  

• Notes

  Texas, Land Title Abstracts,1700-2008 about Nathaniel H. Greer Grantee: Nathaniel H. Greer Certificate: 578 Patentee: Nathaniel H. Greer Patent Date: 20 Dec 1850 Acres: 1280 District: Robertson County: Hill File: 235 Patent #: 277 Patent Volume: 4 Class: Rob. 2nd. ------------------------------------------------- Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890 Name: Nathaniel H. Greer State: TX County: Washington County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1846 Record Type: Tax list Page: NPN Database: TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] A History of Two Virginia Families, Stubbs, Dr. & Mrs. William Carter, (Sittingbourne, 1622), 134 (Reliability: 3), 1805. Name: John Greer, Serial#:523, Results: B B, County of Residence: Hancock ------------------------------------------- This document affirms that John Greer, the father of Nathanial Hunt Greer, lived in Hancock County before the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery and this was the location of Nathaniel's birth.