Dia duit Dale, I know you know a lot about the history of our state so you may be able to answer this, though it may also sound like a ridiculous question. I know a woman could inherit land from a male relative but could a woman of age purchase land back in those days? I was thinking perhaps Catherine could be Grandfather Philips wife & that if woman could not buy land he bought it for her, of if they could he could have been her representative if they needed a male representative in order to purchase land. Do you happen to know of website that would say what the laws of old Georgia were? Sincerely, Lena "Dale E. Reddick" <dereddi@hargray.com> wrote: Hi Lena, Bob Griner in his family section F152 on page 161 of the Screven County History has a Mary Magdalena Greiner born in 1735 to Philip Jacob Greiner and his unknown wife. She married George Michel Weber on November 26, 1754. In section F154 (page 161) Bob notes that Captain John Casper Greiner married first to Caroline Magdalene (Greve) Borneman. That couple did have a daughter named Caroline Magdelene Griner born January 6, 1804 who married Moses N. McCall on April 4, 1820. She died in 1835. The information regarding her appears on page 162 of the SCH in section F154. None of those listed above have the same name as your Catherine Magdalene Greiner. But, it certainly does appear as though that middle name of Magdalene / Magdelene is a repeated given name usage amongst the Greiner / Griner family. Dale ____________________________________ JRA wrote: > While looking for information on my Uncle Andrew Greiner I came across some old postings that Mr. Sampson posted about St. George Parish & one imparticular caught my eye for it mentions my sixth great-grandfather Philip Jacob Greiner: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GAEMANUE/2002-03/1016893750 > > From: "Terry Sampson" < DisplayMail('worldnet.att.net','zei'); zei@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: [GAEMANUE-L] Early St. George Parish 2 > Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:29:10 -0800 > From: > > Georgia Land Owners' Memorials: 1758 - 1776 > Abstracted by Eve B. Weeks and Robert S. Lowery > Mary Bondurant Warren, Editor > Copyright 1988 by Mary Bondurant Warren > Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA 30633 > > Page 54 > #250 Philip Jacob Greiner for Cathe. Mage. Greiner, > 500 acres, 2/100, 10-12-1761. St. George's Parish: > Bounded on N by Theobald Keifer, W by Savannah > River, S by Benjamin Wm. Borneman, W vacant, > granted to Catherine Magdalene Greiner 4-13-1761. > > Does anyone know who Catherine Magdalene Greiner is? I am unable to find mention of her in the tree I have & Grandfather Philip did not have a daughter named Catherine so that rules this being his daughter out. I was thinking perhaps this is his unknown wife? > > Thank You, > Lena > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.