Pg 327 History of The Lost State of Franklin by WILLIAMS Samuel WEAR (sometimes written as WEIR) was b 1753 in Augusta Co., VA, the son of Robert and Rebecca WEAR. In 1778 he married Mary THOMPSON in Augusta County and in 1780 removed to the French Broad River contry, where they took up land on the wesst prong of the Little Pigeon river, at the mouth of Waldens' Creek, 5 miles south from the present town of Sevierville. He led a company as "Captain" under Sevier at the battle of King's Mountain. The franklin movement enlisted his support; he participated in the Jonesborough convention; was a member of the Assembly of that State, and was a commissioner to treat with the Indians. He was lieutenant colonel commandment of Sevier County under the territorial government, and was a representative in the first territorial legislature. On the formation of the State of Tennessee, he was a member of the constitutional convention. In 1793 he led a party on the Tallassee campaign against the Cherokees. He amassed a considerable body of very choice land; a good portion of which was involved in the "case" of "Danforth v. Wear", I Wheaton Rep., 155, in the Supreme Court of the U.S.. His name is borne by Wear's Cove in Sevier Co., TN. Samuel WEAR was a man of much force of character, "brave in battle and wise in council." The Tennessee Society of the Sons of the Revolution has formulated plans for the erection of a monument at his grave on the estate where he died on April 3, 1817. Pg. 30 Election of Delegates to the General Convention for movement of seperation from North Carolina to form St of Franklin: Samuel WEIR representing Greene County on Aug 23, 1784, appointment day when convention was held. John SEVIER was president. He is referred to as Colonel WEAR in TN documents, and in Pennsylvania records WEIR. ----- King's Mountain and It's Hero's; History of the Battle of Kings Mountain printed October 7, 1780 by DRAPER; pg. 424 Samuel WEIR was another of Sevier's Captains at Kings' Mtn. he was an active participant int he Franklin Republic movement; led a party in 1793 against Telassee killing 16 Indiands and taking 4 prisioners. In 1793 and 1794 he was a member of the Territorial Legislature and in 1796 a member of the Convention that formed the Constitution of Tennessee. He served many years as a clerk of Sevier Co., TN; lived to a good old age. He was fully 6 feet in height, dark complexioned and possessed much energy of character. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --