I personally have no information on any Greer's. I am forwarding this from another mail list in hope it will help someone else. Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith gilmore" <gildent@msn.com> To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [TNDICKSO] Greer > Dear Betty, > Hope some of these are yours! Some of them didn't have counties or acres listed,(maybe because they were before Tennessee was a state, or because it was such a large amount of land it expanded over several areas.I don't know) but here's what the book has-- > > Joseph Greer-Washington County 1788 415 acres Book 4 pg 549 grant#809 > Joseph Greer-1789 1500 acres book C pg 245 grant #299 warrant# 2147 > Western district North side of Big Hatchie River > Joseph Greer-1789 1500acres book C pg 246 grant#303 warrent#2147 > Western district North side of Big Hatchie River > Joseph Greer-Tennessee County 1791 640 acres book C-3 pg 152-153 grant#1399 > assignee of Isaac Herring with James Robertson > Joseph Greer-1794 2566 acres book A pg 184 grant3341 warrant 1346 > Middle district on Elk river > Joseph Greer- 1794 2500 acres Book A pg 196 grant#370 warrent 1446 > Middle district south side of Elk River > Joseph Greer-Knox county 1808 320 acres Bk1 pg 376 grant #376 > Joseph Greer Williamson County 1809 640 acres BkC pg 103 grant 1756 > with Adam Meek,William Richey and Robert Davis > Joseph Greer-Hickman COunty 1819 15 acres BkQpg 219 Grrant# 1481 > Joseph Greer-Davidson County 1828 50 acres bk 10 pg 73 grant # 8053 > Joseph Greer-Cheatam County 1867 271 acresbk10cc pg 602 grant25329 > > There were also several Joseph Greer grants listed in Lincoln,Franklin and Rutherford Counties. > Now for William Greer- > > William Greer-Davidson COunty 1816 10 acres bk W pg 572 grant # 9509 > William Greer-Davidson County 1816 9 acres bk W pg 571 grant#9510 > William Greer-Davidson County 1817 20 acres Bkp pg 472 grant# 10252 > William Greer-Davidson County 1825 50 acres bk 3 Pg 814 grant# 2506 > William Greer-Davidson County 1827 50 acres Bk 7 pg 716 grant #6245 > William Greer-Rutherford County 1837 2000 acres Bk 20 pg365 grant # 20619 > William Greer Davidson County 1849 348 acres Bk bk 50c pg 178 grant 20362 > William Greer Davidson COunty 1889 109.5 acres Bk bk 26 zeta pg 494 grant 26670 > William Greer Jr.-Davidson COunty 1825 50acres Bk3 pg 820 grant 2512 > William Greer Jr-Davidson COunty 1838 15 acres bk 18 pg 362 grant15295 > William Greer Jr.-Davidson County 1840 640 acres bk 19 pg505 grant 16405 > William Greer Senior-Davidson County 1838 200acres bk 18 pg462 grant 15401 > W.C.R. Greer- Cheatam County 1886 17 acres bk 26zeta pg 183 grant #26357 > W.C.R.Greer- Cheatam County 1886 48 acres bk 26 zeta pg 184 grant 26358 > > Hope this helps you some! > Caroline > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wiliam Kurmes > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:13 AM > To: TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNDICKSO] Tennessee Land Grants > > Caroline > How about GREER. Joseph or William in Davidson Dickson,Cheatham, Williamson > Counties. > They were b in Virginia and was in and about Kingston Springs, Franklin > areas. > Thank you for your kin offer to look up. > > Betty in Texas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "keith gilmore" <gildent@msn.com> > To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:41 PM > Subject: [TNDICKSO] Tennessee Land Grants > > > > Hello everyone! > > I was cleaning and just found a book I bought from Byron Sisler a few > years ago. It's the Tennessee Land Grants book for any surname starting with > "G". If any of you have a surname that starts with G, I will be happy to > look it up for you and tell you what it says. > > Mostly it tells you what county the land grant was in, the year it was > granted the number of acres, the book and page its recorded on and the > number of the land grant. Hope maybe I can help someone out! Have a great > night out there!!!! > > Caroline > > > > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > > > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Search your tree if you want deep roots! >