RNT Family History
Grier, Robert
1780 - 1848 (68 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Grier, Robert was born in 1780 (son of Grier, Aaron W. Senior and Gibson, Jane); died on 04 May 1848; was buried in May 1848. Notes:
http://www.kudcom.com/www/mark03/mark15.html
Robert Grier, Astronomer
On this land, in the plantation home of his father, Aaron Grier, Sr., Revolutionary solider, Robert Grier, founder of the nationally famous "Grier's Almanac," was born in 1782. The remarkable astronomical calculations which led to the publishing of the almanac were made on the large boulders in the fields near this road. First published in 1807 as "The Georgia and south Carolina Almanack," the almanac made Robert Grier's name a household word in the nation until his death in 1848. Published continuously since its founding, it became "Grier's Almanac" soon after Robert Grier died. Circulation is almost 2 1/2 million copies annually.
Located on the road to Rayton, 1.9 miles from Sharon
GHM 131-13, 1956
Robert married Grier, Elizabeth on 02 Apr 1805 in , , Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Grier, Robert Junior and Livingston, Margaret) was born in 1782; died on 16 Jan 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Grier, Aaron W. Senior was born about 1767 in , York, Pennsylvania (son of Grier, Reverend Robert Junior and McMurray, Catherine Elizabeth); was buried in Grier Cemetery, Stark, Butts, Georgia. Aaron married Gibson, Jane on 07 Oct 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Gibson, Jane Children:
- 1. Grier, Robert was born in 1780; died on 04 May 1848; was buried in May 1848.
- Grier, Margaret was born about 1782 in , , Georgia; died on 12 May 1812 in , , Georgia.
- Grier, Aaron W. Junior was born on 02 Dec 1784; died on 14 Jan 1864 in , , Georgia; was buried in Jan 1864 in , Taliaferro, Georgia .
- Grier, Elizabeth
- Grier, Katherine
- Grier, Thomas
Generation: 3
4. Grier, Reverend Robert Junior was born in 1733 in , , Ireland (son of Grier, Reverend Robert Senior); died on 08 Mar 1801 in , Greene, Georgia. Other Events:
- WILL: , Greene, Georgia; 1801
Robert married McMurray, Catherine Elizabeth est 1751. Catherine was born in 1735; died on 27 Oct 1776 in , , Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. McMurray, Catherine Elizabeth was born in 1735; died on 27 Oct 1776 in , , Georgia. Notes:
Died:
Bible Record kept by Robert Grier who married in 1775:
Quote: "Robert Grier my father Died Sunday 8th of March 1801
Elizabeth my Mother Died Sunday October 27th 1776"
Source: Lineage of Boyce McLaughlin Grier, Supt. Athens City Schools, Athens, Ga.Children:
- Grier, Robert Junior was born on 20 Feb 1755 in , York, Pennsylvania; died on 06 Aug 1822 in , Dallas, Alabama .
- Grier, Elizabeth was born in 1757; died in 1821.
- Grier, Reverend Moses Floyd Senior was born in 1758 in Muddy Creek, York, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Aug 1837 in , , Alabama.
- Grier, Mary was born in 1762.
- Grier, Thomas was born in 1763 in Muddy Creek, York Co. Penn.
- Grier, Jean was born in 1765 in Muddy Creek, York Co. Penn.
- 2. Grier, Aaron W. Senior was born about 1767 in , York, Pennsylvania; was buried in Grier Cemetery, Stark, Butts, Georgia.
Generation: 4
8. Grier, Reverend Robert Senior was born in in Scotland; died about 1750. Notes:
Grier Report lists birthplace as Pennsylvania
Children:
- 4. Grier, Reverend Robert Junior was born in 1733 in , , Ireland; died on 08 Mar 1801 in , Greene, Georgia.