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THE DALGONER GRIERSONS of North America - Page 17
Continued the Will & Codicil of (Colonel) James Grierson of The Province of Augusta, Georgia, North America - was assassinated on June 6th, 1781 - Page 17:
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According to the family tree drawn up by (Sir) Philip James Hamilton-Grierson the ancestry of the Dalgonar & Larbreck Griersons is as follows:
(Sir) William Grierson knighted by King James VI, who owned Lag, Capenoch & Dalgonar had a son (Sir) Robert Grierson who in turn had 13 children. The 1st son John Grierson produced no male heirs.
The 2nd son, William Grierson of Barquar had a son Robert Grierson who inherited the Lag estates and became the infamous - 1st Baronet.
The 3rd son James Grierson of Larglanglie also had the Dalgonar estate & is my ancestor. He was therfore the uncle of Robert Grierson, 1st Baronet & was known as the Tutor of Lag being responsible for his upbringing (William his father having died quite young).
James of Larglanglie & Dalgonar had six [6] children.
The 1st son John Grierson was a Naval Captain & died unmarried in 1721.
The 2nd son James Grierson of Dalgonar (died 1729) married Agnes
Mc Burnie and had 6 children, the eldest.
James of Dalgonar (died 1774) married Janet Brodie, their son James (died 1793) married Helen Morrison and is my ancestor via his 2nd son Philip Grierson while (Professor) Philip Grierson who has just died is descended from the 1st son James who went to Ireland.
The Larbreck connection is through Thomas Grierson (died 1774) who was the 4th son of James Grierson of Dalgonar & Agnes McBurnie.
He was Thomas Grierson of Larbreck & father of (Colonel) James Grierson who was killed in June, 1781 & of Thomas Grierson (died October 30th, 1777), William Grierson (died 1826, in Scotland) & Robert Grierson (born 1748 died c1823 in North America).
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A CODICIL to be taken as part of the Last Will and Testament of one JAMES GRIERSON. Whereas, since the making and publishing of the above last Will & testament, some alterations have taken place in my family and affairs, particularly by the death of my dear daughter, KATHERINE [GRIERSON- died aged 4 1/2] therein mentioned now in consequence thereof, I do hereby give & devise unto my son, DAVID [GRIERSON, who died in KKD, New Abbey aged 17 years], 300 acres of swamp-land adjoining the tracts already bequeathed to him on Rocky Creek which was surveyed by WILLIAM SIMMS in the fall of the year 1770 but for which no grant has yet been got out. Also SAWYER, SAMMY & LUCY'S daughter, MOLLY which more formerly was bequeathed to my said daughter to have and to hold, the said 300 acres of land with all and singular it's appurtenances and the said JIMMY & MOLLY (two slaves) unto the said DAVID [GRIERSON], his heirs and assigns forever. Anything in the aforesaid last Will & testament contained to the contrary not-with-standing but subject never-the-less in case of DAVID'S death during his minority to be divided and appropriated to the use and benefit of survivors or survivor of my children as is in such case mentioned, provided and intended by and in the aforesaid last Will & testament item, I do hereby give and devise unto my son, GEORGE [GRIERSON who died at aged 19] all that plantation or tract of land situate lying and being on Little River, encompassing one-thousand acres with all and singular the appurtenances, also negroes MARK, his wife, PRISSY[?] her child and future increase all which now formerly bequeathed to my said daughter, KATHERINE [GRIERSON], to have and to hold, the said 1,000 acres of land, the said three negroes (slaves) and increase unto the said GEORGE [GRIERSON], his heirs and assigns forever - anything in the said Last Will and testament contained to the contrary not withstanding but subject more-or less in case of the said GEORGE'S death during his minority to be divided and appropriated to the use and benefits of the survivors or survivor of my children as in such case mentioned, provided & intended by, and the aforesaid Last Will & Testament, and I do hereby make, constitute and appoint my worthy friend (Sir) PATRICK HOUSTON of New Richmond, (Baronet), an additional executor of this my Last Will and Testament and one of the guardians for all my children and I require his acceptance of a MOURNING RING which shall be found among my jewels, marked "not last (lost?) but gone before", and I do hereby ratify and confirm my said Will and Testament in all respects to not hereby vary or alter, and declare this to be a Codicil and to be taken as a part of my Last Will & Testament.
In witness where-of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord, Seventeen & Eighty. I, JAMES GRIERSON (SS) signed, sealed and published and declared by the above named JAMES GRIERSON as a codicil and to be taken a part of his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names in the presence and at the request of the said testator. JOHN PURRIES - FRANK BIGBEE & WILLIAM GOODSON.
MEMORANDUM on (Colonel) James Grierson & his wife, Jane Pettygrew's children:
[(1) JAMES GRIERSON, born May 12th, 1763, Georgia,
(2) Thomas Grierson, born November 14th, 1770, Augusta, Georgia; died May 14th, 1798, aged 27, United Kingdom, buried St. Michael's Cemetery, [St Michael's Old Kirkyard in Dumfries is arguably the most visited cemetery in Scotland on account of it being the final resting place of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Bard. St. Michael's is at the junction of St Michael's Street and Brooms Road and only a stones throw from Burns' House.]
(3) David Grierson, born January 24th, 1773, Augusta, Georgia, [died aged 17 in Kirkcudbright, New Abbey, Scotland],
(4) Katherine Grierson, born March 14th, 1775, Georgia; [died in Augusta, Georgia aged 4 1/2],
(5) George Grierson, born July 2nd, 1777, Georgia; [died 1796, Georgia.]
["James Grierson & Jane Pettigrew/Pettygrew; Township Lot #10, Township of Augusta, St. Paul's Parish, containing 50 acres; Granted on date of December 1st, 1767; from Grant Book: F, page 422. Bounded on the northeast by the Savannah River, west by James Parish, on every other side by lots of MacArton & Campbell. James Grierson [source 2] - an inhabitant since 1762, petition for 1,000 acres on Little River, and Upton Creek, for a saw and grist mill, September, 1766.
Sources: (1) English Crown Grants in St. Paul Parish, Province of Georgia, (2) Georgia Pioneers, volume 16, page 91.]
Thomas Grierson's son (Thomas is the brother of [Colonel] James Grierson)], JOHN GRIERSON, is nearly the same age as my son, THOMAS GRIERSON [She is referring to Colonel James Grierson's son, Thomas].
GEORGIA: (Sir) Patrick Houston, (Baronet), being duly sworn saith that he was present and did see the within named testator sign, seal, publish, and declare the within to be his Last Will & Testament and that at the execution therefore, he, said testator was of sound mind, memory, and judgement and that THOMAS HARRISON & WILLIAM BRABUR[?] subscribed the names with this deputant as witnesses hereto. P. HOUSTON, sworn this 14th day of July, 1791, before me, JAMES WRIGHT, 1789.
GEORGIA:
I, WILLIAM GOODSON, being duly sworn saith that he was present and did see the herein named testator sign, seal, and publish and declare the herein codicil to be taken as part of his last Will and Testament and that at the execution thereof, the said testator was of sound mind, memory, and judgement, and that JOHN PURRIE & FRANCIS BIGBEE subscribed the names of this deponent as witnesses thereto: WILLIAM GOODSON, sworn the fourteenth [14th] day of July, 1791.
I do hereby certify: that on this 20th day of May, 1791, the herein named (Sir) PATRICK HOUSTON, (Baronet) and the (Reverend) JAMES SEYMOUR CLARK, executor of the within will and testament with Codicil annexed of the deceased JAMES GRIERSON, Esquire, now duly is qualified by taking the oath of executor agreeable to a law of this Province. IRA WRIGHT GEORGE DERBAGE, Deputy Registrar.
A true copy from the original attest. Signs.
9th February, 1789
APPEARED PERSONALLY - Charles Shaw, formerly of Georgia in North America but now of Surr[ey] St[reet] in the Parish of St. Clemen-James in the County of Middlesex, [England], Esquire and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists to depose the [tr]uth made oath that he is well acquainted with GEORGE DERBAGE, the Deputy Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court held in and for the Province of Georgia in North America aforesaid that having reviewed and perused the paper writing hereunto assessed and purporting to be and contain the Last Will & Testament Codicil hereto of JAMES GRIERSON, late-of Augusta, in the Province of Georgia, North America, and ending thus: "In witness whereof I, the said JAMES GRIERSON, to this my last Will & Testament contained in three sheets of Royal Paper in my own handwriting have set my hand and seal that is to say to oath of the said three sheets I have set my hand and my hand and seal to the place where they are affixed to them at both this twenty-first day of September in the Year of Our Lord, One-thousand, seven-hundred and seventy-eight" and thus subscribed "JAMES GRIERSON" and the said codicil beginning thus "A Codicil to be taken as part of the Last Will & Testament of JAMES GRIERSON and ending thus: and I do hereby ratify and confirm my said Last Will and Testament in all respects not hereby varied or altered, and declare this to be a codicil and to be taken as part of my last Will & Testament __________ whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of April in the Year of Our Lord one-thousand and seven-hundred and eighty day and this is sub-scribed 'JAMES GRIERSON" and after the memorandums and certifications thereon and the last certificate in the words following - to wit: "A true copy from the original attest GEORGE DERBAGE, Dep. 7, Regist., he the Deputy saith that he is perfectly acquainted with the manner and character of handwriting and subscription of the said GEORGE DERBAGE having often seen him write and subscribe his name to writings and that the whole of the said attestation of words a true copy from the original attestation GEORGE DERBAGE, Dep. 7, Regist. 7 is of the proper handwriting of the aforesaid attestation the Dep. Registrar of the court for registering of Wills held in and for the said Province of Georgia in North America CHARLES SHAW. Same says the said CHARLES SHAW, Esquire, is duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me, WILLIAM BATTINE, surrogate priest. MARK HORLEY MOTY, pub.
THIS WILL: was proved at London, [England] the eleventh day of February, in the Year of Our Lord, 1789 before the Right Worshipful (Sir) WILLIAM WYNNE, (Knight), Doctor-of-Law, (Master Keeper or Commissary) of the [Prerogative] Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the order of THOMAS GRIERSON [born November 14th, 1770 married Louisa nee Fuson aka Fraser], the son of the deceased [(Colonel) JAMES GRIERSON] and one of the surviving executors named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased having been first sworn by commission duly to administer power reserved to ANDREW JOHNSON and JOHN GLEN, the surviving executors named in the said Will, when they shall apply for the same.
NOTE by WILLABELLE SCHULTZ: Parish of Irongrey, formerly "Kirkpatrick-Irongrey" -- from old Parishes of Scotland Map..[?].
Sources: (1) Will of (Colonel) James Grierson was transcribed by Willabelle Schultz on September 17th, 2004; (2) This Will was brought to the attention of Willabelle Schultz by David Alan-MacGregor Grierson, author of Grierson World Project/Grierson Origins/Grierson's Great Ancestral Registers - referenced in the P.R.O. Image reference 267/311 - (4) pages & 267/312 - (4) pages - name of register: Macham Quire Numbers 48-97. Prerogative Court of Canterbury - James Grierson or Greirson, (Merchant) of Augusta in The Province of Georgia, North America - Will dated February 11th, 1789.
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Below are bible records donated by Philip John Hamilton-Grierson in February, 2006, most generously:
What I have found is a bible whose first page reads in ink " Augusta in Georgia.
[1] James Grierson married to his wife Katherine [nee McBurnie] 14th May 1767.
[2] Their son James Born 9th May 1768, [died at the age of 12 years],
[3] Thomas Born 14th November 1770, [he is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Dumfries, Scotland, died 1798],
[4] David Born 24th January 1773, [died aged 17, KKD, New Abbey],
[5]Their daughter Katherine Born 14th March 1775, [died September 7th, 1779, Augusta, Georgia],
[6] Their son George Born 2nd July 1777, [died 1796, aged 19 years],
[7] Thomas Grierson my Brother Died the 30th October 1777 about 7 o'clock am, [was shot dead after surrender as per Colonel Benjamin Hawkins],
[8] Katherine [nee McBurnie] My dearly Beloved Wife Died The 20th August 1778 about 11 o'clock am aged to the best of my judgement 42 years, [born c1736],
[9] Katherine My dearly beloved and Sweet little daughter Died the 7th September 1779 about half an hour past 2 o'clock in the morning. She was a pretty and most promising child - my future hope and conastant care.
[10] James Grierson, Junior Died at Augusta 10th March, 1781, [aged 12 years old],
[11] James Grierson, Esquire (Colonel) of the Militia of St. Paul's parish in the province of Georgia was cruelly murdered by the Rebels in Augusta on the 7th day June 1781 two days after he surrendered in consequence of a Capitulation, [born at Larbreck Estate Farm - son of Thomas Grierson & his wife, Elizabeth EWART - brother of Robert Grierson (aka Grayson) of the Hillabees, Thomas Grierson who was shot dead by idiots and William Grierson who went back to North Britain, lived at Larbreck Estate Farm & may have lived till 1826].
In closing this page, my earlier "Assumption" concerning Jane Pettygrew as the wife of (Colonel) James Grierson was not unfounded, but based on the evidence that we had at the time. I now amend that "Assumption" to reflect the bible records above, as Katherine is written in the family history of (Sir) Philip James Hamilton-Grierson as a nee McBurnie].
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