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We will be visiting in May 2013 and would like suggestions on learning more about the Laird's James Greer was born in Ireland of English ancestry.  He resided there and engaged in farming dying at the age of 90 years. James Greer is listed as a tenant of Lord Templetown in Parish Templepatrick,  Ballymartin, Co Antrim.  The rental records were started about 1847 and continued until about 1851 -the family were listed as Orthodox Presbyterians.  The wife  was aged 56 and James Greer, Tenant - age 59.  Rental records of Lord Templetown originally written 1847 and updated with notes in 1851 of those who had left [ie: gone to America.] In 1847 the children were: Andrew         son    25       Married and gone to AmericaJohn              son    23       Gone to  AmericaRobert           son   20Elizabeth Black daughter  24      Married Wm Black - 16 Aug 1850- Presbyterian Church records Co Antrim, Templepatrick, IrelandJane Black    granddaughter 6 mosJames           son    20 born 4 April 1833  County Antrim, Templepatrick - LDS film #0990082 item 9 - Lord Templetown's House church records. Marie Wilson, researcher, found that James Greer Sr died in 1876  but his farm continued to be occupied by James Jr, until 1883 when he left.

Friday 18th Jan 2013, 01:26AM

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