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  • Story: Why Some Call Eliza A "Hawkins" In Error.

    <p>Robert Grierson, a well known young man in the Nation had eight children;</p><p>1.&nbsp; Sarah Grierson married Stephen Hawkins and they had Benjamin and Samuel.</p><p>2.&nbsp; William Grierson</p><p>3.&nbsp; Alexander &quot;Sandy&quot; Grierson</p><p>4.&nbsp; Thomas P. Grierson</p><p>5&nbsp;&nbsp; Eliza Grierson; marrier Chief William as his 1st wife.&nbsp; At the time of the marriage to the Chief, Eliza was living in the home of Stephen and his wife Sarah Hawkins (Eliza&#39;s sister.)&nbsp; Eliza may have even been adopted by these relatives so that she was &#39;known&#39; by the name of Hawkins.</p><p>6.&nbsp; Walter Grierson</p><p>7.&nbsp; David Grierson</p><p>8.&nbsp; Katy Grierson</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Copied from the work of Bill Boatmun (www.chiefmcintosh.com)</p>

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  • Story: Thomas Grierson

    <p>Willabell Schultz- 10/3/2004</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am 76 years old and not too good at this, but can tell you that I have nailed down my ancestors way back.&nbsp; Robert Grierson, the factor/trader of Hillabees, came from Larbreck, Scotland, Dalgoner, Dumfriesshire.&nbsp; As did his brothers, Thomas and James Grierson.&nbsp; I&#39;ve heard of a brother, William, but know nothing of him, and do not know if he was their brother.&nbsp; The brothers had a father, Thomas Grierson of Larbreck, and he died in 1774 in Scotland.&nbsp; Thomas, his son, a Revolutionary Patriot, died in Ga, shot and killed by a Loyalist Militiaman.&nbsp; James, also in Augusta, was shot and killed by a Georgia Revolutionary Patriot.&nbsp; James left two children, James and Thomas, who went to Scotland.&nbsp; Three other children: Katherine, George, and David, died young.&nbsp; Thomas left a son, John, in the Eufaula area in Ga.&nbsp; Don&#39;t know what happened to him.&nbsp; The Grierson boys had a sister, Anne Hopkins, who came to the colonies also, and left her money to the children of James the Loyalist.&nbsp; She had no children.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Taken from the work of&nbsp; Bill Boatmun (www.chiefmcintosh.com)</p>

 
 
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