Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Matthew GRIER
Matthew Grier, who with his brother John came from Carrick-fergus, province of Ulster, Ireland, about 1735, and settled in New Britain township, nearly opposite, across the Swamp Road, from the Child plantation in Plumstead. In 1744 Matthew Grier purchased a large tract of land in Plumstead, at Grier's Corner, as it is still known, on the Swamp Road, and sold his interest in the New Britain lands to his brother John. He died on his plantation, September 7, 1802, at the age of seventy-eight years, and was buried at Deep Run Church, of which he was one of the founders, and of which his nephew, Rev. James Grier, was many years pastor. He married Jean, daughter of James Caldwell, an adjoining landowner in Plumstead, who was also the father of Agnes, the wife of his brother, John Grier.
Matthew Grier, (1714-1802) though over sixty years of age at the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, nevertheless enrolled himself as a member of Captain William McCalla's company of Plumstead Associators, which was incorporated into the Second Battalion of Bucks County Militia, of which Dr. John Beatty was colonel and Robert Shewell, of New Britain, lieutenant-colonel. On the roll of this company dated "August ye 21st, 1775" the name of "Matthew Grier, ab. 50" appears, showing that notwithstanding he was above the age at which military service was required or expected, he voluntarily enrolled himself for service in defence of the rights of his adopted country. He was also elected to the first Provincial Assembly under the constitution of 1776 and served two terms therein. His wife Jean survived him and died December 31, 1799, aged eighty-two years.
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