Rev. Nathan Grier and Susanna Smith

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Husband Rev. Nathan Grier ^{1 2}

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           Born: Sep 1760 - Bucks Co, PA 1
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           Died: 30 Mar 1814 1
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         Father: John Grier (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Agnes Caldwell (      -      ) 1

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Wife Susanna Smith ²

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         Father: Robert Smith (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Nancy S. Grier ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Rev. Robert White (1784-1835) 1 3
           Marr: 1 Jun 1809 2

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2 M Robert Smith Grier ^{1 2}

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           Born: 11 May 1790 - Brandywine Manor, Chester Co, PA 1
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           Died: 28 Dec 1865 1
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3 F Martha Grier ²

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         Spouse: Rev. Samuel Parke (      -      ) 1

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4 M John N. C. Grier, D.D. ^{1 2}

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5 F Sarah Grier ²

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         Spouse: Robert Thompson (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Nathan Grier

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Another source states that he was born near Easton, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

He pursued his preparatory studies under the direction of his brother, Rev. James Grier; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1783; was licensed by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and became pastor of the church of "Forks of Brandywine," Chester County, as the successor of Rev. John Carmichael, in 1787. He possessed natural and acquired endowments which fitted him for great usefulness. He had a very commanding voice, and an earnestness and solemnity of manner which secured attention. He spoke as one who felt the weight of ministerial responsibility. He was a man of great firmness of purpose. What he regarded as duty must be done. In all his relations he always endeavored to know what was right, and to maintain it with vigor and independence. He was possessed of a social disposition, and in familiar intercourse with his friends he received and imparted much enjoyment. His reputation as an eloquent preacher and a learned divine brought under his care an unusual number of students for the ministry. There were at that time no theological seminaries, and young men were trained for the ministry under the direction of the older and more celebrated divines. He had under his care at different times twenty students in theology, seventeen of whom entered the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, one the Episcopal ministry, and two never applied for licensure. Among these students were David McConoughy, D.D., who became president of Washington College, Pennsylvania; Levi Bull, D.D., who became an eminent minister in the Episcopal Church; Robert White, Samuel Parke, and the preceptor's sons, Robert S. Grier and John N. C. Grier.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 575.

2 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 481.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 89.