| He emigrated to Mississippi in 1816 with his brothers, Stephen and Seth, and ot hers who settled in Hinds County. He was buried in the rear of the old Granb erry home site, now known as the Rogers' place, 3 miles west of Shubuta. His l arge tombstone reads: In Memory, GEORGE GRANBERRY SEN, Born in N.C. April 24, 1784, Died in Miss. Sept. 8, 1849. Deceased was for 45 years a Deacon of the B aptist church and in all the relations of parent, master & Friend. He was a bu rning & Shining light, John 5:35. He died as he lived in hope of a blessed imm ortality. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament & t hey that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever & ever, Dan. 12:3. George owned about 700 acres west of Shubuta. At his death his property was i nventoried on about October 2, 1849 and listed at a value of $13,909.60. His b elongings were auctioned off and brought in $13, 303.48. He also owned about 8 34 acres in Jasper County that was also auctioned off. Martha Albritton Granbe rry was small, dark complicated and low statue. She survived her husband a con siderable number of years, and lived with her children after her husband's deat h. She was born about 1790 in N.C. and died sometime after 1850 in Hinds Count y, MS where she was bureied at the Palestine Baptist Church cemetery in an unmarked grave. Out of all her children, Seth was the only one not to marry. |