Robert Byars

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~1755, Louisa County, Virginia

Notes:

Here are some notes from the book "Byars Family History"53 by Nell Byars Thaten:

Earliest known ancestor is Jonas Byars (b. circa 1718) who married Frances Collins. Some references call him James. They had at least two children named William Byars (who married Elizabeth Bedford) and Henrietta Byars (who married Joel Blackwell). William Byars birth date is unknown although he was married before the Revolutionary War. He died in the fall of 1819 in Spartanburg County, SC according to estate papers on file in the South Carolina Archives. Elizabeth Bedford Byars died in Chickasaw County, Mississippi in 1847.

It is not known when she moved to Mississippi, but some family members think it may have been only a few months before she died.

The children of William and Elizabeth Byars were: Robert Byars Rebekah Byars Seth Byars Lydia Byars Nancy Byars Joe Byars Jonas Byars, b.1790 in SC, married Sarah Davis (daughter of Benjamin Davis), moved to Alabama James Byars, b.1794 in SC, married Mary F. Richards before 1818, moved to Georgia Susie Byars Eunice Byars Joab Byars, b.1807 in SC, married Henrietta Arnold, died in Calhoun Co. Miss. in 1884.

The book includes significant details of the families of William and Elizabeth's children Jonas, James, and Joab.

The book includes a map that illustrates the Byars family migration as follows: Lancaster County, VA (arrived 1653) Lousia County, VA Hanover County, VA Franklin County, NC (early 1700's) Rutherford County, NC Spartanburg County, SC (arrived before Rev. War, left 1818) Butts County, GA (arrived 1819, left 1842) Tuscaloosa County, AL (migrated across 1842) Calhoun County, MS (arrived 1843, left 1892) Collin County, TX (arrived 1892, left 1920) Childress County, TX (arrived 1920, left 1976)

Alt Birth:
Map & History of Louisa County, Virginia ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_County,_Virginia

William married Elizabeth Bedford in 1785 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Jonas Bedford and Amasa "Mercy" Travis Raymond) was born in 1763 in Essex County, New Jersey; died in ~1847 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt Birth: ~1763, Pennsylvania, British Colonies of America

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• Alt Birth: ~1718, New Kent County, Virginia

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Posted By: Clovis Byars Herring
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Subject: Re: Nell Byars Thaten Book
Post Date: May 21, 2008 at 00:23:46
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Forum: Byars Family Genealogy Forum
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I am looking at my copy of "Byars Family History" Copyright 1976 by Nell Byars Thaten. The binding was by Worth Bindery, Ft. Worth, Texas 76107. Published by Miran Publishers, Fort Worth, Texas 76116. It is a soft cover book, about the size of a sheet of paper folded in half. It has 185 pages, an Index,appendix and a Table of Contents. It brings Nell's "Byars Family" from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and to Texas.

The first known ancestor is Jonas Byars b. ca 1718. Jonas married Francis Collins. Two known children are named in the book.

# 1. William Byars, who m Elizabeth Bedford.
#2. Henrietta Byars, who married Joel Blackwell, the only known child for them was Mary Blackwell.

Mary Blackwell married Richard Arnold and they had the following children:

(1) Rebecca Arnold
(2) Joel Arnold
(3) John Arnold
(4) Benjamin Arnold
(5) Richard Arnold
(6) Henrietta Arnold, m. Joab Byars
(7) Cinderella Arnold
(8) James Arnold
(9) Sally Arnold
(10) Daniel Arnold
(11) Nathaniel Arnold
(12) Thomas Arnold
(13) Alfred Arnold.

Nell stated it was possible there was one or more children, names unknown to her.

William Byars , son of Jonas Byars and Frances Collins Byars, married Elizabeth Bedford, daughter of Jonas Bedford and Amasa "Mercy" Raymond. Mercy was a descendant of a man the signed the Mayflower Compact.

As I said before the book is well written and contains copies of Wills, Marriage Records and many pictures. Nell was a very thorough researcher. She and several other Byars Descendants worked together to accumulate documents for any person named Byars/Byers or a variant of the name. All of those people have passed away. If you cannot find a place to purchase the book then try to get your local Library to order it inter Library loan. Or you might try asking the LDS Library to put a copy on a CD and let you purchase it. Or if you can make contact with Nell Byars Thaten's children they may have copies for sell.

I will be glad to look up things for you, provided you can give me a Given Name as well as a Surname and a time period. My husband has a terminal illness and it may take me awhile to get back to you. I hope to put all the issues of the Byars - Byers Family Enquirer on a CD in the near future. There are 22 issues that answers the questions many of you are asking now. cbh






My ggg grandfather Jonas Byars, proven son of Wm./Elizabeth also migrated to St. Clair Co., AL about the same time as Abraham/Mary. I noticed that both gave VA as birth then later NC. It is possible that they were born in VA.

... email me if you want more info. dixieladye@hotmail.com [Linda McMurry]

Birth:
Map & History of Hanover County, Virginia ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover_County,_Virginia

Alt Birth:
now Hanover County...

James married Frances "Fannie" Collins in 1758 in Orange County, North Carolina. Frances (daughter of Thomas Collins and Rosanna Dodds) was born in 0___ 1740 in (Virginia); died in 1764 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: Abt 1725

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Married:
Granville

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• Alt Birth: 1735, Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey

Jonas married Amasa "Mercy" Travis Raymond in (~1755). Amasa was born on 3 Jun 1740 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Dec 1823 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mercy was a descendant of a man who signed the Mayflower Compact...Clovis Byars.

November 23, 2015: "RAYMOND" is not cited as a signatory for the Mayflower Compact ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_Compact_signatories

Notes:

The children listed are not necessarily siblings but are related according to DNA testing...Martha Byars

Earlier married unnamed spouse(s)(Virginia). unnamed was born in (Virginia); died in (Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Rosanna Dodds in 0___ 1752 in Port, Hampshire, England. Rosanna was born in 0___ 1742 in Greenville County, South Carolina; died on 1 Oct 1796 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth and marriage records look suspect...DAH