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Captain James S Byers 1738–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2 Nov 1807

Death Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Byers

Mother: Margaret White

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): Robert Byers

The story of Captain James S Byers began in 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Captain James S Byers married Margaret M Smith, and had children including Robert Byers. Captain James S Byers passed away in 1807 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain James S Byers began in 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Captain James S Byers married Margaret M Smith, and had children including Robert Byers.
  • Captain James S Byers passed away in 1807 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Byers
1714–1775
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Margaret White
1715–1772
Birth Location: Milltown, Cavan, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1754–1806
Birth Location: , Chester, PA. USA
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Children(s)

Robert Byers
1778–1835
Birth Location: Iredell Co., NC
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Captain Byers's Ancestors

Self
Captain Byers
1738–1807
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
Parents
Robert Byers
1714–1775
Exeter, Devon, England
Margaret White
1715–1772
Milltown, Cavan, Ireland
Grandparents
William Byers
1687–1742
St Ives, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Cox
1688–1741
Exeter, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William Byers
1647–1713
Louisa Kinkade
1654–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Byers
1620–1675
Mary Kerr
1624–1659
William Kinkade
1624–1723

Captain Byers's Descendants

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Captain (James S) Byers (1738–2 Nov 1807) m. Margaret (M) Smith (1754–20 Mar 1806)
  1. 1. Robert Byers 1778–1835 m. Jane Houston 1787–1850
    1. 1. Joseph (Washington) Byers 1815–1866 m. Mattie (Jane Goble) Byers 1821–1860
      1. 1. William (Augustus) Byers 1846–1922 m. E. (M.) Harris 1846–1937
        1. 1. Dorie (C) Byers 1879–1949 m. Charles (Edwin) Byers 1879–1958
        2. 2. Lillie (Belle Harris) Ingram 1872–
        3. 3. Julia (I. Harris) Pierce 1874–1967 m. Ulysses (Grant) Pierce 1873–1954
        4. 4. Robert (Cornelius) Harris 1876– m. Fannie (Bryan) Harris 1875–
        5. 5. Cora (Lee Harris) Ray 1877–1950 m. George (Sidney) Ray 1869–1921
    2. 2. Mary (Polly Byers) Douglas 1817–1884 m. J. (Walter (Walton)) Douglas 1820–1870
      1. 1. Leander ("Lee") Byers 1843–1883 m. Nancy (C. Stewart) Byers 1842–1930
        1. 1. Charles (Edwin) Byers 1879–1958 m. Dorie (C) Byers 1879–1949
        2. 2. William (Monroe) Byers 1871–1916
        3. 3. Mary (Albertine Byers) Covington 1875–1933 m. george (logan) Covington 1873–1939
        4. 4. John (Henry) Byers 1877–1955 m. Emma (Leanell or Emma Lula Wilhelm) Byers 1872–1949
    3. 3. Hamilton ("Ham") Byers 1828–1902 m. Nancy TOWNSLEY 1828–1891
      1. 1. William (Franklin) Byers 1849–1889 m. Martha (H) Stewart 1848–1929
        1. 1. Lillie (W Byers) Kiser 1878–1945 m. Sidney (H) Kiser 1874–1945

Captain Byers's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Captain James S Byers in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
1807
2 Nov 1807
Age 69
Death of Captain James S Byers in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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