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James Henry Byars 1713–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1713

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: John Byars

Mother: Elizabeth Glen

Spouse(s): Rachel Matthews, Peggy Gentry

Children(s): Jonas Byers, Sarah Byars, Jeremiah Byars, James Byars, Nathan Byars, Mourning Byars, Barbara Byars, John Byars, William Byars

In 1713, James Henry Byars entered the world in Orange, Virginia, USA, born to John Byars And Elizabeth Glen. James Henry Byars married Peggy Gentry, Rachel Matthews, and had children including Barbara Byars, James Henry Byars, Jeremiah Byars, John Byars, Jonas Byers, Mourning Byars, Nathan Byars, Sarah Byars, William Byars. James Henry Byars passed away in 1792 in Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1713, James Henry Byars entered the world in Orange, Virginia, USA, born to John Byars And Elizabeth Glen.
  • James Henry Byars married Peggy Gentry, Rachel Matthews, and had children including Barbara Byars, James Henry Byars, Jeremiah Byars, John Byars, Jonas Byers, Mourning Byars, Nathan Byars, Sarah Byars, William Byars.
  • James Henry Byars passed away in 1792 in Louisa, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Byars
1675–1734
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Glen
1694–1763
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Matthews
1717–1787
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Peggy Gentry
1693–1734
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jonas Byers
1718–
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Byars
1751–
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Jeremiah Byars
1750–1796
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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James Byars
1740–1823
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Nathan Byars
1749–1846
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
NB
Mourning Byars
1755–1791
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
MB
Barbara Byars
1750–1821
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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John Byars
1734–1781
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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William Byars
1747–1794
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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James Byars's Ancestors

Self
James Byars
1713–1792
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Byars
1675–1734
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Glen
1694–1763
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Byars's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) Byars (1713–1792) m. Rachel Matthews (1717–1787) m. Peggy Gentry (1693–1734)
  1. 1. Jonas Byers 1718–
  2. 2. Sarah Byars 1751– m. John Webb 1740–1800
    1. 1. Jesse Webb 1760–1835
    2. 2. James (Byars) Webb 1762–1835
  3. 3. Jeremiah Byars 1750–1796 m. Elizabeth Hendricks 1745–1787
  4. 4. James (Henry) Byars 1740–1823 m. Betty (Francis) Collins 1740–1764
    1. 1. William (I) Byars 1760–1819 m. Elizabeth Bedford 1763–1847 m. Elizabeth Blasingame 1864–
      1. 1. Seth Byers 1796–1866
      2. 2. Susie Byars 1809–
      3. 3. Rebekah Byars 1788–
      4. 4. Charlotte Byers 1816–1855
      5. 5. Jonas (Bedford) Byars 1790–1869
      6. 6. Joseph Byars 1792–1850 m. Nancy Blanton 1792–1870
        1. 1. Peter (Raymond) Byers 1818–1888
        2. 2. George (Bedford) Byars 1820–1864
        3. 3. Noah Byars 1822–
        4. 4. Charles (B) Byers 1824–1897
        5. 5. Joseph (Craton) Byers 1832–1915 m. Delpha (Emeline) Philbeck 1832–1900
        6. 6. Perry (Harrison) Byars 1816–1899
        7. 7. William (Bedford) Byars 1831–1892
        8. 8. Burwell (Benson) Byars 1828–1898
        9. 9. David (Dero) Byars 1823–1887
      7. 7. Eunice Byars 1802–
      8. 8. Joab Byars 1807–1884
      9. 9. Andrew Byars 1812–1884
      10. 10. Elizabeth Byars 1819–1892
      11. 11. Joshua (James) Byars 1794–1865
      12. 12. Lydia Byars 1792–
      13. 13. Robert Byars 1786–1819
    2. 2. James (L) Byars 1761–1835
    3. 3. Henrietta Byars 1758–1783
  5. 5. Nathan Byars 1749–1846 m. Delphy Logan 1779–1868
  6. 6. Mourning Byars 1755–1791 m. William Corley 1752–1853
    1. 1. Pleasant Corley 1787–1864
    2. 2. Nathan Corley 1789–1845
    3. 3. Jane Corley 1786–1847
    4. 4. James Corley 1790–1880
    5. 5. Clarissa Corley 1788–1859
    6. 6. Austin (B) Corley 1772–1859
    7. 7. William (Byars) Corley 1783–1840
  7. 7. Barbara Byars 1750–1821 m. Charles Cosby 1746–1795
    1. 1. James (Douglas) Cosby 1784–1860
    2. 2. Jane Cosby 1780–1829
    3. 3. Sarah Cosby 1778–1884
  8. 8. John Byars 1734–1781 m. Elizabeth Thomasson 1735–1823
    1. 1. George Byars 1771–1843
    2. 2. Fleming Byars 1768–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Byars 1759–1766
    4. 4. Jane (Jean) Byars 1779–1786
    5. 5. Jemima Byars 1772–1817
    6. 6. James Byars 1761–1817
    7. 7. Sally Byars 1763–1810
    8. 8. Rebecca Byars 1782–
    9. 9. Mary Byars 1755–1787
    10. 10. Martha Byars 1766–
    11. 11. John Byars 1764–1819
    12. 12. Anne Byars 1769–
  9. 9. William Byars 1747–1794 m. Sarah (Ann) Doggett 1738–1823
    1. 1. Elizabeth Byars –1817
    2. 2. Sarah Byars 1778–1842

James Byars's Timeline

2 Records

1713
1713
Birth of James Henry Byars in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA
1792
1792
Age 79
Death of James Henry Byars in Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [5] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [6] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [7] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [8] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [9] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [5] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [6] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [7] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [8] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [9] OneWorldTree, Database online.
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