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John Byers 1598 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1598

Birth Location: Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1684

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas Byers

Mother: Isobel Cuninghame

Spouse(s): Jannet Givan

Children(s): Jannet Byers, Thomas Byers, Elizabeth Byers, Margrat Byers, Agnes Byers

John Byers was born in 1598 in Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland, the child of Thomas Byers and Isobel Cuninghame. John Byers married Jannet Agnes Givan, and had children including Jannet Byers, Thomas Byers, Elizabeth Byers, Margrat Byers, Agnes Byers. John Byers passed away in 1684 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Byers was born in 1598 in Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland, the child of Thomas Byers and Isobel Cuninghame.
  • John Byers married Jannet Agnes Givan, and had children including Jannet Byers, Thomas Byers, Elizabeth Byers, Margrat Byers, Agnes Byers.
  • John Byers passed away in 1684 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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John Byers's Ancestors

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John Byers
1598 – 1684
Birth Place: Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland
Parents
Thomas Byers
1550 – 1620
Scotland
Isobel Cuninghame
1567 –
Dunfermine, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Byers
1530 –
Scottland
Margaret Hamilton
1535 – 1596
Broomhill, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Arche Cuninghame
1535 –
Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
Isobel Sandis
1539 –
Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Byers's Descendants

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John Byers (5 Jul 1598 – 21 Feb 1684) m. Jannet (Agnes) Givan (1605 – )
  1. 1. Jannet Byers (1629 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Byers (1630 – ) m. Janet Nisbet (20 Jun 1627 – ) m. Isobel Cuninghame
    1. 1. Thomnas Byers (17 Apr 1726 – )
    2. 2. John Byers (1670 – )
    3. 3. James Byers (1676 – 1736) m. Maria White (1703 – 22 Feb 1737)
      1. 1. Andrew Byers (1723 – 1793)
      2. 2. Samuel Byers (1727 – November 1801)
      3. 3. John (Riley) Byers (1729 – 3 Dec 1808) m. Nancy (Agnes) Ross (1738 – 1781) m. Margery Dunnan (1746 – 1813) m. Margaret Dunning
        1. 1. Daniel Byers (Bet. 1754–1760 – 1818) m. Margaret Bratcher (1760 – 1818)
        2. 2. James (Thomas) Byers (19 Mar 1756 – abt 1835)
        3. 3. David Byers (2 Feb 1758 – 5 Jan 1817)
        4. 4. Louise Byers (05 Feb 1758 – Bet. 1759–1852)
        5. 5. Mary (Rebekah) Byers (28 Apr 1760 – 1816)
        6. 6. Mary BYERS (28 Apr 1760 – )
        7. 7. Margaret Byers (21 Dec 1765 – 6 Apr 1850)
        8. 8. William BYERS (6 Sep 1767 – 3 Jun 1844)
        9. 9. Jane Byers (19 Dec 1768 – 1775)
        10. 10. Jane Byers (19 Dec 1768 – 1775)
        11. 11. Nancy (Agnes) Byers (8 Aug 1770 – 11 Mar 1860)
        12. 12. John (Riley) Byers (16 Apr 1773 – 12 Aug 1859)
        13. 13. Ebenezer Byers (1775 – )
        14. 14. Ross Byers (22 Oct 1775 – 23 Feb 1843)
        15. 15. Jonathan (Ross) Byers (8 Jun 1778 – 23 Dec 1798)
        16. 16. Jacob Byers (1780 – Bef. 1840)
        17. 17. Samuel Byers (12 APR 1783 – 24 JUL 1862)
        18. 18. Samuel Byers (12 Aug 1783 – 24 Jul 1862)
      4. 4. John (Martin) Beyer (2 Aug 1729 – 3 Dec 1808)
      5. 5. Barbara Byers (about 1730 – )
      6. 6. Benjamin Byers (about 1730 – after 1781)
      7. 7. John (William) Byers (1733 – 09 Feb 1799)
      8. 8. Thomas Byers
      9. 9. John (William) Byers
    4. 4. John Byers (17 Feb 1729 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Byers (1634 – )
  4. 4. Margrat Byers
  5. 5. Agnes Byers (1637 – )

John Byers's Timeline

3 Records

1598
5 Jul 1598
Birth of John Byers in Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland
Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland
1684
21 Feb 1684
Age 86
Death of John Byers in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1684
21 Feb (1684)
Age 86
Burial of John Byers
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1598
    Event Place: Midlothain (Edinburg) Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Feb (1684)
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

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