Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Jane BYERS
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 3 Apr 1792 in Finley Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 6 Nov 1874 in Washington, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Thomas BYERS Birth: 7 Sep 1757 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Aug 1825 in East Finley Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Margaret SHANNON Birth: 30 Mar 1765 in Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 4 Aug 1829 in East Finley Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage:
  • David STEWART on 1 Sep 1814 .m1
  • David STEWART Birth: 17 Sep 1787 in Agusta Co, Virginia, (Now Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania) Death: 2 Feb 1852 in West Union, West Virginia
Children:
  1. Mary STEWART Birth: 9 Oct 1815 Death: 1 Sep 1843 in Upper Buffalo, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
  2. Margaret STEWART Birth: 20 Jul 1817 Death: 2 Feb 1893
  3. Sarah STEWART Birth: 25 Dec 1819 Death: 12 Aug 1891
  4. (Unk son) STEWART Birth: 12 Oct 1821 Death: 9 Dec 1821
  5. James STEWART Birth: 6 Jun 1823 Death: 9 Jun 1844 in Washington College
  6. Jane H STEWART Birth: 14 Aug 1825 Death: 2 Sep 1895 in Washington, Pennsylvania
  7. Thomas B STEWART Birth: 20 Jan 1828 Death: 2 Mar 1900 in Spearsville, Kansas
  8. Rachel W STEWART Birth: 19 Apr 1830 Death: 2 Apr 1905 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
  9. Anne STEWART Birth: 24 Jul 1832
  10. Nancy Byers STEWART Birth: 8 Jun 1834 Death: 18 Dec 1876

Bibliography
  1. Beers, J. H., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, PA, J.H. Beers Co, Chicago, 1893, reprinted by Polyanthos, Inc, New Orleans, LA, 1976. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008651804. Available at http://archive.org/details/commemorativebio03jhbe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p[0-9-]*].
  2. Bell, Raymond Martin, The BYERS Family of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Washington, PA, 1987, LDS Film#1320702#7. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/526675. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p[0-9]*].
  3. Bell, Raymond Martin, BYERS, Keyhole XXIII,3 (July 1995). p101-103 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p10[1-3]].
  4. Bell, Raymond Martin, SHANNON of Washington County PA, Keyhole XVIII,2 April 1990, p77-80. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell SHANNON].
  5. Borkowski, Helen, The Byers Burial Ground, Keyhole XIX,1 Jan 1991, pp24-28. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Borkowski ByersBurialGround p[0-9]*].
  6. Boss, Lula Reed, Descendants of Thomas Byers, in Kentucky Ancestor, vol 8, no 4, April 1973. Sutro F450.K4. Available at http://kentuckyancestors.org/kentucky-ancestors-print-archive-goes-digital/ vol 8 No 4, available at http://kyhistory.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16602coll3/id/181/rec/188. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Boss BYERS p[0-9]*].
  7. Craig, Marion Stark, My BYERS-BONAR-SHANNON And Allied Families, 1976, LDS Film#1036519 item#3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Craig BYERS p[0-9]*].
  8. Crumrine, History of Washington County. Philadelphia: Everts, 1882. Available at http://archive.org/details/historyofwashing00crum Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p[0-9]*].
  9. DAR Application 563918, Tice, Alice Tomlinson Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #563918].
  10. DAR Application 664455, Beohm, Marilyn Jane Broell Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #664455].
  11. Eagleson, Andrew S, BYERS Family History, 1908, LDS Film #1320634#5 1988. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/456946. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p[0-9-ab]*].
  12. Tylor, Alma Martin, Byers Family Data, in Kentucky Genealogical Records compiled by Mrs M. H. Dunn, Genealogical Records Chairman, Kentucky Society DAR, Series 1 vol 296 1966. DAR KY GRC 1966 S1 V296. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Taylor BYERS p[0-9]*].
  13. Truan, Van, Descendants of Thomas Byers, private email, 10/18/2000. Author address renegade dot royal at juno dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Van Truan 10/18/2000].
  14. Washington County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1781-1886. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1971, Book 3N, 1853-1854, LDS Film#0863604#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008084674 images 518-9. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329].
  15. Washington County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Will Books 1781-1872. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1972. Book 4, 1814-1832, Film#863625#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005537969 images 365-7. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Bell BYERS-87 p9, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70, Eagleson BYERS p22, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24, Van Truan 10/18/2000]
second daughter [Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980],
place:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Craig BYERS p15]
Washington Co Pennsylvania [Ref: Craig BYERS p70],
parents:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Bell BYERS-87 p9, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p22, Eagleson BYERS p4, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
father:
[Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980, Taylor BYERS p23, WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329, WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125],
name:
Jean [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p4]
Jean/Jane [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p9]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
13 Apr 1792 [Ref: DAR #563918, DAR #664455]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p102, Eagleson BYERS p22, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
place:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p102, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Eagleson BYERS p4]
Washington Co Pennsylvania [Ref: Van Truan 10/18/2000]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
4 Nov 1874 [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p9, Bell SHANNON]
Sources with Information about marriage to David STEWART
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p9, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Eagleson BYERS p22, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
names:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p233, Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24, WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329, WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125]
David STEWART & dau Thomas BYERS [Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980],
child:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p102, Eagleson BYERS p22, Eagleson BYERS p23, Eagleson BYERS p24, Eagleson BYERS p28, Eagleson BYERS p29, Eagleson BYERS p31, Van Truan 10/18/2000]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
place:
West Union, West Virginia [Ref: Boss BYERS p192, Taylor BYERS p24]
Research Notes:
an infant in the arms of her mother, Margaret Shannon Byers, fleeing in the night time to Fort Dickerson to escape from the Indians [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p22]

May 22 1826: granted to Thomas Byers Jr their undivided one-sixth interest in 30 acres and 120 perches left to be equally divided by his daughters by Thomas Byers Sr in his will [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329]

abt 1834: received 1/11 share in will of uncle, James Byers [Ref: Taylor BYERS p23]



Pedigree of Jane BYERS
                            /-----Thomas BYERS
                   /-----James BYERS
          /-----Samuel BYERS
 /-----Thomas BYERS
|        |         /-----Thomas WHITE
|         \-----Jane WHITE
|                  \-----Ann (WHITE)
Jane BYERS
|                                             /-----John SHANNON
|                                    /-----John SHANNON
|                           /-----Robert SHANNON
|                  /-----Thomas SHANNON
|                 |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
|         /-----John SHANNON
|        |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
 \-----Margaret SHANNON
         |                  /-----Thomas REID
         |         /-----John Col REID
         |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
          \-----Sarah REID
                   \-----Jane STUART



Descendants of Jane BYERS
1. Jane BYERS m. David STEWART
m. David STEWART father: James STEWART mother: Mary GLASS

2nd generation

2. Mary STEWART m. John Rev DD EAGLESON
m. John Rev DD EAGLESON
3. Margaret STEWART m. William MILLIGAN
m. William MILLIGAN
4. Sarah STEWART m. John SALISBURY
m. John SALISBURY
8. Thomas B STEWART m1. Theresa VANVOORHIS m2. Rebecca VANVOORHIS
m. Theresa VANVOORHIS
m. Rebecca VANVOORHIS
9. Rachel W STEWART m. Thomas Bracken Rev VAN EMAN
m. Thomas Bracken Rev VAN EMAN

3rd generation

12. Andrew Stewart EAGLESON m. Jennie M PYLES
m. Jennie M PYLES
13. David Stewart MD EAGLESON m. Anna Jane BLAYNEY
m. Anna Jane BLAYNEY father: Vincent Miller BLAYNEY mother: Mary D DONAHEY
14. William Stewart Rev EAGLESON m. Clarissa PENTECOST
m. Clarissa PENTECOST
15. Sarah Ann MILLIGAN m. Daniel A GIFFIN
m. Daniel A GIFFIN
16. Mary Jane MILLIGAN m. John T ROSEBOROUGH
m. John T ROSEBOROUGH
20. Elizabeth MILLIGAN m. Milton Luther GIFFIN
m. Milton Luther GIFFIN
21. James Vincent Rev MILLIGAN m. Alice Mason CRISSWELL
m. Alice Mason CRISSWELL
23. Rachel Theressa MILLIGAN m. Henry Ward GILES
m. Henry Ward GILES
27. John T SALISBURY m. Catherine RANKIN
m. Catherine RANKIN
28. David Harold Rev STEWART m. Anna M JEFFERY
m. Anna M JEFFERY
29. Isaac Vanvoorhis STEWART m. Dora Myers LEIDIGH
m. Dora Myers LEIDIGH
31. John Dubois STEWART m. Lillie May WILLIAMS
m. Lillie May WILLIAMS
32. Flora Theresa STEWART m. James F IRWIN
m. James F IRWIN
33. Mary Jane Irene STEWART m. Schuyler BLOSS
m. Schuyler BLOSS
36. Mary J VAN EMAN m. G A Rev BERGER
m. G A Rev BERGER

4th generation

47. Laura Imogene EAGLESON m. Joseph Albert Rev STEVENSON
m. Joseph Albert Rev STEVENSON
57. Joseph W Rev GIFFIN m. Dale PLUMMER
m. Dale PLUMMER
58. W A GIFFIN m. Lottie McCUTCHEON
m. Lottie McCUTCHEON
64. M Ella ROSEBOROUGH m. John BROWNING
m. John BROWNING
66. James Vincent GIFFIN m. Bessie CONNELLY
m. Bessie CONNELLY