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• Name: Andrew BYERS
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1723 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania ^b
• Death: 1793 in Fayette Co, Pennsylvania ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• James BYERS Birth: Scotland

Family:
Marriage:

• Martha (BYERS) on Abt 1750 .^m1
  
• Martha (BYERS)

Children:

1. James BYERS Birth: Abt 1751 Death: 1828 in Madison Co, Ohio
2. Jane BYERS Birth: Abt 1753 Death: 3 Nov 1797
3. John BYERS Birth: 1 Mar 1755 Death: 29 Dec 1829
4. Andrew BYERS Birth: 1758 Death: 4 May 1831
5. Rachel BYERS Birth: Abt 1760 Death: 1799
6. Samuel BYERS Birth: 1762 in Maryland Death: 16 Dec 1839
7. David BYERS Birth: 1765 Death: 28 May 1844
8. Isaac BYERS Birth: Abt 1767
9. Benjamin BYERS Birth: 1769
10. Thomas BYERS Birth: Abt 1772

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

abt 1723 [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17],

place:

[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17],

father:

[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p1]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p7],

place:

[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p7]

Sources with Information about marriage to Martha (BYERS)

date:

abt 1750 [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17],

names:

Andrew BYERS & Martha ___ [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17, Bell BYERS-87 p18, Bell BYERS-87 p3, Bell BYERS-87 p4],

child:

[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17, Bell BYERS-87 p18, Bell BYERS-87 p3, Bell BYERS-87 p4]

Research Notes:
Witnessed the Last Will and Testament of John White on Feb 15 1758 in Chester County, along with Samuel Byers. While Samuel signed his name, Andrew used his mark, which was a large capital A. When Andrew signed his Last Will and Testament on June 18 1789 in Franklin Township, he used the same mark. [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17]

moved by 1773 (probably earlier) to what is now Fayette Co, PA. [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p1]

taxed in present Dunbar Township, Fayette County, as early as 1773. This was then Tyrone Township, Westmorland County. [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p2]

1777, when brother Samuel moved to Washington Co, was already living in Fayette County [Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p101]

Taxed in 1783: 300 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows, 7 in family [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17]

1790 census: 4 males age 16 or over, 2 males under 16, 1 female [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17]

Last Will and Testament signed in Fayette County in 1789 [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p7]
Will entered for probate on March 5 1793 [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17]

Land survveyed by sons in 1793 [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p17]



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