JEFFREY A TREON wrote: > Hi Kathryn, > > Thank you so very much! Just got a copy of MRS.MANDRELL'S fabulous book. > How do I > get one of MR.BRYANT'S books? Sounds great! > Let me know! > > Bonnie McVoy Treon > [email protected] > ---------------- > > At 08:58 AM 5/5/99 -0400, you wrote: > >Jeffrey: > > > >In Charles E. Bryant's new book, The Tensaw Country, North of the Ellicott > >Line, Mr. Bryant has several pages about the McVoys and Byrnes. He > indicates > >that the original Byrne settler, Gerald Byrne, was from Ireland and arrived > >at Savannah in 1781. One of his daughters, Margaret, married William McVoy. > > > >Mr. Bryant's book is an excellent resource! > > > >Kathryn > > > > > >==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== > >Need to know the open hours of the MGS Library? Wanna see when the next > >monthly MGS Members Gathering is? Check out the society's WALL CALENDAR > >at http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/calendar.htm > > > > I know Mr. Bryant personally; I bought his book; and I agree that it's a very > good source. However, as with any genealogy source, you should check the > information included, insofar as possible. There are some errors in the book. > Whenever and wherever there were family histories available, the author used > these, which is understandable. Unfortunately, he picked up a couple of errors > this way, including my grandfather's name, as well as some material relating to > my great-grandfather's military service during the Civil War. These are things > that we, in the family, used to think happened in the way reported in the book, > but now know were entirely different. I'm not trying to throw rocks--just > saying check it out. Pat Burchfield > > > ==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== > Interested in family history in the Mobile area? Consider joining the > Mobile Genealogical Society. Check out some of the benefits of membership > at http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/membrshp.htm