This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QJH.2ACIB/254.1 Message Board Post: Hi Dennis—it looks like you are descended from Stripling Byars through his daughter Nancy who married William Cannon. I have included the following information on the descendents of William Byars and Sarah Ann Doggett. Please contact me if you have any questions or see in errors in my data. Generation No. 1 1. William1 Byars was born Abt. 1735 in Virginia, and died during the Revolution. He married Sarah Ann Doggett Bef. 1766, daughter of Bushrod Doggett and Ann Stripling. She was born Abt. 1738 in Virginia, and died 12 August 1823 in Rutherford County, North Carolina (buried John Camp farm). Children of William Byars and Sarah Doggett are: + 2 i. Stripling2 Byars, born Abt. 1768 in North Carolina; died 1836 in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama. 3 ii. George K. Byars, born 1769 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died 1843 in Butts Co, Georgia. He married Anna Blackwell. 4 iii. James Byars. He married Elizabeth Walker. 5 iv. Elizabeth Byars. She married John Kelly 09 May 1795 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 6 v. Ann Nancy Byars, born 28 March 1766 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina; died 07 July 1837 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina. She married George Suttle. 7 vi. Charles Byars. 8 vii. Sarah Byars, born 1779. She married George Kelly. Generation No. 2 2. Stripling2 Byars (William1) was born Abt. 1768 in North Carolina, and died 1836 in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama. He married Elizabeth Unknown. She was born Abt. 1770 in North Carolina, and died 1842 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Children of Stripling Byars and Elizabeth are: + 9 i. Joseph3 Byars, born 1794 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Bef. 1836 in unknown. 10 ii. Mary Byars, born 1795 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She married Thomas Goode 26 May 1813 in Christian County, Kentucky. + 11 iii. Nancy Byars, born 1796 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 27 July 1869 in Logan County, Illinois. + 12 iv. Sarah Byars, born 09 April 1799 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. + 13 v. Agnes Byars, born 1800 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. + 14 vi. William Henry Byars, Sr., born 03 October 1802 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 05 October 1887 in Terryville, Dewitt County, Texas. + 15 vii. Abraham Byars, born 03 March 1805 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 18 March 1885 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.. 16 viii. Jane Byars, born Aft. 1810 in Kentucky or Alabama. She married Eason Gee 25 March 1830 in Jefferson County, Alabama. 17 ix. Martha Byars, born Aft. 1810. She married James R. Wharton 24 May 1838 in Jefferson County, Alabama. + 18 x. Elizabeth Byars, born 04 March 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died in Lavaca County, Texas. + 19 xi. Aliena Louise Byars, born 24 March 1817 in Christian County, Kentucky; died 07 November 1886 in Lavaca County, Texas. + 20 xii. John Byars, born 1820 in Jefferson County, Alabama; died Abt. 1844 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Generation No. 3 11. Nancy3 Byars (Stripling2, William1) was born 1796 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died 27 July 1869 in Logan County, Illinois. She married William Cannon 15 March 1814 in Christian County, Kentucky, son of James Cannon and Rachel Stark. He was born 12 September 1795 in Robertson County, Tennessee, and died 07 March 1861 in Pike County, Illinois. Children of Nancy Byars and William Cannon are: 23 i. Cornelius4 Cannon, born 14 December 1814. 24 ii. Elizabeth Cannon. 25 iii. David Cannon, born 23 March 1819. 26 iv. Alvin Byars Cannon, born 1822. 27 v. Sarah Lydia Cannon. 28 vi. William Duncan Cannon, born 24 August 1827. 29 vii. Gideon Cannon, born 06 February 1830. 30 viii. Rachel Stark Cannon, born 09 December 1831. 31 ix. James Stripling Cannon, born 02 November 1834. 32 x. Ephraim Cannon, born 03 November 1836. 33 xi. Louisa Marion Cannon, born 08 March 1839.