Answer I have this information, again nothing to say who Moses parents were. Do you have something that definitely states who his parents were and may I see it? W. Joanne(Byers) Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: Deanna Thomas <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 3:40 PM Subject: Re: Moses Byers > BYERS FAMILY BIBLE RECORD - MARRIAGES > > > Surnames: Bradford, Byers, Cooke, Finn, Grimes, Irwin, Harris, Kinchelow, Kinnard, Pippin, Simonton, Walker > > Marriages > Moses Byers and Elizabeth Cooke was married the 13th Oct 1811 > Jas S. Byers was married October 8th 1812 > Jas. Byers was married this 10th day June 1816 > Washington Byers married April 13th 1824 > Elias H. Byers and Elizabeth Kinnard was married November 21st 1833 > Joseph Simonton was married to Jane Julia Byers on 29th August 1837. She started to Ala on the 26th of September 1837 > John T Irwin and Margaret N.S. Byers married 16 May 1839 > Olliver Perry Byers and Nancy Pippin was married September 5th 1839 > Thomas Kincelow and Amenity Byers was married July 12th 1840 > Alexander W Byers and Elitha Grimes was married March 4th 1841 > Andrew N. Byers and Nancy Finn was married September the 19th 1844 > Richard F Byers and Tabitha Rosina Harris was married January the 4th 1858 > W J Byers and Seta Melissa Bradford was married December the 6th 1858 > Mary Augusta Walker was married to SR Walker July 13th AD 1871 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: WILMA J THOMPSON > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 3:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Moses Byers > > > Let's try and get this piece of research right! > ----- > Subject: Moses Byers - Born 1790 NC > > > I am the great-great granddaughter of Moses and Elizabeth(Cook(e) Byers. > W. > > Joanne(Byers)Thompson. My son Gary Thompson and I have been researching > the > > Byers and Cook(e) families for more then ten years. Gary traveled to > > Cookeville. Tn. and other locales in the south. NOT ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE > > was found to support Moses's parentage! When we first started to research > > we were told Moses was born in Caswell Co, NC too many records were > > destroyed from that county and makes research difficult. Ever since the > > bastard bond was found it has been NOTHING BUT SPECULATION! I have also > > researched the Waston and Bumgarner(Bumgardner)families, finding and > sending > > for wills and etc.Nothing there that says Moses was in the Watson (Byers) > > family! A lot of manual research needs to be done here such as going to > > libraries and travel to sites of their origins. Gary and I have always > > located three pieces of information to cross-reference our findings. I do > > not want my descendants misled! There was a John Byers listed in the 1790 > > Lincoln Co NC census.,more research needs to done on him also. FOR NOW THE > > LINE STOPS WITH MOSES TILL ACUTAL PROOF BESIDES THE BOND IS FOUND. People > > who are descendants of Moses and Elizabeth (Cook(e) Byers who are able to > > travel to Cookville,Tn. will find history of their's in the Cookeville > > library and graves. They were two fine old families to be very proud of. > > W. Joanne(Byers)Thompson > > > > > > ==== BYERS Mailing List ==== > Please remember! > If you would like your message to go to everyone on the list, > make sure that [email protected] appears on your address line > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> > > > ==== BYERS Mailing List ==== > Please remember! > If you would like your message to go to everyone on the list, > make sure that [email protected] appears on your address line > > ============================== > 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists > http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/ >