Hi to all fellow BYERS hunters: I have information regarding my husband's branch of the family and thought I would do a global to everyone who has queried since inception of the LIST. To Jennifer, the LIST owner: I can find no connections in my information for the Byers group from Allegheny County. Our group goes back to the 1750's in Virginia (actually the state boundaries changed) and thence to Western Pennsylvania and Eastern West Virginia. Our ancestors did not much long distances, but the state boundaries changed. Also, thank you Jennifer for the latest email with all the good information, I am certain that it will be helpful to someone. To Shannon Byers Bailey: I checked all of your listed Byers