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/gUX.2ACEB/84.159 Message Board Post: Are you sure George Fryer was born in Germany? My gr gr gr grandfather was named George Frier/Fryar/Friar/Fryer. He died in Franklin County, MO in 1836. I am almos certain he was not from Germany, since there are no german given names in the family, but many, many given names such as John or Jesse that are common with Fryer families from much earlier times in Virginia and the Carolinas.