Today I traveled to Old Stephens City (once also known as Stephensburg and later Old Town, Stephens City) just 3 miles outside of Winchester, VA in Frederick County. A most remarkable small town with buildings, churches and cemeteries dating back to the 1700's. I visited three cemeteries there; got alot of pictures and stopped by the little historical society. Here's what I found (I will upload the photos later this week to the photos page at my website below; but for now) I'll tell you just a tad. I found MYERS, MAYERS, LEMLEY'S COUGILL'S (COWGILLS) LEATHER'S STEPHENS (town named after these people) ROBERTS MILLER and so many more. I found a Jane MYERS, her home is still standing and dates back the the 1700's. A Leonard MYERS b in the mid 1700's; died very very early 1800's. And if you goto http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/frederick/newspapers/news 0001.txt you'll read all from "Bowen's CENTINEL AND GAZETTE -WINCHESTER POLITICAL REPOSITORY (Frederick County, Va.) a (Winchester, Va. newspaper) about this town and old records with the names mentioned such as Christopher, Isaac, Jacob and George MYERS! I'm getting back up there real soon! It was a kick. It's right off "old Route 11" which is the old wagon trail that many pioneers used traveling from PA, through old VA/WV. Facinating. What struck me the most, was the surname MAYERS (with a "s"); made me think about the MAYER connection we mention from time to time and it's relationship with MOYER(S) and MYERS - take out the "a" and what do you have.... it's actually the first time I seen it spelled MAYERS up front (rather then a book) and to see MYERS used along side them was even more exciting. Just thought I'd share that with all of you - I wanted to keep on going over that South Mtn.... straight for TN! Chrystie MYERS BROOKOVER, COWGER, KRABAL, MOYERS, MYRES, SWECKER --------------------------- # --------------------------- Rootsweb List Administrator - [email protected] Homestead for MYERS GENEALOGY.COM at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/myersfam.html