This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Carolyn_F_Castor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/4925.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your response. However, I do not believe that the family of Myer Benjamin of Newport, RI, (aka Benjamin Myers, the father of Mordecai Myers, is related to the Myers/Hays/Mordecai family. Benjamin and Rachel were from Hungary and Austria. They are listed in Stern's First American Jewish Families: http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/pdfs/stern_p220.pdf The Mordecai book looks very interesting. I will order a copy. Carolyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skorac Surnames: Myers, Bloom, Flanagan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5571.59/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please add my email address to the Myers My Family.com website. Thanks. Sandy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/4925.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are several books out on this rather wealthy Dutch Jewish family. One is called The Myers Hays Mordecia families by Caroline Cowan. The other which more or less covers the southern group is a book called Mordecai, An Early American Family by Emily Bingham. The biggest problem in studying this group which Emily Bingham points out is that not all of these families remain Jewish throughout history. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

There is a myfamily.com Myers; however, it is not this group of Myers. It appears that something has happened to the administrator of the Myers'/Moyers My Family out of Baltimore. It is no long up and I cannot reach the administrator.. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

In a message dated 6/19/2007 11:45:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, BMyers9931@aol.com writes: Please add my name to the Myers MyFamily.com site and give instructions how to access it. Thanks. B. Myers The MYERS MyFamily website appears to be dead and the person who originally started it doesn't respond to requests to be added to the site. So for our purposes, please let's don't ask to be added to that site. I've closed the thread on the board as best I can -- and the site itself doesn't seem to exist any longer. Thanks! Joan, admin MYERS@rootsweb.com ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Please add my name to the Myers MyFamily.com site and give instructions how to access it. Thanks. B. Myers ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Carolyn_F_Castor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/4925.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am a descendant from Myer Benjamin and his wife Rachel through a daughter Abigail who md a Jacobs. Do you have a genealogy other than what is in First American Jewish Families? They do not have all the daughters names. Thank you, Carolyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Carolyn_F_Castor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/4925.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Joanna, I hope that this message will reach you. I have an old family genealogy which states that I am a descendant of Benjamin Myers (Myer Benjamin) and his wife Rachel through a daughter Abigail who md a Jacobs and had a daughter, Susan Cecil Jacobs, in Nova Scotia in 1788. Unfortunately, First American Jewish Families by Stern only lists one daughter by name (your ancestor). I have contacted the AJA, but they have no further information on the names of the other daughters. Also mentioned in this genealogy are sisters Fanny who md Emanuel Ellis and Mary who md Barnette (although I wonder if the Barnette had skipped a generation). A letter between two daughters of Susan recounts how Mordecai Myers was still alive and had been Mayor of Schenectady. One daughter had written him, and he had responded immediately to their mother with a letter and picture. This letter states that they were relatives, but did not discuss how as this was clearly understood between the parties. If this message reaches you, or anyone else interested in this family please contact me. I would really like to fill out the Myer Benjamin family tree. Sincerely, Carolyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Behrens74 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/6296.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Margaret Pouls was born near the city of Regensburg,Bavaria, on March 3, 1834. At about the age of twenty she came unmarried to America in the company of her two sisters. Soon after she met and married John Myers in 1855 at Mayville, Wisconsin. The had a daughter Mary Myers. John died I believe in 1858. In 1859 she is married to Joseph Obermire a recent immigrant from Bavaria. Joseph was ophaned at the age of 12. Mary Myers married Frank Patrick Pletsch on May 22, 1877 in LeMars, Iowa. The had 11 children. Mary died on Feb. 13, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa. Their children: Lilly Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Frances Patrick,Alyce Mary,Margaret, Anna Mary, John, Frances Margaret, Unnamed child, died at birth, Gertrude Agnes and William Charles. Mary and Joseph Obermire were my gg grandparents. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Source: RSL Submitter DPJ URL: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=DPJ Subject: RSL Update Submitter: DPJ Email: djohnston@dhpowell.com * Powell 1754 Now Wales Wake Co NC * Myers 1900 Now England Wake Co NC * Brooks 1800 Now England Wake Co NC ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kyledavenpo Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5307.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Jan, I am a descendent of your Daniel Myers Elizabeth Collins. The family you describe is in the 1851 Canadian Census. K Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5523.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If indeed your Myers family tend to be farmers then yes, a German connection is possible. I just wanted to interject a possible blood connection to some Myers famlies to Gov Alexander Spotswood. The Spotswood connection to Jacob Myers of the Slate Creek Iron Works is through John Cockey Owings who purchased the Iron Works in the later 1790's. The Cockey family of Baltimore is married into the Gist family of Baltimore. Both Christopher Gist and Jacob Myers were with George Washington in Pittsburgh in 1754. Christopher Gist's great grandmother was Ann Washington. Patrick Henry, who gave Jacob Myers the 10,000 acres needed to built the Iron Works, is married to Gov Alexander Spotswood's granddaughter. It's a very tight family all around. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sharonp1us Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5523.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've heard of the name Myers in reference to a farmer or an estate owner. I've also heard that the spelling with an 'A' or "I" was a mark of status, like major or minor. The use of expert sounds like Smith in English. Myers is the most common surname in Germany, like Smith is in England. Spotswood interest in Germans was their building expertise, because he hope to find silver and settled for iron. George Moyer expected to go to Pennsyvannia, but was held captive in the port, robbed of their savings and forced into servitude. Eventually they won their freedom in court. Evidently this was an arrangment between Spotwood and the ship's captain. There are some who make a connection between George Moyer/Majer/Miers of Germanna and Jacob Myers. But, others disagree... there were a lot of Myers. George Moyer's family did have some money, similar interests and followed the migration paths to Kentucky. The Michael Myers (George's son) line migrated to Rowan, NC then Barren County, Kentucky in the late 1700's probably with the Goss family... and then to Missouri and Indiana. My impression is they were farmers and the mills benefitted the local community. Several reached California during the goldrush. My ancestor built a very successful lumber mill near Truckee. It was considered state of the art for it's time, 1870, although there were lots of larger mills. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

The Rowan Co. N.C. MYERS from the Germanna Va. family, was Johann Michael MYERS born 12 Sept.1709 in Gross Sachsenheim, Wurttemberg, Germany. He was the son of Hans Georg and Anna Barbara MAYER, 1717 Germanna Va.Immigrants.Hans Georg's family was from the Community of Elsau in the District of Winterhur in the Canton of Zurich Switzerland. It's been proven that George and Anna Barbara had at least 3 sons. The eldest, Christopher remained in Va. Christopher's name was usually written as MAYER or MOYER. Christopher's sons, Christopher Jr. & Adam ( last name spelled as MOYERS) after serving in the Rev. War, recieved land in Jefferson & Washington Co's in Eastern Tennessee Michael & his family ( name usually spelled MYERS), George Sr.'s 2nd son, migrated with his father-in- law, John Gerhardt and his family to Rowan Co.N.C. in the early 1750's. Michael MYERS and his wife, Mary Gerhardt ( Blankenbaker) son , Michal Jr. remained in Rowan Co. ( now Davidson) but some of Michael Jr's grandchildren migrated to Barron Co. KY. Michael Sr., Michael Jr, & grandsons, Henry, Michael, Wilson and William were all millers. Georg & Anna Barbara's 3rd son, George Jr. remained in Va. His son, George III & family ( name spelled as MYERS) went to Pittsylvania Co. Va.with his father-in-law, William Davis about 1778/9. Nancy Moyers Dodge ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Photo66666, I am extremely intrigued with the information you appear to be chocked full of. Over the last few years I took it upon myself to start working on some of the collateral lines of my particular Myers family, only to discover that they included some of the members of the Germanna people who were indentured, falsely, by Gov. Spotswood because he believed the lies of a crooked ship's Captain. How I know this is that because my mother is directly related to several of the families who were indentured by Spotswood in the early 1700's and I have, like John Blankenbaker (a distant cousin of mine through my mother's side) have done extensive research on this line. When I started working on those collateral lines I find Myers marrying Broyles, Blankenbaker, et al and find them, as well, in Crawford County, Indiana where my Dad was born and raised. My great-great-grandmother is Mary Yeager, wife of Israel Olinger, daughter of Daniel and Susannah Yeager (they were cousins), whose line is directly traced back to Germanna. My father's line does link into these folks. Indirectly. To be honest with you, I have this overwhelming feeling to pick your brains for the information that seems to be stored in it. Because when I started reading your messages, after my last posting (the numerous amounts of Henry Myers' who were all located in Montgomery County, Kentucky about the same time, and had no originality in naming their children, because they named their children pretty much, the same as each other, which, of course, makes it totally difficult to differentiate between the two Henry Myers) I felt some kind of connection there, especially with the collateral line research I've been doing. My e-mail address is debmckay@bellsouth.net, and I know that the hierarchy of the board loves for us to chat about our families on this format, however, my questions may steer us out of the Myers line. And I don't want to get "off topic" -- Deborah Myers McKay Knoxville, TN and Ten Mile, TN At 11:29 AM 6/9/2007, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: photo66666 >Surnames: >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5523.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >If you look into the general meaning of Myers, it means farmer in >Germany and expert in France. It used as doctor in England. > >Governor Alexander Spotswood started Germanna. He did import many >Germans who knew iron making to work the iron words at >Germanna. The Myers family I am looking at seem to be from France >or at least have family from France and Switzerland. They are boat >makers and expert wood and iron workers. They also know how to >build a large stone iron works. > >One Myers family I am looking at is headed by Jacob Myers who built >the Slate Creek Iron Works in Kentucky. The Iron Works building is >well recorded in History. This Iron Works was built in the 1780's >from 10,000 acres of land given to Jacob Myers by Patrick >Henry. Patrick Henry is married to Gov Alexander Spotswood >granddaughter. Jacob Myers later sold the Iron Works to Thomas Dye >Owings with Owings family members in Kentucky and Baltimore. > >This same Myers family is noted in a Kentucky land distribution >Court Order as heirs to the Spotswood Family. On top of that, the >Myers family owns over 1 million acres of Kentucky land spread over >250 Land Grants from 1783 to 1786 all signed by Patrick Henry. > >This family is also noted in building boats in Pittsburgh connecting >Pittsburgh to the Slate Creek Iron Works in Kentucky. Coal from >Pittsburgh was shipped down river and iron items were shipped up >river to Pittsburgh. Then iron items were shipped overland on the >National Road (US 40) to Baltimore. The Widow Myers Tavern in >Pittsburgh is noted by George Washinton spelling it as the Widow >Mires Tavern. He visited the Tavern in the early 1770's and >recording the event in his notes. The Tavern is located at Turtle >Creek where General Braddock was defeated by the French in 1755. > >George Washington and Robert Spotswood fought along side General >Braddock when he was shot on that battlefield. Gen Braddock died a >day later in Uniontown PA. Story goes they buried him in the middle >of road on US 40. The Spotswoods are married into the >Washington's. The Braddock Battlefield later became the Myers Land >Grant at Turtle Creek. A wood tavern was later built on the land >around 1769. A stone Myers Block House was also built 1/2 mile from >the tavern at the mouth of Turtle Creek and the Mon river. It was >used as a boat dock for river shipping. > >This all started for me about 2 years ago when I found paperwork >that my Pittsburgh Myers family was somehow related to Gov Alexander >Spotswood. Since Gen Robert E Lee is also related to Gov Alexander >Spotswood, my Pittsburgh Myers family more or less went into hiding >in Pittsburgh or moved to Baltimore during the Civil War. Most of >the Lee family is also in Baltimore during the Civil War. > >I have way more on this but I think you get the idea of the >interrelationship of the Myers family to the Spotswood family who >started Germanna. > >Larry Myers > >Important Note: >The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If >you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board >URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > >********* >Visit the threaded archives of this list: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MYERS >********* >Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry MYERS Message Board are >gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of >gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to >gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. >************ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MYERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional and how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation. --George Washington

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5523.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you look into the general meaning of Myers, it means farmer in Germany and expert in France. It used as doctor in England. Governor Alexander Spotswood started Germanna. He did import many Germans who knew iron making to work the iron words at Germanna. The Myers family I am looking at seem to be from France or at least have family from France and Switzerland. They are boat makers and expert wood and iron workers. They also know how to build a large stone iron works. One Myers family I am looking at is headed by Jacob Myers who built the Slate Creek Iron Works in Kentucky. The Iron Works building is well recorded in History. This Iron Works was built in the 1780's from 10,000 acres of land given to Jacob Myers by Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry is married to Gov Alexander Spotswood granddaughter. Jacob Myers later sold the Iron Works to Thomas Dye Owings with Owings family members in Kentucky and Baltimore. This same Myers family is noted in a Kentucky land distribution Court Order as heirs to the Spotswood Family. On top of that, the Myers family owns over 1 million acres of Kentucky land spread over 250 Land Grants from 1783 to 1786 all signed by Patrick Henry. This family is also noted in building boats in Pittsburgh connecting Pittsburgh to the Slate Creek Iron Works in Kentucky. Coal from Pittsburgh was shipped down river and iron items were shipped up river to Pittsburgh. Then iron items were shipped overland on the National Road (US 40) to Baltimore. The Widow Myers Tavern in Pittsburgh is noted by George Washinton spelling it as the Widow Mires Tavern. He visited the Tavern in the early 1770's and recording the event in his notes. The Tavern is located at Turtle Creek where General Braddock was defeated by the French in 1755. George Washington and Robert Spotswood fought along side General Braddock when he was shot on that battlefield. Gen Braddock died a day later in Uniontown PA. Story goes they buried him in the middle of road on US 40. The Spotswoods are married into the Washington's. The Braddock Battlefield later became the Myers Land Grant at Turtle Creek. A wood tavern was later built on the land around 1769. A stone Myers Block House was also built 1/2 mile from the tavern at the mouth of Turtle Creek and the Mon river. It was used as a boat dock for river shipping. This all started for me about 2 years ago when I found paperwork that my Pittsburgh Myers family was somehow related to Gov Alexander Spotswood. Since Gen Robert E Lee is also related to Gov Alexander Spotswood, my Pittsburgh Myers family more or less went into hiding in Pittsburgh or moved to Baltimore during the Civil War. Most of the Lee family is also in Baltimore during the Civil War. I have way more on this but I think you get the idea of the interrelationship of the Myers family to the Spotswood family who started Germanna. Larry Myers Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sharonp1us Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5523.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I hadn't heard the term Boatmyers before. Or the word myer compare to expert. How do you know they were from the French side of Switzerland? The oral history in my family is they were from Switzerland. The paper trail is to Germanna, where George Moyer was the indentured servant to Robert Beverly (the nation's first historian). John Blankenbaker, of Germanna.Net, believes they were in London for about 4 years before coming to America. So, I think it is likely they spoke English. Once they left Virginia, they always spelled their names Miers or Myers. My line was extremely migratory, usually moving their families several hundred miles or more and almost always living in remote places. They built a lot of mills and could converse in English, although their native language was German. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/5523.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anytime you have Myers families connected to Germanna Virginia plus a Swiss connection with Queen Ann involved, you are taking about the Boatmyers or Boatexperts. These Myers families are really from the French side of Switzerland and have very strong connections to Germanna, Gov Alexander Spotswood and his family. They are expert iron and wood workers. They use these skills to built river and ocean going ships which are the families trademark and Coat of Arms. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Source: RSL Submitter cpatton URL: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=cpatton Subject: RSL Update Submitter: cpatton Email: jazzylady512004@yahoo.com * Carr 1800 1999 FairfieldCo,OH>KY * Holland 1800 1999 OH * Cupp 1800 1999 OH * Myers 1800 1999 OH * Woltz 1800 1999 OH ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42GodleyIOOF_JohCoTX Surnames: MYERS Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.myers/6547/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MYERS_Thomas_J_1844-1862_.JPG Norman Guiling photographed this gravestone in the Godley IOOF Cemetery, Johnson Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records. This is one of the 172,420 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.