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/6846.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: One thing for sure, the Myers Iron Works had a bad land title and the family of Vice President John Cabel Breckinridge had to fix it by going to court around 1820. The court in the US records all court cases. It seems John Lee, the son of Catholic Gov Thomas Sim Lee, did not do his job correctley. John Lee's brother was married to Eleanor Cromwell of Baltimore who was related to John Cockey Owings of Baltimore. Now how the Breckinridges ended up with the Myers Iron Works might be any ones guess. One thing for sure, Vice President John Cabel Breckinridge was Vice President for President James Buchanan and James' brother was married to songwriter Stephen Foster's sister who lived in Pittsburgh. Then Vice President John Cabel Breckinridge and his aide William B Myers were friends of Catholic Bishop William McCloskey of Louisville KY. William B Myers' father was the City Lawyer for Richmond VA connected to Catholic Bishop John McGill of Richmond VA. The Myers family fleeing from Ireland seem to be Catholic but other records suggest they were Jewish. A third record suggest they could be New Christians making them both Jewish and Catholic. There is a slave issue with this connected to Union Major Martin R Delany MD who lived in Pittsburgh and John Brown of Harpers Ferry. John Brown is buried at Lake Placid on a farm given to him by Elizabeth Cady Stanton's cousin Garrett Smith. Union Major Delany was made a Major of the USCT during the end of the war by Pittsburgh lawyer Edwin M Stanton who was also the Secretary of War. 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.