This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Byars, Minor, Carlton, Simmons, Adams, Kent Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jgB.2ACE/913.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Sue, My Byars were from Hanover, VA, but some went to Covington, Tipton Co., TN. My direct lines includes James Byars and Lucy Thornton Minor. This family was in Colorado Co., TX by the 1860 census. When James died in 1863, Lucy moved to Covington, Tipton Co., TN to live with their son James, Jr. and his family. She died there in 1870. James, Jr. m.1851 Tipton Co. to Mary Jane (Hungerford?) Vincent. They are also both buried in Covington, Tipton Co. They had 4 children. The only child I have a name for is William Vincent Byars b. 1854 Tipton Co. m. 1880 Loula Clement Collins and d. 1938 Kirkwood, MO. Mary Jane's father William B. Vincent and stepmother (I think) Elizabeth were in Covington, Tipton Co. for the 1850 census. However, James, Jr. is not my direct line. My line is through James and Lucy's eldest son William Minor Byars who stayed in Colorado Co., TX. I can provide more information about his family if you are interested. James Byars b. 1784 d. 1863 and Lucy Thornton Minor were both born in Hanover Co., VA. James' parents were (I believe) James Byars b. abt. 1740 d. 1823 and Elizabeth Anne Mat(t)hews. This James' father was also James. I have been trying to establish a connection to James Henry Byars, as one researcher I have been in contact with thinks that this James might be him. Please let me know if you connect with this Byars family. I will look forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much, Dorothy Reilly NoahsArx@aol.com