I am looking for information regarding a family who may have come from Washington or Greene Co, TN with the name of BAYEL OR BAYLES. This group would be Jacob and his sons, Jonathan, Amassa, Levi and John. They have moved from Tennessee by 1828 however Levi signs (with his mark) a wedding bond (bride is Rosanna Keller) in Greene County as late as July 2nd of 1827, and his brother Amassa returns to Tennessee to marry into the Oliver family (Martha) in 1829. Jacob was able to purchase land in 1830 in Illinois, so he may have come from a family of some means. There is a Jacob Beales who sells land in Washington Co, TN in 1800 to Joseph Hartman...land which is located on the waters of Big Limestone and near land owned by Uriah Hunt and Thomas Shipley. This Jacob 'could' be the father of the Jacob I am researching...this is not known. If any on this list connect with any of the above information, please let me know. Thanks Shumway sycchair (at) hotmail.com