I have appreciated all the responses I have received to my query about who John Ayres was and his relationship to Bedford County. I have found a great deal of interest in him from those who have responded. Perhaps it would be interesting to those who have marriages in their family histories to know more about him. I like to have information like this for it makes my ancestral families much more real to me. I think it would be interesting for those who have information about "Marrying" John Ayres to post it to the Bedford Co. GenWeb page. I am also appreciating the discussion of the church history of the county. So informative! Thank you. Marilyn Garrison