Hon. John Byers

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Husband Hon. John Byers ¹

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         Father: [Father] Byers (      -      )
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1 F Jane Byers ^{2 3}

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           Born: 27 Apr 1758 3
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         Spouse: John Alexander (1753-1805) 2 3
           Marr: 8 May 1781 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 3

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2 F [Unk] Byers

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         Spouse: [Unk] Carothers (      -      ) 1

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3 F [Unk] Byers

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         Spouse: [Unk] Henderson (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. John Byers

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Lancaster Co, PA; Cumberland Co, PA

He emigrated from Ireland to America with his brother James before 1750. On October 24, 1758, he held a commission from the Crown as justice of the peace, and acted as an associate judge in the court of common pleas for the county. He continued to hold this office, at one time being president judge, until 1780. In 1781, he was elected a member of the Supreme Executive council from the county of Cumberland. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church at Carlisle, and an elder.

1 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 20.

2 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 19.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 246.