with Maria Bayard (1770-1826) My fourth great-grandparents Gabriel and Maria Sprung were ancestors of my great-grandmother Hanna “Hattie” Sprung Drayer. Click here to view Gabriel’s profile in the family tree. Early life Gabriel Sprung was featured in this book from the early 1900s. However, by 2023, FamilySearch and their contributors…
Patriarch and PatriotWith Martha Bennet (1763-1851) My fourth great-grandparents, beginning of the Myers lineage that includes my mother. Early Life Philip Myers was born on 3 Nov. 1759, and baptized 28 Nov. in St. Stephen Catholic Church in Mainz, Germany. Philip’s precise birth date and place, and some details of…
My granduncle, the youngest brother of Dan Myers; other siblings were Harry E, Lawrence, Leonora B, and Henry B. Most of the facts given here come from a typewritten “personal history” Frank prepared late in his life. I received a copy from Jody Boyd, as part of her study of…
with Elizabeth Lynds Lyons (1768-1823) These are my fourth great-grandparents via the Myers family; twice over, as explained below. Early life Thomas Brown was born in Warren, in central Massachusetts, on 20 November, 1769. He married the widow Elizabeth Lynds Lyons in Warren on 8 February 1791, They then moved…
with Eliza Brown (1795-1855) Early Life My third great-grandfather Lawrence Myers (no known middle name) was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on 28 June 1794. He was the second of ten children of Philip Myers and Martha Bennett. Click to view his profile in the family tree. His given name…
With Leonora Brown (1827-1849) and Fanny Myers (1826-1909) My second great-grandfather was born in Sunbury, Ohio, on 15 November 1819. Click here to view his place in the family tree. His father, Lawrence Myers, and uncle William, had recently co-founded the town of Sunbury, Lawrence had built a log cabin…