Person:William Byars (4)

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Col. William Byars
b.13 Nov 1776
d.14 Feb 1866 Washington Co., Virginia, United States
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m. 26 Feb 1807
  1. Amanda Jane Byars1823 - 1904
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Name[1] Col. William Byars
Gender Male
Birth[2] 13 Nov 1776
Marriage 26 Feb 1807 Washington Co., Virginia, United Statesto Elizabeth Beattie
Death[2] 14 Feb 1866 Washington Co., Virginia, United States
Burial[2] Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Glade Spring, Washington Co., Virginia, United States

Thomasson Traces, p. 5, 13. Note that William was married in and died in Washington County, Virginia. William Byars was a Colonel in the War of 1812 and a member of the VA Legislature from Washington Co. in 1807. He was one of the founders of Emory & Henry College and one of the largest landowners in southwest Virginia. He built a 27 room home which was completed in 1830 and named Brook Hall. Col. William Byars and wife, Elizabeth, had seven children. Both are buried in Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.

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  1. ↑ Email from Larry Hakel. He has web site Hakel - Beatie Ancestors..
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave
    Memorial# 41921627.
  3.   Thomasson, Curtis H. Thomasson Traces - Lineages of the Thomasson Family 1677-1990
    pgs 5, 13.
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