Person:Casper Byerly (1)

Immigrated on the ship "Recovery" at Wilmington, 23 Oct 1754 as Casper Byerley.

PA Archives Vol. 17, Lancaster Co., Paxton Twp.: 1771 Returns & Assessments - Casper Byerly 100 A, 2 Horses, 2 cattle, no servants, tax 3.6

1772 " " 80 A, No horses or cattle, tax 2.6

1773 " " 80 A, 2 horses, 2 cattle, no servants, tax 2.6

1779 " " 60 A, 2 horses, 2 cattle, 4 sheep, no negroes

In 1778 Took Oath of Allegiance

1780 PA Census: Byerly, Casper LNCR:PT & Chrisr CPHL:ML

1790 Heads of Families, Dauphin Co: Byerly, Casper 2 Males 16 & up, 1 male under 16, 3 white females, no other persons or slaves.

Casper Byerly is listed as having an unrecorded will during the year 1794. Unrecorded wills were never recorded in the books, but are listed in the Courthouse Will Index. Source: Dauphin Co., PA, Will Index 1785-1850, compiled by Shirley G. McQuillis & William L. Iscrupe.

"A Brief History of the Andrew Jackson Byerly Family of PA and IA" by Fred Irwin Byerly, states: "Casper Byerly, who was born August 24, 1727 and died Nov 7, 1794, lived in Dauphin Co., PA. He was likely a cousin of the Lancaster Byerlys. Many of his descendants lived in the middle west, Ohio, Iowa, etc. He served in the Colonial Wars of the U.S."

From Egle, Notes and Queries, Vol. 3, p. 532: "Casper Byerley, b. Aug 24, 1727 - d Nov 7, 1794; bur in Shoop Church Yard, Lower Paxtang Twp., wife Catherine, b. 1729, d. Apr 1799; issue-- Andrew, Elizabeth, wife of Stephen Reese, Jacob, Mary, wife of George Wilby, Michael, Philip." This is also noted in "A Genealogical Index of Miami Valley Pioneers, Ohio" by Lindsey Brien.

1992 IGI, Philip, youngest son of Casper and Catherine listed as John Philip Bayerle, christened 17 Aug 1777, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co., PA, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Find A Grave Note: Shoops Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA - Remains reinterred in a mass grave in Sec A in 1958 when original section was cleared for I-83 cloverleaf

1.   Parthemore, E. Winfield Scott. Genealogy of the Parthemore family, 1744-1885. (Harrisburg, Pa.: L.S. Hart, 1985).
2.   Find A Grave.

   Casper Beyerley