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Notes for John Philip Casper Byerly
Information updated from letter and genealogy of Joseph Edward Lamb and wife Elnor Byerly Lamb. (August 1998). Email address:< joelamb@email.msn.com>.
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Last Will and Testament of John Philip Casper Byerly
In the name of God Amen I Casper Byerly Senr of the State of South Carolina and
Newberry District being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory
thanks be given to God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it
is apointed for all men once to die make and ordain this my last Will and Testament
that is to say - Principally and first of all - I do hereby recommend my Soul into
the hands of the almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth, to
be buried in decent Christian manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing
doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
mighty power of God and so touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to
bless me in this life I give, demise, and despose of the same in the following
manner and form .....
First, I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Elisabeth Byerly one negro
wench named Sall - two cows and calves to be hers and her heirs
Secondly, I give to my beloved son John Byerly a negro boy named Peter, one sorrel
horse called Prushia to be his and his heirs.
Thirdly, I give to my son Frederick Byerly, one negro child of the increase of the
above named Sall, if any there should be. Also one horse, a note of hand from John
Hipp. Also one hundred acres of land to be divided between him and his brother John
Byerley each 50 acres.
Fourthly, I give to my beloved daughter Margretta one negro girl named Milly, one
cow and calf ....
Fifthly, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Byerly one negro woman named
Doll and if said woman should have any more increase she to give one child to my
daughter Magdelena ...
Sixthly, I give to my beloved daughter Magdelena one cow and calf and one negro
child if so be the above named Doll increases heareafter.
Seventhly, I give to my son Martin five shilling sterling so also a negro girl
named Pegg on provison he gives to my son namely Sibert and Gasper Byerly one child
to each of the increase of said negro girl named Pegg.
Also I give to my son Gasper Byerly five shillings sterling to also I give to my
son Sibert Byerly five shillings sterling to his portion out of my estate. Also I
give to my beloved son John Byerly one negro boy named Cato, as also he himself
John Byerly and Frederick Byerly to have equal share in the waggon. Gaspur Byerly
to live in my present dwelling house as long as he sees cause.
Lastly I constitute, make and ordain John Moretz Hartman and John Hipp the sole
executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow,
revoke, and disanull all and every other former testament, wills, legacies,
bequests, and executors by me in any wise here to fore named, willed, bequeathed,
testifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In
witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this twelth day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four. Signed sealed
published pronounced and declared by the said Casper Byerly as his last will and
testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each
other have here unto subscribed our name.
Signed by Peter Dickert, Henry Furr, Ulrich Kuhn, Casper Byerly, recorded in will
book E page 59, proved March 12, 1804.
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Origin of the Byerley Name
There are several different opinions as to the source of the Byerley name. It may
be from an old Germanic word for farmer. The name could also be a variant of
Baierle, which means Bavarian. This name applied to someone who moved from Bavaria
in the eighth thru twelth century. The "le" implies little, younger, junior, such
as son of Beyrer. In modern Germany, the prevalant spelling has been Beierle and
Beyerle.
According to Col. Henry W. Schoemaker, a relative of the Byerleys via his aunt
Hannah Shoemaker (married to Daniel Byerley of Schuylkill, PA), the earlier roots
of the family name appears among the Hugenots of France in a Roman tribe named
Berlius. In an address to the Bierly family reunion at McElhatte, Pennsylvania on
August 16, 1922, he provided information about this family. In that address Col.
Schoemaker stated this:
"In A.D. 49, to be exact, when Pompey carried on his successful rebellion
against Caesar's lieutenant, Trebonius, there was a certain Roman tribune
named Berlius who was one of the provost guards of the ancient city of
Massilia, now called Marseilles, which was wrestled from Pompey's rebels.
Berlius was a Roman of the old type, sturdy and uncompromising, and it is
from him that the Bierlys of today, in France, Germany and Italy claim
descent."
"The immediate descendants acquired considerable property in the vicinity
of the Rhone Delta. As the family spread, the name took on varied
spellings. In the mountains of Northern Italy the name was Berli and
Borelli; In Switzerland, Beyerely, Baehrli, or Barly; In England and
Ireland, Byerly; In the Germanic Rhineland area, (from where most of the
Byerlys came), Beyerle, Beierle, Beyrer, Bierly, Bahrle, Bierleh and other
spellings."
Dr. Alpheus E. Byerly states that the Byerly family entered England at the time of
or shortly before the Norman Conquest in 1064. In England the name is associated
with the war-horse, Byerley-Turk. The horse was brought from Turkey to England in
1688 by Captain Robert Byerley.
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Caspar Philip Byerley was born around 1725 in
Germany. On November 7, 1752 he arrived in the New
World, America, aboard the ship "Caldeonia", in
Charleston, South Carolina. The exact area in
Germany that he migrated from is unknown. Magdalane
Stoudenmeyer, another passenger aboard the
"Caldeonia", said that she was "from one of the
towns of the Duchy of Willembergh". She petitioned
the South Carolina Council for land on the same day
as Caspar. During his lifetime, Caspar Byerley
purchased and sold several parcels of land in the
Newberry County, South Carolina area. Return number
93, captured on page 102 of the entry book for
Revolutionary Claims filed in South Carolina shows
that on December 31, 1785 Caspar Byerly filed a
claim for services in the revolutionary war.
Caspar Philip Byerley was married twice, first to a
woman named Catherine (no actual proof exists for
this marriage though records show that he was
married twice), and second to Mary Easter. In 1785
he filed a Revolutionary War Claim in South
Carolina. He died March 1804 in Newberry County,
South Carolina. His will was proven in Newberry
County in 1804 and contains references to his wife
Mary and his 9 children.
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The Information above was obtained from Teresa Barley for Genealogy Cyber Connection.
http://www.tennessee-connection.com/byerley/byerley.htm
Last Will and Testament of John Philip Casper Byerly.
Will Book E, p. 59
Teresa Barley for Genealogy Cyber Connection
http://www.tennessee-connection.com/byerley/byerley.htm
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