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Henry MYERS

[1647]

17 Aug 1761 - 24 Jun 1847

Father: George MYERS

Mother: Elizabeth SINGREE

Notes

Henry Myers Henry Myers was born on August 17,1761 probably along the Gunpowder River in Maryland. Henry was commissioned a First Lieutenant on September 14,1778 and he served during the American Revolution. Henry married Sarah Stroble on March 25,1783, the daughter of Zachariah and Rebecca Stroble in York, Pennsylvania. Henry and Sarah moved to Venango County, Pennsylvania in 1806 and between 1811 and 1817 they built a Grist Mill and a combined Grist Mill and Saw Mill. In addition to being a Miller, Henry was also a surveyor. Henry and Sarah had 13 children, the ninth being a son named John born in Maryland in 1801. Henry died on June 24,1847 at Myers' Mills, Clarion County, Pennsylvania and was buried at Jefferson Furnance, Clarion County. Henry MYERS - built several of the first mills in Richland twp; b. 3 Aug 1761 in York Co., PA or MD; son of George and Elizabeth SINGREE Myers, and the grandson of Frederick MYERS (born in Saxony); Henry married, 25 March 1783, Mary Sarah STROBLE, believed to be the daughter of Zachariah and Rebecca Stroble; Henry d. 24 June 1840 and Sarah d. 29 Dec 1835; Henry and Mary Sarah moved to Richland twp., Venango Co. (area now part of Clarion Co.) in 1806 and had the following children: Nancy Ann, b. 4 June 1784, (m. John RANGE); Elizabeth, b. 3 Jan 1787, (m. __ HUTCHINSON; Mary, b. 10 Dec 1789, (m. __WILSON); George Singree, b. 13 Jan 1792, (m. Eleanor BURNS); Henrietta, b. 7 Sept 1794, (m. Thomas W. MAYS ); Mary Sarah, b. 17 Feb 1797, (m. William STROBLE and ___SAWELL); Henry, b. 14 March 1799, (m. Nancy A. BURNS); John, b. 10 April 1801; Margaret, b. 11 Feb 1803; Jacob Alman, b. 23 Nov 1804; Lovicy, b. 17 Aug 1807, (m. James or William THOMPSON); Susannah, b. 1 March 1811, (m. (1)__HAUN, (2) Thomas Hicks PRATHER, (3) Ira L. MANROSS, (4) Elijah MILLER (5) George HEWITT; James Stroble, b. 9 June 1813, a prominent lawyer in the area of Franklin until 1873, (m. Emily BUNNELL). Notes for Henry Myers: Henry Myers, father of James S., was born in Maryland in the month of August, 1761. Henry Myers served in the war for American independence, and was married on the 25th day of March, 1783, to Miss Mary Stroble, whose birth occurred December 10th, 1766. About the year 1806 Mr .Myers moved to the western part of Pennsylvania, and settled in Richland township, Venango (now a part of Clarion) county, where he engaged in the milling business, which he carried on for a number of years. He was also a civil engineer, and was employed at different times in an early dat in surveying lands in Venango and neighboring counties. His death occurred on the 24th of June, 1849. Mrs. Myers preceded her husband to the grave, dying December 29, 1835. -History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (1890). Henry Myers was a 2d lieut. in Johnsons Brigade 1772- 2d lieut. in Lingamon Batt. 1777 and a Capt. of Militia shown in "Lists of Frederick Co. Maryland June 22 1788". He was born in Maryland and resided in Md. during the Rev. War. For references see Md. Archives - Vol. 12 - page 555; also vol. 16 - p. 37 and 54. -Family records

Place probable Also seen York Co., PA

Also seen 24 Jun 1840

Family:

Wife: Mary Sarah STROBLE

Children: (not shown if possibly living)

  1.   Nancy Ann MYERS
  2.   Elizabeth MYERS
  3.   Mary MYERS
  4.  +George Singree MYERS
  5.   Henrietta MYERS
  6.   Mary Sarah MYERS
  7.   Henry MYERS
  8.  +John MYERS
  9.   Margaret MYERS
  10.   Jacob Altman MYERS
  11.   Lovicy "Lottie" "Lucy" MYERS
  12.   Susannah MYERS
  13.   James Stroble MYERS

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|--Henry MYERS 
|  (1761 - 1847)
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|_Elizabeth SINGREE __|
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