Notes for John (Daniel?) MYERS
About 1745 Daniel and Sarah Meyers came from Germany into the Port of Charleston with two little sons, George and Daniel.
Source - Happy Heritage page 103.
AFN: 1NTS-74B says Daniel, not John.
The Annals and Parish Register of St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish.
Register of Deaths and Burials
Myers, John, buried Oct. 5, 1849, age 42, Charleston.
Parish of Prince Frederick Winyaw register book p. 52 - MYARS [Myers], John, and Ann BRUCE Married May 15th 1741 by John FORDYCE.
Who is this? -
Parish of Prince Frederick Winyaw register book - married by John FORDYCE p. 51
MYERS Matthias and Mary ABNER January 24th 1736.
Also, who is George MAYERS - PLAT FOR 250 ACRES OF LAND IN CRAVEN COUNTY/QUEENSBOROUGH
TOWNSHIP/PEE DEE RIVER, Date: 1735/04/30, Series Number: S213184 Volume: 0002 Page: 00460 Item: 01?
Maier, Meyer, Meier , and Myer : were the principal officers in charge of large and important households in Germany, and often, an -s- was added as in Meyers and Myers . Later the term came to designate a sustantial farmer.
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Three Rivers Historical Society,
Old Darlington District Genealogy Chapter,
Berkeley County Historical Society,
Huguenot Settlers in North America,
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