Philip Byerly North Carolina 1800 Will

Question

Hello- I was searching through Randolph County, North Carolina wills for my Rhodes family... I stumbled upon a will for a man named Philip Byerly that named his seven daughters and four sons. So, based upon the name and wife's name of Molly and the ages of the two known children, I have found him in the wikitree. So, I added the names of the children... But several of them were married and he was a grandfather and his age couldn't be so young, so I went to familysearch and found a tree with a better estimated date of birth. Problem is, that now the children's ages are likely to be off and it does appear that there are several duplicates in this family. Also, it seems that Philip Byerly was a patriot in the American Revolutionary War. So, I am working on figuring out what can be merged. Are there any descendants of this lineage out there who might know any correct information? (I got excited about Byerly because MY Byerly lineage is a dead end...)

Answer 1

I am a direct descendant of Phillip Byerly through his son John Byerly.  I have tried to get Phillip Byerly accepted in the DAR as a new patriot, but was rejected due to lack of concrete information (date of birth, date of death, where buried, was this the same Phillip in Rowan County as in Randolph County NC, etc., etc.)  So I am looking for more information as well. I have not figured out how to attach the rejection letter here.

Comments

I am so glad that an actual Byerly family member who is interested in the family has replied. The will should provide an estimated date of death and names 11 children. Has your 2 years passed yet for the DAR AIR? Maybe you can still get him approved as a new patriot. I found service for him and possibly also for his son, Frederick Byerly.

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I have had Phillip Byerly's will, his land records, his military voucher, and all listed on here, but the DAR is not satisfied with that. Personally I think if you can prove military service he should be admitted.  My two years just started last month.

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I had a very tough time getting my John Wells approved for DAR service. Finally, I hired a professional genealogist there in North Carolina. Her name is Victoria Young. I highly recommend her. Here is a link to her website: https://www.ncgenealogy.net/  She took each tax list and muster list and land record and cross-referenced them using his 4 brothers and was able to prove it to the DAR's very stringent standards. I don't think that I could have done it myself. In my opinion, it might be worth having her take a look at it.

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That is what I've been thinking that I would have to do and I appreciate the recommendation of Victoria Young.  I'll probably be getting in contact with her.  Thank you so much!

Answer 2

That's one reason you don't add children without sufficient sources without discussing it privately with the profile manager.  There is an icon of an envelope in the middle of the  page (in the colored area) where you can send a message.  I don't work with Southern records, so I'm no help.  But I do suggest you discuss with the profile manager.

Comments

Question:  How and why did he go from birth in Pennsylvania to S. Carolina?  Was the DOD already on the profile?  Could it be another Philip Byerly?  of the York County Byerlys?

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According to a good family search tree, it appears that the family initially settled in Somerset County, Pennsylvania before moving to North Carolina. Since Somerset County wasn't a county until 1795, he could possibly be connected to York County. If you meant York County, Pennsylvania, And, he did not go to South Carolina. Randolph County, North Carolina is where I found the will. I was just trying to help out. Thanks for belittling me and making me feel bad when I was just asking for some help. Next time, I won't waste my time.

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Phillip Byerly never went to South Carolina, but to North Carolina.