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Captain Myers and Catherine Wolff (Wolever) were married in the Mohawk Valley New York about 1790. They had three children near Salina (Syracruse) NY.
It appears that Catherine married a Captain Myers in Herkimer County and had one child , David , then moved to Madison county N.Y. and had two more children, Peter & Leonard.
A. / David, the oldest child was, born about 1796 in N.Y. state and as we know moved north when he was about 21 years old with his mother, George Wernecke and their family. They first settled in Markam and later he moved to Innisfil where he bought the south half of lot 16 Con. 10 from Alexander Gunn for 200 pounds. David farmed this land . His stepbrothers were John, George, Joseph and William Warnica. It would seem that they were a close family and took care of each other. David sold his 100 acres (less the ¼ acres where the tavern was situated belonging to son Adam Myers) on June 30th 1871 to James Barclay and William Patterson. Adam Myers sold his ¼ acre to William Webb, March 31st 1875 for $1,200.00. This date is the last record of the Myers in Innisfil.
David married Sarah (last name unknown) on or about 1845. Sarah's was born about 1801 and they had three children.
/ Adam Myers born about 1837, with his father severed off ¼ acre on the north east corner of highway 11 and the 10th concession intersection. Here they built an Inn with a tavern. In the diaries of Jeremiah Graham Soules, he mentions staying at the Myers Inn and that Adam Myers was a very pleasant and sociably person. Adam married Mary Hudson b:1847 M: February 8th 1867 and they had three children. Thomas Myers born about 1868 George Myers born about 1869 and Mark Myers born about 1870 .
Elizabeth Myers born about 1846, married Henry Reynolds on March 31st 1873. .
According to the 1872-73 Gazetteer of Simcoe County the above address also shows a Uriah Myers living at the Adam Myers residence. Uriah does not show up in the 1871 census and this question may be answered later on in this newsletter.
B. / Peter Myers was the second son of Catherine Myers and was born in Madison County New York state about late 1799 and died in 1870. He is buried in the Liverpool Village Cemetery, section 9 plot 90 with his wife and son. There is a Hattie Myers buried in their plot also, who died in 1834. It is unknown at this time who she may be but speculation may make her the first child of Peter & Nancy? Peter worked as a Blacksmith in Liverpool N.Y. repair kettles for the salt industry.
Peter married Nancy Heath (b:1802 d:1893) and had four children, not counting Hattie. The oldest child was:
Franklin b: 1835 who married Elleanor Downe (of Liverpool) on Thursday March 10th 1864 by Rev. C.W. Hawley. Franklin was a farmer in Onondaga County. .
Frances, born 1837 .
Mary, born 1840 .
Uriah H. Myers born 1843, died 1881 and is buried with his parents in the Liverpool Village Cemetery.
The following article is from the Liverpool Journal, Feb. 4 1861.
"Accident at Liverpool, A young man about 18 years old, named Uriah Myers, son of Peter Myers of Liverpool, received a severe injury last evening from the kick of a horse. The horse's toe cork hit him directly over the right eye, breaking in the skull. Dr. Shipman found it necessary to perform the operation of trepanning upon young Myers and removed from the injured part sixteen pieces of bone. The young man was rendered for some time insensible by the wound but is today doing well."
It might be possible that the above accident made it difficult for Uriah to support himself fully and he was sent to live with his uncle David after his father's death in 1870. That may be why there is a Uriah Myers appearing in the 1872 Gazetteer living at the Innisfil home of David and Adam Myers? If that is the case and it was David's nephew, Uriah would have to be taken back to New York state at some point because he is buried at the Liverpool cemetery. And if Uriah moved back, did David, Adam and his family relocate also? We are still looking.
C./ Leonard Myers , 3rd son of Catherine, was born in Madison County New York about 1801. Leonard was adopted out (after his father died) to a wealthy Presbyterian. When they died, they left Leonard a wealthy man. Leonard took his money to one of the new west states and lost his money on investing in the mills and distillery when they burned down.
There is no trace of Leonard as of yet. Any help with this family would be appreciated.
Willing to share.
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