The following is taken entirely from the books
1)Byron,Mark B.,III "Henry Byrom of Virginia"
2)Byron,Mark B.,III "The Byron Chronicle"
3)Keller,Velma B. "The Sons of
Isaac: A Genealogy of
the Byrums of North Carolina
and Indiana""
John Byrom
John Byrom—elder brother of Henry and Peter, came to Virginia about 1693. There is no record of his marriage or of any children. He remained in Essex County, Virginia, until his death in 1716.
Henry and Peter Byrom were
the first Gunsmiths of record in the American Colonies. In his first book,
Mark says that the grandfather of Peter and Henry was the younger brother
of a Knight. Henry and Peter were Gunsmiths in Lancashire, England before
they came to America. Their father was probably an armorer to a close relative.
In his Indenture Henry is listed as a Gunsmith and was indentured to serve
as a gunsmith for a term of four years, for which he received fifty acres
of land.
Peter Byrom died in 1719 in Essex County, Virginia, leaving
his widow, Mary, and five daughters: Eleanor, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, and
Frances. Frances married a Meador and had a son named Byrom. Thomas Meador's
Essex County will of July 31, 1758 says: "I give to my son Ruben Meador
my old hunting gun made by Peter Byrom".
"This Indenture made the first day of February in the
eight year of raigne of our most gracious Soveraigne Lord William the Third
by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King Defender
of ye faith etc: Anno Dom. 1696 between Henry Byrome
of Parr in the County of Lancaster and Kingdome of England Gunsmith
and Peter Byrome brother and Servant to the Sd Henry of the one part &
Alderman Thomas Tyrer of Liverpool in the Said County of LancS merchant
of the other part witnesseth that ye Sd Henry Byrome
and Peter Byrome have put themselves Covenant Servants to & with the
Said have put themselves Covenant Servants to & with the Said Thomas
Tyrer to serve him or his assignes for & dureing the term of four years
next after they shall be arrived in Maryland or Virginia and the Sd Thomas
Tyrer doth hereby Covenant & agree to & with the Sd Henry Byrome
& Peter Byrome that the Said Thomas Tyrer shall and will pay for their
passages and provide them with sufficient meate drink apparrell washing
and Lodging and also with all sort & manner of Tools necessary for
the Said Trade of a Gunsmith dureing their service and at the expiracion
thereof the said working tools to be their own use and as their own Goods
and shall allow them fifty acres of Land and all other benefits and advantages
allowed by the said place where they shall arrive att according to the
Customs of the Countrey in witness whereof the said Thomas Tyrer to these
present Indentures his hand & Seale have put ye day & year first
above written."
Thomas Tyrer (seal)
Sealed & delivered on
Six penny stamp paper
in the presence of
Truely recorded according to an order of Essex County Court dated ye 10th
day of
John Thomas
Jany. Anno Do. 1697
Tho Roe
Jon. Plumbe
Test: Francis Merriwether Cl. Crt.
HENRY BYROM(Married Frances Mills)
Henry settled in Essex County, Virginia on the fifty acres
of land he received under Indenture contract. When Robert Mills (his father-in-law)
died in 1709, he left: "To Henry Byrom the marsh in front of the land I
formerly gave him". The earlier gift in 1702 was about 100 acres. Henry
also bought 140 acres of land from Francis Goldman, June 11, 1706, and
received 40 acres from his brother-in-law, John Mills, December 3, 1711.
So Henry owned 330 acres, plus those in the "marsh". ,
The Rappahannock River divides Essex and Richmond Counties
and Essex County is on the south bank. Henry Byrom's land was on Mount's
• Landing Creek in Essex County, about two miles from the Rappahannock
River. The creek flows into the Rappahannock two miles above the town of
Tappahannock. It can be reached by car on U.S. Highway #17 from Fredericksburg
to Tappahannock and is situated on the west side of Mount's Landing Creek
about one-quarter mile above the highway bridge over this creek. The bridge
over Mount's Landing Creek is about four miles north of Tappahannock. Mount's
Landing is near State Road 627 between Beasley and Tappahannock.
(See John Speed's Map of the Virginia Colony in 1635,
marked to show where the Byrom brothers settled on the Rappahannock River
in Essex County, Virginia)
Bryant Byrom and Christian Stallings
(Son of Henry Byrom and Frances Mills)
Bryant and his brother, Peter, were raised by their brother,
James in Essex Co., Va. (see guardianship agreement). Their sisters, Mary
and Frances, were raised by Jonathan Haile and _______ .
Bryant Byrom (son of Henry and
Frances M.)
B. c 1708, Essex
Co., Va.
D.
1772, Chowan Co., N. C.
Mar. Christian Stallings
c 1736 in Va. or N. C.
B. c 1715
D. After 1772, Chowan
Co., N. C.
Children:
1. James B.
1737
2. Jonas
B. 1739
3. Isaac
B. 1740
4. Joel
B. 1743
5. Rachel B. 1756
Mar. Shadrack Ward in 1790.
6. Phebe B.
1757
No further record.
Bryant followed his oldest brother, John, to North Carolina
where he deeded Chowan Co. land to Sm. Cockrill in 1742. He was a private
in the N. C. Militia in Capt. James Farlee's Company in 1756. Bryant and
Christian became Quakers in 1756 (see Quaker Records). See Bryant's will
of 1772.
The Piney Woods MM (Quaker) in Perquimans County, North
Carolina, have the following entries in their records:
1 Sept. 1756: , Bryant and Christian Byram requested
to come underr. care of meeting and were left for trial.
1 Nov. 1758: Bryant and Christian Byram received
in Membership.
Following the above entries, their descendants appear
in the Quaker records for many generations. The Friends Historical Library
of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania has records of the Byrum
family in North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana—starting with Bryant and Christian
in 1756 and ending with the marriage of my father's sister, Martha Birum,
who married Jacob Miller on December 19, 1878. (William Wade Hinshaw's
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN- QUAKER GENEALOGY)
The Old Quaker Meeting House that Bryant and Christian
attended was still in use in 1892 when Drusilla Byrum visited it. See description
of it further on taken from "DRUSILLA'S DIARY".
After Henry Byrom died, Bryant and Peter were raised
by Henry's cousin, James Byrom in Essex County, Virginia. (See Bond for
Guardian-ship) Their sisters, Mary and Frances were raised by Jonathan
Haile and wife. After Bryant was grown, he followed his elder brother John
to North Carolina, where he deeded Chowan County land to Samuel Cockroll
in 1743.
Note: When Bryant Byrom made out
his Will in 1772, he had changed his name to "BRIAND BIRUM". The
spelling "BIRUM" was used for several generations of Bryant's descendants,
but gradually the name changed to "BYRUM". Mark Byron's grandfather, Mark
Bennett Byrum, Sr., changed his name from "BYRUM" to BYRON. His de-scendants
have continued the spelling of "BYRON".
Christian is mentioned in the Quaker records of Piney Woods MM, Per-quimans County, North Carolina under date of April 5, 1786. Later, she is mentioned in the will of her son, James, dated 1793, and in will of grandson Gideon in 1796.
BOND FOR GUARDIANSHIP
1725 James Byrom Virginia, Essex County
Know all men by these presents that we James Byrom, John
McKenny & John Gatwood are held & firmly bound unto John Lomax,
Gent. of ye County of Essex his heirs Exrs. and Admrs. for and in behalf
of ye Court of ye aforesaid County of Essex in the sum of One Hundred pounds
Sterl. to ye true payment whereof we bind ourselves our heirs Exrs. and
Admrs. jointly & severally firmly by these presents. Witness our hands
& seals this 18th day of May 1725.
The condition of the above obligation is such Yt. if
ye above bound James Byrom guardian of Peter Byrom
& Bryant Byrom his heirs Exrs. & Admrs. do and shall well
and truly pay or cause to be paid unto ye said orphans all such estate
& estates as now is or hereafter shall come to ye hands of ye said
James Byrom as soon as ye said orphans shall attaine to lawfull age or
when thereunto required by ye Justices of Peace for Essex County Court
as also to save and keep harmless ye said Justices their heirs & successors
from all trouble & damage that shall or may arise about ye said estate
then this obligation to be void else to be in full force & virtue.
Signed Seai'd & delivered in presence of us
W. Beverley
Will of Bryant Byrom 1772
In the name of God Amen
to all people to whom these presents shall come I Briand
Birum of the county of Chowan and province of North Carolina planter
Send Greeting. Know ye that I being very weak of body but of perfect mind
and memory and Good Judgment thanks be to God for the same do make and
ordain this my last Will and testament in manner and form following. In
the first place it is my will and mind that all my Just debts and burial
Expences be paid by my Executor hereafter named. I give and bequeath unto
my son James Birum unto him his heirs forever that land and plantation
that he now liveth on beginning at a white oak standing on the Bever Dam
Swamp and running a north course or hereabouts to a marked pine and joining
Josiah Copelands land and on Charles Copelands land and on Judah Woods
land and thereunto the swamp and then down the Swamp to the first station
being by Estimation one hundred acres be the same more or less which I
give unto him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto my son Jonas
Birum Eighty acres of land whereon he now liveth which I give unto him
and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Christian
Birum the Use and Benefit of one third part of the land and plan-tation
whereon I now live during her life or Widowhood. I give and bequeath unto
my two sons Isaac and Joel Birum all the Land and plantation whereon I
now liveth to be equally divided among them which I give unto them and
their heirs forever after my wifes decease. I give and bequeath all the
remainder part of my estate to be equally divided amongst my wife and four
children namely Rachel Isaac Joel Febe Birum which I give unto them and
their heirs forever after paying all my Just debts and funeral Expences
and unto my said wife Christian and my friend Jacob Jordan whom I make
and ordain whole and sole Executrix and Executor of this my last will and
testament. I do hereby disallow all and every other former testaments wills
Legacies bequeaths and Executors by me in any ways before this time made,
willed or bequeathed.
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st. November
1772. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Willis
Griffin, Jurat.
Seuzanah
Copeland
Briand Birum (Seal)
Charles
Copeland
James Byrum (son of Bryant and Christian S.)
James Byrum
B. c 1737
D. 1793, Chowan Co., N. C.
Mar. Sarah Ward c 1759, Chowan Co. , N. C.
B. c 1740
D. After 1793
1. Isaac B.
c 1760
2. Gideon B. c 1763
Never mar.
3. Christian B. c 1767
Mar. Miles Stallings in 1792, son of Elias
4. James Jr. B. c 1770
and Rachel Stallings.
5. Absolom B. c 1771
No further record.
James Sr. witnessed will of John Wood in 1767. Jonathan
Ward's will of 1771 mentions Sarah Byrum. See James' will of 1793.
James Byrum (son of Bryant and Christian S.)
JAMES BYRUM—b. 1740, d. 1793, Chowan
County, North Carolina; Sarah Ward, b. 1740, died after 1793; married about
1765 and had five children.
1. Isaac Byrum, b. 1767, d. 1815, married Mary Jordan
and Peninah Ward (See further).
2. Christian Byrum, b. 1770, married May 4, 1792 to Miles
Stallings, son of Elias and Rachel Stallings.
3. Gideon Byrum, b. 1773, d. 1796. His will dated 1796
in Chowan County, North Carolina mentions Christian
Stallings (his grandmother) and his brothers: Isaac, James, and
Absalom. He died age 23, so it seems he was not married.
4. James Byrum, Jr., b.
1777, died after 1827, married Rachel Boyce (See further).
5. Absalom Byrum, b. 1780. (Nothing further is known
about him.)
Descendants of James Byrum, Jr.
Son of James and Sarah
JAMES BYRUM, JR., b. 1777,
died after 1827. Rachel Boyce (Daughter of Joseph and Hepsebeth Boyce.)
Married: July 1, 1800—seven children.
1. Emily (Polly), b. 1801, married Thomas Hendricks November
6, 1820.
2. Rachel, b. 1803, married Simeon Griffin, April 4,
1826.
3. Jesse B., b. 1805, married Martha Topping. (See further.)
4. Gideon, b. 1807, married Rachel Hobbs. (See further.)
5. Elizabeth, b. 1809, married James Asbill, May 5, 1834.
6. James I., b. 1814, married Elizabeth Forehand. (See
further.)
7. Joseph J., b. 1816, married
Elizabeth Privott. (See further.)
Descendants of James Byrum, Jr.
Son of James and Sarah
James Byrum, Jr. (son of James
and Sarah W.)
B. 1770, Chowan Co., N. C.
D. After 1827 Mar. Rachel Boyce 1 July 1800, Chowan Co. ,
N. C.
Dau. of Joseph and Hepsibeth Boyce.
Children:
1. Joseph J.
Mar.Eliz. Privet, 1842.
2. Gideon B. 1805 Mar.Rachel
Hobbs, 1825.
3. James I.
Mar.Eliz. Forehand, 1839.
4. Jesse (B?)
Mar.Martha Topping, 1837.
5. Polly (Emily)
Mar.Thos. Hendrick, 1820.
6. Rachel
Mar.Simeon Griffin, 1826.
7. Elizabeth
Mar.James Asbill, 1834.
James Byrum witnessed his Uncle Isaac's will in 1815and
his brother Isaac'swill in 1827; James Evans' will of 1818 and Eliz.Evans'
will of 1822.
JOSEPH J. BYRUM—Born 1816
Fourth Family of James Jr. and Rachel Boyce
Joseph J. Byrum Mar.Eliz.
Privet, 1842.
Children:
1.Geo*. Fleetwood
2.Thos. Daniel
3.Virginia
4.Annie
5.Joseph Rueben
B. 1 June 1845
Mar. Ellen E. Evans in 1867. B. 11 Mar. 1851 Dau. of David P. Evans
a. David K.
B. 8 Nov. 1868 D. 8 July 1881
b. Geo. Preston
B. 16 Dec. 1870 Mar. Pearl Morgan.
c. Nannie B.
B. 3 Nov. 1872 Mar. Robt. N. Privett
Children: Clyde, Mae bell,Geo., Eloise, Ellen
d. Deborah C.
B. 19 Feb. 1875 Mar. Robt. W. Leary
Children: Clarence,Anniebell, Weston, Stillman,Bessie, Kate and Mary
e. Arraminta V.
B. 29 Aug. 1880 Mar. R. 0. Furry of Va.
Children: Marvin,Elizabeth,Wm.,Ellen,Preston
f. Mary E.
B. 13 Sept. 1882 Mar. Riddick Chappell
g. Maggie E.
B. 17 Dec. 1885 Mar. Henry C. Goodwin
Children: Caleb, Wallace, Marguerite, Earl,Carol C., David K., Mary
h. Cora Elmo
B. 2 Mar. 1887 Mar. Thos. R. Winslow
Children: Ruth, Russell, Eldon, Betty Ann
i. Carrol Joseph
B. 5 Oct. 1889 Mar. Columbia Wright ,
Children: Hiller, Carrol Jr. , Marguerite W., Paul
j. Thos. Campbell B. 29 May 1892 in Edenton
Mar. Lillian Forehand 26 Nov. 1919
Children: Virginia C. (B. 17 Dec. 1920);
Thos. C. (B. 22 Aug. 1922);
Geo. A. (B. 11 Sept. 1925);
*
My Mother*
Lillian F. (B. 24 Dec. 1927) * My Mother*
JOSEPH J. BYRUM—Born 1816
Fourth Family of James Jr. and Rachel Boyce
JOSEPH J. BYRUM, b. 1816, died after
1850. Married a widow with three children: Elizabeth Miller Privott,
b. 1809. Married: January 8, 1842, five children. (Elizabeth had the following
children by her first marriage: John Privott, b. 1833, Elizabeth Privott,
b. 1835, and Sarah Privott, b. 1838)
1. George Fleetwood Byrum, b. 1842, married Sally Garrett.
2. Joseph Reuben Byrum, b. June
1, 1844, d. October 27, 1910. Married Ellen E. Evans, December 19,
1867. Ellen was born March 11, 1851. She was the daughter of David P. Evans.
Joseph and Ellen had nine children:
A. David K. Byrum, b. November
8, 1868, d. July 8, 1881.
B. George Preston Byrum, b.
December 16, 1870, married Pearl Morgan, no children.
C. Nannie B. Byrum, b. November
3, 1872, d. 1964, married Robert N.
Privott.
Children: Clyde, Maebell, George, Eloise, and Ellen.
D. Deboran C. Byrum, b. February
19, 1875, married Robert W. Leary. Children: Clarence,
Anniebell,
Weston, Stillman, Bessie, Kate and Mary.
E. Arraminta V. Byrum, b. August
29, 1880, married R. 0. Furry of
Virginia
and had two daughters, names unknown.
F. Mary E. Byrum, b. September
13, 1882, married Riddick Chappell.
Children:
Marvin, Elizabeth, William, Ellen and Preston.
G. Maggie E. Byrum, b. December
17, 1865, married Henry C. Goodwin. Children: Caleb,
Wallace,
Marguerite, Earl, Carol C., David K., and Mary.
H. Cora Eimo Byrum, b. March
2, 1887, married Thomas R. Winslow.
Children:
Ruth, Russell, Elden, and Betty Ann.
I. Carrol Joseph Byrum,
b. October 5, 1889, married Columbia Wright.
Children: Hiller,Carrol Jr., Marguerite W., and Paul.
J.
Thomas Campbell Byrum, b. May 29, 1892, married Lillian Forehand on
November 26,1919.
Four children:
a. Virginia C. Byrum, b. December 17, 1920.
b. Thomas C. Byrum, b. August 22, 1922.
c. George A. Byrum, b. September 11, 1925.
*My Mother* d. Lillian F. Byrum,
b. December 24, 1927. *My Mother*