Posted by Jeremy Spiers
on 12/4/2008, 7:47 am, in reply to "JOHN SPIERS 1799 - 1889 GA. & MS"
32.128.96.154
I have already posted a couple of responses, but here is one more =:-)
I believe there is a connection, but none directly to John from Scotland. However, his uncle may very well have stayed in Virginia or New York (I find records that Archibald was married in New York with no descendants, and remarried in Scotland) In addition, there are records on JSTOR that indicate that Archibald's brother and sister may have remained in Virginia at the start of the war. Typical migration and naming patterns would suggest that the younger Spiers brother (also a John, I believe? It has been a while since I looked up the info) could have well named a second (or third?) son Archibald, and they may have migrated through the Carolina's to GA. My next move is to try to find children of the younger Spiers bro, which may take a while. I intend to use the new research center here in Knoxville TN some this summer to try to trace it.
Good Luck!
JS
--Previous Message--
: Florence Elvira Spiers Reedy 1866 -
: 1953, daughter of John P. Spiers Jr.
: 1826 -1900, dictating note to her
: daughter Florence Marie
: "Flossie" Reedy 1897 -
: 1962 while she was sick in bed ca.
: 1951-1952.
:
: Hand written note is as follows with
: my notations in parentheses.
:
: Great Grand Ma Winningham was a
: Trammel from Alabama. Her daughter
: Victoria {Winningam} married John
: Spiers {Jr.}. Great Grand Ma Spiers
: was Edwards daughter Lou from Ga.
: She married John Spiers {Sr.} and
: their son John {Spiers Jr.} married
: Victoria {Winningham}. Great,
: Great, Lord Archibald Spiers from
: Scotland had three sons. John {tls
: or etc} lll Tybee Savannah - lived
: in Ga. Her brother lived {maybe
: landed} N.Y. The oldest stayed in
: Scotland to Inherit Title. This note
: seems to indicate a connection of
: John Spiers 1799-1889 to Alexander
: Speirs of Elderslie in Scotland. If
: anyone finds a connection please
: give me a holler. Thanks, Gary
: Spiers
:
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