Joseph BYERLY II ²

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Millwright. ³⁴⁴

2. Property: Land purchase: Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, USA. ¹⁶

3. Property: Land purchase: Pleasant Valley, Rockingham County, Virginia. ¹⁶

4. Will, 16 May 1872. ¹³ Joseph BIRELY's will was proved 16 May 1872 by wife Sarah, with a bond of $40,000 in 28 Sep 1850. Jacob BYERLY was appointed exec. Witnesses I.G. BROWN, Solomon GARBER, Jonah S. ROLLER.

5. Tax List, 1787, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA. ¹³ According to the tax list of 1787 "B" Rockingham County, Virginia, Joseph is listed with 2 males above 16 and under 21. His personal property is listed as 6 horses, 2 cattle, and 5 carriages. There was a tax called a "horse tax" because horses seemed to be the chief personal property. The number of horses credited to a person, in that day, would pretty accurately indicate his farming activities. They might aptly have referred to those early farmers as "three horse farmers" or six horse farmers", depending upon the number possessed.

Joseph married Catherine LANDIS, daughter of John LANDIS and Catherine MILLER, on 8 Nov 1796 in , Rockingham, Virginia, USA ^12,344.^,345 (Catherine LANDIS was born on 27 Aug 1776,^12,346 died in 1811 ^12,346 and was buried in Byerly Family Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, USA ^344,346.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married by Rev. Benj. Irvin ³⁴⁹

Joseph next married Sarah (Sary) MEIER (MOYER), daughter of Jacob MEIER and Unknown.³⁵⁰ (Sarah (Sary) MEIER (MOYER) was born in 1787 ¹² and died in 1848 ¹².)