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Speers Family Genealogy Forum
  
Looking for descendents of Capt Peter Henry Speer/s or Spears and his brother Michael Christopher Spears. Henry m Regina Froman (French) and Michael m Marie Delano or De La No (French). Henry was in Va about 1730's until 1761 then setteled near what became Belle Vernon, PA. Henry Speers, Jr. settled Speers, PA about 1785 (West Bellevernon) and one of his other sons Noah Speer or Speers founded Belle Vernon in 1812 across the Monongahela River. One other son Jacob Spears was the Paris, KY person who named Bourbon Whiskey about 1783. He went to KY with his brother Solomon the "Northern" Ohio River route. Solomon was killed by Indians on the Salt River in KY. Note the spellings of these above last names - all three ways.
Michael Christopher Spears' sons George Frederick and Jacob Spears were living in VA and moved to KY the southern route through the Cumberland Gap to the Lincoln and Jassamine County area of KY.
  
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