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 1823 - 1904 (81 years)
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| Name |
Amanda Jane Byars |
| Birth |
25 Mar 1823 |
Brook Hall, Washington County, Virginia  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
6 Jul 1904 |
Washington County, Virginia [2] |
| Burial |
Glade Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia [4] |
| Person ID |
I13423 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Oct 2015 |
| Father |
William M. Byars, b. 18 Nov 1776, Commonwealth of Virginia d. 14 Feb 1866, Washington County, Virginia (Age 89 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Beattie, b. 26 Dec 1784, (Virginia) d. 26 Nov 1835, Washington County, Virginia (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Feb 1807 |
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia [5, 6] |
| Photos |
 | Colonel Byar's Plantation Home
Brook Hall, near Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia
Photo taken circa 1937 |
 | Colonel Byar's Plantation Home Brook Hall, near Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia
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| Family ID |
F4878 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
John Henry Ernest, b. 7 May 1825 d. 3 Mar 1868, Washington County, Virginia (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Nov 1849 |
Washington County, Virginia [1, 3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Cloyd Ernest, b. 7 Jan 1851, Brook Hall, Washington County, Virginia d. 9 Jul 1937 (Age 86 years) |
| | 2. William Byars Ernest, b. 29 Apr 1853, Brook Hall, Washington County, Virginia d. 15 Jul 1917 (Age 64 years) |
| | 3. James Henry Ernest, b. 9 Feb 1855, Brook Hall, Washington County, Virginia d. 2 Mar 1926 (Age 71 years) |
| | 4. Elizabeth Ernest, b. Abt 1858, Brook Hall, Washington County, Virginia |
| | 5. Lucy Lee Ernest, b. 11 Oct 1862, Brook Hall, Washington County, Virginia d. 29 Apr 1887, Washington County, Virginia (Age 24 years) |
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| Family ID |
F4880 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Following their marriage the young couple lived with Amanda's father at Brook Hall. It was a spacious home with plenty of room for Amanda and John's growing family. Family tradition holds that Col. Byars promised Brook Hall to Amanda at the time of her marriage to John.
William Byars died in February, 1866. His will formally left Brook Hall and much of the surrounding land to Amanda, as well as 10 slaves, farm animals and various other household items. He also left her an 8 day clock "now at the college" [no doubt Emory and Henry]. William also provided for Amanda's children.
Two years later, in March 1868 John was crushed to death by a falling log on the Brook Hall property. His death left Amanda a 45 year old widow with five children and a large farm to run.
Amanda remained at Brook Hall and ran it with the assistance of several hired laborers. In 1870 she was enumerated with all 5 of her children. The farm was valued that year at $34,000. Her eldest two children married in the late 1870s. In 1880 the household included Amanda (54), son James (24), daughter Betty (20) and daughter Lucy (16). [3]
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