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Origin of Wyers Total Records: 1  Origin of Wyers, Meaning of Wyers Origin: The ancestor of the present family is said to have been of Alsace-Lorraine; and there is some reason to think that the name, Bowyers, probably of the same stock, may be of Huguenot origin. Yet this name is found also in Great Britain, where it is supposed to be a name of occupation, a 'bowyer' having been one who made bows for archery. There have been Bowyers, presumably descended from the same immigrant ancestor as the present family, in Augusta and Botetourt counties, Virginia; and the name is found, probably an offshoot from the present family, in Cass county, Indiana, to which county it will be noted that one of the present line removed; the Cass county Bowyers, however, take their Greenbrier county, Virginia, ancestry, not apparently from Peter Bowyer, though perhaps from his son, Louis. Surnames: Bowyer, Bowyers Submitted by: History of West Virginia 2/17/2012 1:44 PM Page 1 of 1

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