Myer Myers was one of twelve children born to Mosesand Eliza Judah Myers, preceded by olderbrothers John and Samuel.Like his brothers, Myer worked for the family firm, and spent severalyears traveling the world representing the Myers company. In 1816 hewent to Jamaica, from which he sailed to New York, and then on toEngland and Europe, where he spent five years. One of his tasksduring this trip was to discover the fate of a tobacco shipment sentto Norway for which they had never been paid. When he did eventuallytrack it down, he kept the $5,000 dollars recovered as compensationand would use this to go into business for himself. He also dedicatedmuch of his time in Europe to an ultimately unsuccessful plan toestablish a trade route between Bremen, Santo Domingo and Norfolk.

When he returned tothe United States, Myer settled in Richmond. There he married JudithMarx, daughter of Joseph and RicheaMyers Marx, whose older sister Louisa had married Myer’solder brother Samuel. The couple never had any children. Myer servedas president of the Bank of Virginia and consul to Great Britain.