Individual Details
William Bryan
(Abt 31 Oct 1724 - 28 Nov 1781)
William Bryan, son of Needham Bryan Sr., married in 1744, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John Smith and Elizabeth Whitfield (N.C. Hist. and Gen. Reg., I, 4, p.577.) Their children were 1. William Bryan Jr. was born in 1747 and died in 1800. He married in 1788 Elizabeth Gray, daughter of William Gray and Frances Lee of Bertie County. 2. Hardy Bryan 3. Elizabeth Bryan 4. Susannah Bryan 5. Arthur Bryan 6. Blake Bryan 7. Esther Bryan 8. John Bryan 9. Lewis Bryan married Nancy Hinton, daughter of Major John Hinton, of Wake County, North Carolina. ---- Hugh B. Johnston, Jr. Wilson, North Carolina."
Farmer
William Bryan was a delegate to the Hillsboro Convention, 27-Aug-1775; He represented Johnston County in the Provincial Congress, which met at Halifax, N. C., April 1776 and was commissioned a Lt. Colonel in the Continental Army.
Two William Bryans are listed as revolutionary War pensioner from N. C. The
pension numbers are: S8089 & S6699. I do not know if one of these is this William. The Town of Smithfield is located on what was William Bryans Farm.
Farmer
William Bryan was a delegate to the Hillsboro Convention, 27-Aug-1775; He represented Johnston County in the Provincial Congress, which met at Halifax, N. C., April 1776 and was commissioned a Lt. Colonel in the Continental Army.
Two William Bryans are listed as revolutionary War pensioner from N. C. The
pension numbers are: S8089 & S6699. I do not know if one of these is this William. The Town of Smithfield is located on what was William Bryans Farm.
Events
Birth | Abt 31 Oct 1724 | ||||
Marriage | Abt 1744 | Johnston, North Carolina, British America - Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith | |||
Death | 28 Nov 1781 | Johnston, North Carolina, United States |
Families
Spouse | Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith ( - ) |
Child | Lewis Bryan (1745 - ) |
Child | William Bryan Jr. (1747 - 1800) |
Child | Arthur Bryan (1749 - ) |
Child | Elizabeth Bryan (1751 - ) |
Child | Hardy Bryan (1753 - ) |
Child | Blake Bryan (1757 - ) |
Child | Esther Bryan (1760 - 1800) |
Child | Susanna Bryan (1763 - 1820) |
Child | John Bryan (1765 - ) |
Child | Mary "Polly" Bryan (1767 - ) |
Father | Needham Bryan (1690 - 1770) |
Mother | Anne Rambeau (1695 - 1730) |
Sibling | Bryan ( - ) |
Sibling | Bryan ( - ) |
Sibling | Rachel Bryan (1723 - 1780) |
Sibling | Col Needham Bryan Sr (1726 - 1784) |
Endnotes
1. Bette & Bill's Homepage Ancestors of Bette Calicut & William Spaargaren, Bette and Bill (Calicut) Spaargaren online [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bandb/index.htm], accessed Feb 2007.