| Birth | Abt 1696 | Killyleg, Monaghan, Ireland | | | |
| Baptism | 25 Feb 1704 | Killyleagh Presbyterian Church, Killyleg, Monaghan, Ireland | | | |
| Marriage | 1729 | Ulster, Ireland - Rebecca "Aunt Becky" Brown | | | |
| Immigration | 1734 - 1735 | | | | |
| Immigration | 1735 | United States | | | |
| Military | 15 Jun 1777 | Pennsylvania | | | |
| Property | 1779 | Paid Property tax on 50 acres - Franklin Township, Adams, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 1779 | Cumberland Valley farm, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Alt name | 1790 | William Brier | | | |
| Census | 1790 | | | | |
| Burial | Oct 1795 | Browns Mill Presybertian Cemetery, Kauffman, Franklin, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Death | Oct 1795 | Hamilton Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Probate | 19 Oct 1795 | Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania | | | |
| yDNA-shared | 1884 | (Eustace Marvin McBrayer) R-S675 | | | |
| Alt name | | William McBriar Sr | | | |
| Alt name | | William "Uncle Billy" McBrear | | | |
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