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CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN 1734–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1734

Birth Location: Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA

Death Date: 30 May 1780

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: MORGAN (P6thGGF)

Mother: MARTHA (P6thGGM)

Spouse(s): MARY GGM)

Children(s): Daniel Sr, CAPT. (P4thGGF), William Bryan, Phebe Bryan, Hannah Bryan, John Bryan, Mary Bryan, Sarah Bryan, Abner Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan

CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN was born in 1734 in Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA, the child of Morgan Bryan P6Thggf And Martha Strode P6Thggm. CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN married Mary Boone P5Th Ggm, and had children including Abner Bryan, Capt Samuel Bryan P4Thggf, Daniel Boone Bryan Sr, Elizabeth Bryan, Hannah Bryan, John Bryan, Mary Bryan, Phebe Bryan, Sarah Bryan, William Bryan. CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN passed away in 1780 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN was born in 1734 in Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA, the child of Morgan Bryan P6Thggf And Martha Strode P6Thggm.
  • CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN married Mary Boone P5Th Ggm, and had children including Abner Bryan, Capt Samuel Bryan P4Thggf, Daniel Boone Bryan Sr, Elizabeth Bryan, Hannah Bryan, John Bryan, Mary Bryan, Phebe Bryan, Sarah Bryan, William Bryan.
  • CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN passed away in 1780 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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CAPT. BRYAN's Ancestors

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CAPT. BRYAN
1734–1780
Birth Place: Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA
Parents
MORGAN BRYAN (P6thGGF)
1671–1763
Maribo, Storstrom, Denmark
MARTHA (STRODE) (P6thGGM)
1696–1762
Denmark
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CAPT. BRYAN's Descendants

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CAPT. (WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER) BRYAN (10 Mar 1734–30 May 1780) m. MARY (BOONE (P5th) GGM) (14 Nov 1736–6 Jul 1819)
  1. 1. Daniel (Boone Bryan) Sr 1758–1845
    1. 1. Joseph (Bryan) 👤 1797–1887 m. Margaret (Mary Cartmell) Bryan 1804–1874
      1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Bryan 1836–1931 m. Mary (Morton) Gist 1840–1904
        1. 1. Volney (H.) Bryan 1880–
        2. 2. John (Irvin) Bryan 1871–1944
        3. 3. Mary (Brinker) Bryan 1863–1933
        4. 4. George (Gist) Bryan 1868–1943
        5. 5. Maltha (Gist) Bryan-Shanklin 1864–1908 m. Elliott (West) Shanklin 1862–1903
        6. 6. William (Gist) Bryan 1859–1940
        7. 7. Joseph (H Bryan) Jr 1860–1940
        8. 8. Robert (Milligan) Bryan 1870–1915
        9. 9. Margaret (Cartmell Maggie Bryan) Shelby 1862–1898
        10. 10. Dave Bryan 1874–
        11. 11. Kathleen (Morton) Bryan-Hobson 1884–1954
        12. 12. John Bryan 1860–
        13. 13. Charles Bryan 1863–
        14. 14. Anna Bryan 1864–
        15. 15. Ida Bryan 1868–
        16. 16. William (D) Bryan 1859–
      2. 2. Mary (C. Bryan) 👤 1863–
      3. 3. Theodore Bryan 1855–
      4. 4. Elijah (Cartmell Bryan) 👤 1823–1890
  2. 2. CAPT. (SAMUEL BRYAN) (P4thGGF) 1756–1837 m. Mary Hunt 1759–1842
    1. 1. Luke Bryan 1784–1857
  3. 3. William Bryan 1760–1780
  4. 4. Phebe Bryan 1763–1785
  5. 5. Hannah Bryan 1765–1808
  6. 6. John Bryan 1768–1779
  7. 7. Mary Bryan 1777–1856
  8. 8. Sarah Bryan 1770–1829
  9. 9. Abner Bryan 1772–1780
  10. 10. Elizabeth Bryan 1774–1820

CAPT. BRYAN's Timeline

2 Records

1734
10 Mar 1734
Birth of CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN in Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA
Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA
1780
30 May 1780
Age 46
Death of CAPT. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BRYAN in Bryan Station, Fayette Co., Kentucky, USA
Bryan Station, Fayette Co., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1734
    Event Place: Lick Run Plantation, Opequon Creek, Virginia Colony(now Martinsburg, Berkley Co., WV) USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1780
    Event Place: Bryan Station, Fayette Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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