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Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight 1600–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Claire, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jun 1667

Death Location: Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis America

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): Catherine Ormond

Children(s): John Bryan, Edward BRYAN, John (Bryant), Morgan Bryan, Margaret Bryant, Lydia Bryan, Richard Bryan, Edward Bryan, Thomas Bryan, Catherine Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Henry Bryan, James Bryan(t), William Jr, Sir Bryan

The story of Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight began in 1600 in Claire, Ireland. Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight married Catherine Morgan Countess Of Ormond, and had children including Catherine Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Edward Bryan, Henry Bryan, James Bryan T, John Smith Bryan, John Smith Bryan Bryant, Lydia Bryan, Margaret Bryant, Morgan Bryan, Richard Bryan, Sir Francis Bryan, Thomas Bryan, William Smith Bryan Jr. Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight passed away in 1667 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight began in 1600 in Claire, Ireland.
  • Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight married Catherine Morgan Countess Of Ormond, and had children including Catherine Bryan, Edmund Bryan, Edward Bryan, Henry Bryan, James Bryan T, John Smith Bryan, John Smith Bryan Bryant, Lydia Bryan, Margaret Bryant, Morgan Bryan, Richard Bryan, Sir Francis Bryan, Thomas Bryan, William Smith Bryan Jr.
  • Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight passed away in 1667 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Captain Knight's Ancestors

Self
Captain Knight
1600–1667
Birth Place: Claire, Ireland
Parents
Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America
1549–1640
Munster, Claire, Ireland
Ann Smith
1560–1635
Claire, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Francis Bryan Lord Chief Justice of) Ireland
1490–1550
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Joan (Fitzmaurice) Fitzgerald
1509–1564
Desmond Castle, Kinskale, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Maurice Roche
1479–1539
Lady MacCarthy
1495–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Knight's Descendants

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Captain (William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir) Knight (1600–1 Jun 1667) m. Catherine (Morgan, Countess of) Ormond (1604–1 Jun 1680)
  1. 1. John (Smith) Bryan 1615–1680 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Wetherall 1635–1710
    1. 1. James (W.) Bryant 1670–1731
      1. 1. Diana COPELAND-Unknown 1695–1752 m. James (COPELAND) SR 1691–1753
        1. 1. mary copeland 1737– m. Samuel Woodard 1733–1800
        2. 2. William Copeland 1730–1790
        3. 3. John Copeland 1732–1793
        4. 4. James Copeland 1734–1793
      2. 2. William Bryant 1700–1746
      3. 3. Thomas Bryant 1688–1749
      4. 4. Susanna BRYANT 1686–1744
      5. 5. James (Bryant) Jr 1692–1751
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bryant 1705–1772
      7. 7. William Bryant 1688–1749
    2. 2. Council BRYANT 1648–
    3. 3. Elizabeth BRYANT 1663–1741
    4. 4. Hardy BRYANT 1647–
    5. 5. Joseph BRYANT 1656–
    6. 6. Samuel BRYANT 1662–1734
    7. 7. Edward BRYANT 1646–
    8. 8. Edward BRYANT 1661–1738
    9. 9. John BRYANT 1634–1725
  2. 2. Edward BRYAN 1624–1685
  3. 3. John (Smith Bryan) (Bryant) 1626–1687
  4. 4. Morgan Bryan 1621–1684
  5. 5. Margaret Bryant 1631–1694
  6. 6. Lydia Bryan 1625–1700
  7. 7. Richard Bryan 1629–1655
  8. 8. Edward Bryan 1620–1713
  9. 9. Thomas Bryan 1619–1685
  10. 10. Catherine Bryan 1624–1714
  11. 11. Edmund Bryan 1627–1690
  12. 12. Henry Bryan 1623–1684
  13. 13. James Bryan(t) 1628–1680
  14. 14. William (Smith Bryan) Jr 1630–1717
  15. 15. Sir (Francis) Bryan 1630–1694

Captain Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight in Claire, Ireland
Claire, Ireland
1667
1 Jun 1667
Age 67
Death of Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland) Sir Knight in Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Claire, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1667
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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