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Captain Lewis Bryan Sr 1745–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1745

Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, NC, USA

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Johnston Co

Father: ELIZABETH SMITH

Mother: William Gen

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lewis Jr, Philemon Bryan, Larry BRYAN

In 1745, Captain Lewis Bryan Sr entered the world in New Bern, Craven, NC, USA, born to Elizabeth Smith And William Benjamin Bryant Bryan I Lt Col Col Brig Gen. Captain Lewis Bryan Sr had children including Larry Lawry Bryan, Lewis Hinton Bryan Jr, Philemon Leigh Bryan. Captain Lewis Bryan Sr passed away in 1782 in Johnston Co.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Captain Lewis Bryan Sr entered the world in New Bern, Craven, NC, USA, born to Elizabeth Smith And William Benjamin Bryant Bryan I Lt Col Col Brig Gen.
  • Captain Lewis Bryan Sr had children including Larry Lawry Bryan, Lewis Hinton Bryan Jr, Philemon Leigh Bryan.
  • Captain Lewis Bryan Sr passed away in 1782 in Johnston Co.

Immediate Family

Parents

ELIZABETH SMITH
1729–1792
Birth Location: Smithfield, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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William Gen
1724–1780
Birth Location: Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston-Woodville, Bertie County, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Jr
1789–1851
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
LJ
Philemon Bryan
1779–1858
Birth Location: –
PB
Larry BRYAN
1778–1833
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
LB

Captain Sr's Ancestors

Self
Captain Sr
1745–1782
Birth Place: New Bern, Craven, NC, USA
Parents
ELIZABETH SMITH
1729–1792
Smithfield, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
William (Benjamin Bryant\Bryan I, Lt Col, Col, Brig) Gen
1724–1780
Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston-Woodville, Bertie County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Grandparents
Colonel (John Smith III (States Senator & Revolutionary War) Solider)
1684–1777
Shooters Hill, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Whitfield) 7ggm
1687–1765
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
William Bryant
1684–1762
Isle of Wright, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Braswell
1690–1743
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Col
1663–1698
Priscilla Lawrence
1660–1739
James Reverend
1656–1731
Elizabeth Lefevre
1660–1731
William Braswell
1676–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maj. SMITH
1624–1698

Captain Sr's Descendants

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Captain (Lewis Bryan) Sr (24 November 1745–1782)
  1. 1. Lewis (Hinton BRYAN) Jr 1789–1851 m. Judith ("Judy") Peek 1786–1882
    1. 1. Julina Bryan 1816–1857 m. Job ((Jobe)) West 1812–1876
      1. 1. Zachariah West 1841–1906 m. Mary (Ann) Youd 1852–1918
        1. 1. James (Albert) West 1883–1951 m. Eliza (Ann) West 1889–1964
        2. 2. Annie (Myrtle) Edwards 1888–1958
        3. 3. Edward (Lee) West 1893–1978
        4. 4. George (Washington) West 1873–1880
        5. 5. Alice (Pauline) West 1877–1878
        6. 6. Juliana (Jane) West 1871–1880
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Stoker 1869–1941
        8. 8. Zachariah (T.) West 1875–1880
        9. 9. Arthur (Wesley) West 1886–1962
        10. 10. John (William) West 1879–1951
        11. 11. Joseph (David) West 1881–1956
        12. 12. Lewis (Branson) West 1891–1981
      2. 2. Benjamin (Ryker) West 1865–1950 m. Etta (Jane) Armstrong 1874–1945
        1. 1. Archie (B.) West. 1906–1990 m. Emma (Lucille Walker) West 1909–1976
    2. 2. Mary ("Polly" Louarta) BRYAN(Bailey) 1810–1901
    3. 3. George ("G. W." Washington) BRYANt 1825–1921
    4. 4. Luarta BRYAN 1809–
    5. 5. Daughter BRYANt 1822–1822
    6. 6. Laura BRYANt 1821–
    7. 7. Judith (E) BRYAN 1831–1917
    8. 8. Minerva (Jane) BRYAN 1833–1917
    9. 9. William BRYAN 1811–1898
    10. 10. Malinda BRYANt 1812–1892
    11. 11. Zachariah BRYANt 1814–1892
    12. 12. Larry (Loury) BRYAN 1819–1899
    13. 13. Lewis (Marion II) BRYAN 1823–1864
    14. 14. Juliana BRYANt 1809–
    15. 15. John (Jackson) Bryan 1818–1894
      1. 1. Lewis (Abraham) BRYAN 1848–1922
        1. 1. Julia (J.) Harmon 1878–1963
  2. 2. Philemon (Leigh) Bryan 1779–1858
    1. 1. Nancy Bryan 1825–
      1. 1. Artimesah (D) Ellis 1847–
        1. 1. Charles (Damascus Knowles m.) 1879 1867–1912
      2. 2. Artimesah (D) Ellis 1847–
    2. 2. David (R Bryan) Capt 1799–1857
      1. 1. Elias (Owen Bryan) 2GG 1826–1880
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bryan 1852–1885
  3. 3. Larry ((Lawry)) BRYAN 1778–1833
    1. 1. Hardy Bryant 1813–
      1. 1. Mary Bryant 1845–
        1. 1. William (Hardy , Sr) Moore 1876–1951

Captain Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1745
24 November 1745
Birth of Captain Lewis Bryan Sr in New Bern, Craven, NC, USA
New Bern, Craven, NC, USA
1782
1782
Age 37
Death of Captain Lewis Bryan Sr in Johnston Co
Johnston Co

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1745
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven, NC, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Johnston Co
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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