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Col. William Bryan 1655–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1655

Birth Location: Down, Clare, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Sep 1742

Death Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Bryan

Mother: Sarah Berryman

Spouse(s): Lady Needham

Children(s): Needham Sr

The story of Col. William Bryan began in 1655 in Down, Clare, Ireland. Col. William Bryan married Lady Alice Elsie Needham, and had children including Needham Bryan Sr Colonel Sr. Col. William Bryan passed away in 1742 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. William Bryan began in 1655 in Down, Clare, Ireland.
  • Col. William Bryan married Lady Alice Elsie Needham, and had children including Needham Bryan Sr Colonel Sr.
  • Col. William Bryan passed away in 1742 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bryan
1626–1687
Birth Location: Down, Clare, Ireland
JB
Sarah Berryman
1617–1685
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Lady Needham
1656–1729
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
LN

Children(s)

Needham Sr
1690–1770
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
NS

Col. Bryan's Ancestors

Self
Col. Bryan
1655–1742
Birth Place: Down, Clare, Ireland
Parents
John Smith Bryan
1626–1687
Down, Clare, Ireland
Sarah Berryman
1617–1685
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sir (William Smith Bryan aka "Prince" William of) Ireland
1600–1667
Clare, Ireland
Lady (Catherine Morgan, Countess of) Ormond
1594–1649
Claire, County Claire, Ireland
Jakob Zwicki
1620–1694
Mollis (GL)
Barbara (Weber Zwicki) Brungger
1621–1683
Beglingen-Mollis, Glarus, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1549–1640
Lady Ireland
1552–1635
Sir MP
1534–1603
Lady Morgan
1538–1636
Christian Brunner
1574–1657
Anna Naef
1574–1654
Othmar Mollis
1589–1629
Ursula Weber
1584–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hell"
1490–1550
Joan Bryan)
1508–1569
Sir Morgan
1508–1577
Lady Morgan
1512–1606
Sir Bodenham
1512–1579
Lady Whittington
1518–1578
Christian BRUNNER
1550–1647
Anna Hofmaennin
1552–1649
Hans Näf
1558–1634
Verena Gutt\Gut\Guth
1563–1634
Franz Weber-Hachlinger
1565–1646
Agatha Weber
1570–1629
Melchior Mueller
1550–1616
Maria Duemer
1562–1616

Col. Bryan's Descendants

1.
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Col. (William) Bryan (2 Jun 1655–23 Sep 1742) m. Lady (Alice “Elsie”) Needham (26 Nov 1656–14 Nov 1729)
  1. 1. Needham (Bryan Sr, Colonel) Sr 1690–1770 m. Anne ("Annie" Bryan) Rambeau 1695–1730
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Bryan-Bush 1709–1772 m. John (Philip Bush) (Captian) 1710–1772
      1. 1. Francis ("Franky") Bush 1750–1818 m. Elizabeth (Lucy) Davis-Bush 1750–1787
        1. 1. Amelia (Mildred "Milly" Bush) Keas 1785–1851 m. James (D) Keas 1776–1860

Col. Bryan's Timeline

3 Records

1655
2 Jun 1655
Birth of Col. William Bryan in Down, Clare, Ireland
Down, Clare, Ireland
1689
1689
Age 34
Col. William Bryan was married in of NC
of NC
1742
23 Sep 1742
Age 87
Death of Col. William Bryan in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1655
    Event Place: Down, Clare, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: of NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1742
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
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