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Col. John Franklin Bryan 1692–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1692

Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, VA

Death Date: 31 Oct 1741

Death Location: Beards Creek, Craven, NC

Father: William Thurmond

Mother: Lady Needham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Joyner

Children(s): Arthur Bryan, William BRYAN, Sarah Bryan, Elizabeth Bryant, Anna Jenkins, Elizabeth Bryant, Alexander Bryant, Alice Bryant, Elizabeth Bryan, Joanna Bryan, Alice Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, William Bryan, Alice Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Edward Bryan, Joanna Bryan, Hardy Bryan, Joseph Bryant, Mary Bryan

Col. John Franklin Bryan was born in 1692 in Isle of Wight County, VA, the child of William Bryan Marquis Of Thurmond And Lady Alice Needham. Col. John Franklin Bryan married Elizabeth Joyner, and had children including Alexander Bryant, Alice Bryan, Alice Bryant, Anna Barbara Jenkins, Arthur Bryan, Edward Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryant, Hardy Bryan, Joanna Bryan, Joseph Bryant, Lewis Bryan, Mary Bryan, Sarah Bryan, William Bryan. Col. John Franklin Bryan passed away in 1741 in Beards Creek, Craven, NC.

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Biography

  • Col. John Franklin Bryan was born in 1692 in Isle of Wight County, VA, the child of William Bryan Marquis Of Thurmond And Lady Alice Needham.
  • Col. John Franklin Bryan married Elizabeth Joyner, and had children including Alexander Bryant, Alice Bryan, Alice Bryant, Anna Barbara Jenkins, Arthur Bryan, Edward Bryan, Elizabeth Bryan, Elizabeth Bryant, Hardy Bryan, Joanna Bryan, Joseph Bryant, Lewis Bryan, Mary Bryan, Sarah Bryan, William Bryan.
  • Col. John Franklin Bryan passed away in 1741 in Beards Creek, Craven, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Bryan's Ancestors

Self
Col. Bryan
1692–1741
Birth Place: Isle of Wight County, VA
Parents
William Bryan Marquis of Thurmond
1660–1720
Isle of Wight County, VA
Lady (Alice) Needham
1656–1739
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John (Francis) Bryan
1626–1693
Down, Clare, Ireland
Lady (Sarah Elizabeth) Brinker
1617–1685
New Kent County, VA
Sir (Charles Thomas Needham 4th Viscount of) Kilmorey
1636–1660
Shavington, Shropshire, England
Bridgett Drewry
1635–1696
Besthorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland'
1600–1667
Catherine Morgan
1594–1680
Jacob Brinker
1590–1634
Barbara Webber
1595–1683
Sir Needham
1600–1663
Lady Dutton
1596–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bryan
1549–1640
Anne Hand
1560–1635
Thomas Morgan
1534–1603
Elizabeth Bodenham
1538–1636
Christian Brunner
1574–1657
Anna Naef
1574–1654
Thomasin Anderton
1567–1597

Col. Bryan's Descendants

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Col. (John Franklin) Bryan (2 Jan 1692–31 Oct 1741) m. Elizabeth Joyner (1 Jun 1699–2 Jun 1782)
  1. 1. Arthur Bryan 1720–1761 m. Mary Smith 1728–1785
    1. 1. Martha Frame 1760–1789 m. James Howard 1752–1835
      1. 1. James (J) Howard 1774–1868 m. Sarah Ayres 1777–1851 m. Sarah Ayres 1777–1871
        1. 1. Sarah Howard 1806–1890 m. Benjamin (L) Dodd 1775–1836
        2. 2. Ellen Howard 1827–1902
        3. 3. William Howard 1810–
        4. 4. James Howard 1807–
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Howard 1801–1860
        6. 6. James (J Howard) II 1826–1908
        7. 7. George Howard 1842–
        8. 8. Mary Howard 1815–1904
        9. 9. Delilah Howard 1812–1874
        10. 10. Marie Howard 1830–1853
        11. 11. Esther Howard 1797–1870
        12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Howard 1814–1850
      2. 2. Elizabeth Douglass 1780–
      3. 3. David Douglas 1781–1861
      4. 4. Susannah Howard 1775–1833
      5. 5. James Howard 1785–
      6. 6. Thomas Howard 1789–1841
      7. 7. David Howard 1791–
      8. 8. Jane Howard 1793–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Howard 1783–1855
      10. 10. Mary Howard 1781–
      11. 11. Sarah Howard 1787–1821
      12. 12. Abel Howard 1802–
      13. 13. George Howard 1808–
      14. 14. Henry Howard 1797–
      15. 15. Margaret Howard 1795–1875
      16. 16. Andrew Howard 1800–
    2. 2. Mary (Priscilla) Bryan 1758–1830
    3. 3. Mary Bryan 1702–1765
    4. 4. John Bryan –1803
    5. 5. Priscilla Bryan 1758–1809
    6. 6. Nicholas Bryan 1741–1784
    7. 7. Arthur (Needham) Bryant 1755–1785
    8. 8. James (Smith) Bryan 1746–1784
    9. 9. Brittain Bryan 1754–
    10. 10. Catherine Bryant 1752–
    11. 11. Jesse (Bryant) Bryan 1734–1786
    12. 12. William Bryan 1750–1797
  2. 2. William BRYAN 1735–1799
  3. 3. Sarah Bryan 1718–1780
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bryant 1663–1741
  5. 5. Anna (Barbara) Jenkins 1723–1800
  6. 6. Elizabeth Bryant 1719–1775
  7. 7. Alexander Bryant 1721–1785
  8. 8. Alice Bryant 1721–1743
  9. 9. Elizabeth Bryan 1730–1817
  10. 10. Joanna Bryan 1732–1775
  11. 11. Alice Bryan 1737–1787
  12. 12. Elizabeth Bryan 1735–1788
  13. 13. William Bryan 1726–1785
  14. 14. Alice Bryan 1728–1775
  15. 15. Lewis Bryan 1721–1796
  16. 16. Lewis Bryan 1729–1800
  17. 17. Edward Bryan 1656–1739
  18. 18. Joanna Bryan 1720–1805
  19. 19. Hardy Bryan 1717–1760
  20. 20. Joseph Bryant 1716–1763
  21. 21. Mary Bryan 1724–1775

Col. Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1692
2 Jan 1692
Birth of Col. John Franklin Bryan in Isle of Wight County, VA
Isle of Wight County, VA
1741
31 Oct 1741
Age 49
Death of Col. John Franklin Bryan in Beards Creek, Craven, NC
Beards Creek, Craven, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1692
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1691; Birth city: Isle Wight Co; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Isle Wight; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1741
    Event Place: Beards Creek, Craven, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1691; Birth city: Isle Wight Co; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Isle Wight; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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