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Francis Bryan 1549 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1549

Birth Location: Munster, Claire, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jun 1640

Death Location: County Clair, Ireland

Father: Sir Bryan

Mother: Joan Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Ann Smith

Children(s): Edward Bryan, Francis Bryan, Richard Bryan, Captain Ireland), James Bryan, Francis Bryan

In 1549, Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America entered the world in Munster, Claire, Ireland, born to Sir Francis Bryan and Joan Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald. Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America married Ann Smith, and had children including Edward Bryan, Francis Bryan, Richard Bryan, Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland), James Bryan, Francis William Bryan. Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America passed away in 1640 in County Clair, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America entered the world in Munster, Claire, Ireland, born to Sir Francis Bryan and Joan Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald.
  • Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America married Ann Smith, and had children including Edward Bryan, Francis Bryan, Richard Bryan, Captain William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of Ireland), James Bryan, Francis William Bryan.
  • Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America passed away in 1640 in County Clair, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bryan
1490 – 1550
Birth Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
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Joan Fitzgerald
1509 – 1564
Birth Location: Desmond Castle, Kinskale, County Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Smith
1560 – 1635
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
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Children(s)

Edward Bryan
1565 – 1630
Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, , , England
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Francis Bryan
1580 – 1650
Birth Location: Ireland
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Richard Bryan
1598 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Captain Ireland)
1600 – 1667
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
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James Bryan
1603 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Francis Bryan
1630 – 1694
Birth Location: Clare, Ireland
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Francis Bryan's Ancestors

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Francis Bryan
1549 – 1640
Birth Place: Munster, Claire, Ireland
Parents
Sir Francis Bryan
1490 – 1550
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Joan (Fitzmaurice) Fitzgerald
1509 – 1564
Desmond Castle, Kinskale, County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Maurice ('The Mad', 4th Viscount of Fermoy,) Roche
1479 – 1539
Castletownroche, Cork, Munster (Fermoy) Ireland
Lady (Grany) MacCarthy
1495 – 1530
Muskerry, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Bryan's Descendants

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Francis Bryan (11 June 1549 – 1 Jun 1640) m. Ann Smith (01 Jun 1560 – 1 Jun 1635)
  1. 1. Edward Bryan (circa 1565 – circa 1630)
  2. 2. Francis Bryan (1 Jun 1580 – 1 Jun 1650)
  3. 3. Richard Bryan (1598 – )
  4. 4. Captain (William Smith Bryan ( Prince William of) Ireland) (1600 – 1 Jun 1667) m. Catherine (Morgan, Countess of) Ormond (1604 – 1 Jun 1680)
    1. 1. John (Smith) Bryan (1 Jun 1615 – 14 Feb 1680) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Wetherall (19 Mar 1635 – 12 Dec 1710)
      1. 1. John BRYANT (1634 – Aft. 1725)
      2. 2. Edward BRYANT (1646 – )
      3. 3. Hardy BRYANT (1647 – )
      4. 4. Council BRYANT (1648 – )
      5. 5. Joseph BRYANT (1656 – )
      6. 6. Edward BRYANT (1 Jun 1661 – 1 Mar 1738)
      7. 7. Samuel BRYANT (1662 – 1 Jun 1734)
      8. 8. Elizabeth BRYANT (1663 – 31 Oct 1741)
      9. 9. James (W.) Bryant (11 Mar 1670 – 11 Mar 1731)
        1. 1. Susanna BRYANT (1686 – 1744)
        2. 2. Thomas Bryant (1688 – 13 Apr 1749)
        3. 3. William Bryant (1688 – 13 Apr 1749)
        4. 4. James Bryant (1692 – 1751)
        5. 5. Diana COPELAND-Unknown (Bef. 1695 – 03 Mar 1752) m. James COPELAND (1691 – 26 Jan 1753)
        6. 6. William Bryant (1700 – 1746)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Bryant (1705 – 19 March 1772)
    2. 2. Thomas Bryan (2 Jun 1619 – 1 Jun 1685)
    3. 3. Edward Bryan (1620 – 17 Feb 1713 (1711))
    4. 4. Morgan Bryan (1 Jun 1621 – 1 Jun 1684)
    5. 5. Henry Bryan (1623 – 1684)
    6. 6. Edward BRYAN (1624 – 1 Jun 1685)
    7. 7. Catherine Bryan (1624 – 1714)
    8. 8. Lydia Bryan (1625 – 1700)
    9. 9. John (Smith Bryan) (Bryant) (1 Jun 1626 – 1 Jun 1687)
    10. 10. Edmund Bryan (1627 – 1690)
    11. 11. James Bryan(t) (1628 – 1680-1693)
    12. 12. Richard Bryan (1629 – 1655)
    13. 13. William (Smith) Bryan (1630 – 1717)
    14. 14. Sir (Francis) Bryan (1 Jun 1630 – 1694)
    15. 15. Margaret Bryant (1 Jun 1631 – 1 Jun 1694)
  5. 5. James Bryan (1603 – )
  6. 6. Francis (William) Bryan (1 Jun 1630 – 1 Apr 1694)

Francis Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1549
11 June 1549
Birth of Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America in Munster, Claire, Ireland
Munster, Claire, Ireland
1640
1 Jun 1640
Age 91
Death of Francis Bryan , Lord of Claire de Bryan, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Immigrant from Ireland to America in County Clair, Ireland
County Clair, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1549
    Event Place: Munster, Claire, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1640
    Event Place: County Clair, Ireland
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