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GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN 1724–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 October 1724

Birth Location: Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 November 1781

Death Location: Johnston, NC, North Carolina, USA

Father: Needhan Bryan

Mother: Anne Rambeau

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH SMITH

Children(s): Mary Bryan, Hardy Bryan

GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN was born in 1724 in Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA, the child of Needhan Bryan And Anne Rambeau. GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Hardy Jones Bryan, Mary Bryan. GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN passed away in 1781 in Johnston, NC, North Carolina, USA.

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  • GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN was born in 1724 in Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA, the child of Needhan Bryan And Anne Rambeau.
  • GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Hardy Jones Bryan, Mary Bryan.
  • GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN passed away in 1781 in Johnston, NC, North Carolina, USA.

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GENERAL BRYAN's Ancestors

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GENERAL BRYAN
1724–1781
Birth Place: Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Needhan Bryan
1690–1770
Virginia
Anne Rambeau
1695–1730
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Grandparents
Lord (William Smith Bryan, Marquis of Thurmond) II
1655–1742
Clare, Ireland.
Lady (Alice “Elsie” MacLand) Needham
1656–1739
Isle Of Wight, Nansemond County, Virginia, United States
Pierre (Quintiane) Rombeau
1673–1697
Abrest, Allier, Auvergne, France
Antoinette (Salat) Souilat
1665–1732
Hauterive, Allier, France
Great-Grandparents
Sir Claire)
1626–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents

GENERAL BRYAN's Descendants

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GENERAL (WILLIAM BENJAMIN) BRYAN (31 October 1724–28 November 1781) m. ELIZABETH SMITH (5 Aug 1729–1 Jun 1792)
  1. 1. Mary Bryan 1745–1821 m. Capt. (Thomas Ludwell Lee (DAR)) #A068794 1729–1816
    1. 1. Judge (Needham Henry Lee) Sr. 1770–1821
      1. 1. John (Willis) Lee 1805–1879 m. Frances Street 1805–1876
        1. 1. Sydney Lee 1824–1878 m. John (Taylor Hollingsworth) Jr 1823–1887
    2. 2. Mendham Lee 1770–1823
    3. 3. Eleanor Lee 1763–1799
    4. 4. Winifred (Bryan) Lee 1778–1815
    5. 5. Letitia Lee 1779–1860
    6. 6. Samuel Lee 1780–1799
    7. 7. William Lee 1784–1848
    8. 8. Thomas (Greenberry Griffin) Lee 1761–1828
    9. 9. William Lee 1764–1814
    10. 10. Edith Lee 1764–1816
    11. 11. James Lee 1786–1866
    12. 12. Luanna (Anna) Lee 1781–1782
    13. 13. James (Ingram) Lee 1790–1850
    14. 14. Micajah (Bryan) Lee 1769–1850
    15. 15. Mary Lee 1779–1871
    16. 16. Nicholas Lee 1780–1793
    17. 17. Edward (B) Lee 1788–1873
    18. 18. Mary (Hannah) Lee 1747–1816
    19. 19. Edward Lee 1757–1873
    20. 20. Elizabeth Lee 1761–1842
    21. 21. Edith Lee 1752–
    22. 22. Samuel Lee 1749–1762
    23. 23. Edith Lee 1762–
    24. 24. John (Bryan) Lee 1763–1820
    25. 25. Eleanor Lee 1750–1799
    26. 26. Mary (GRIFFIN) Lee 1754–1816
    27. 27. Nicholas Lee 1755–1799
    28. 28. Rufus (Allen) Lee 1756–
    29. 29. Lewis Lee 1772–1845
    30. 30. John (“Jackie”) Lee 1748–1797
    31. 31. Richard (Bryan) Lee 1766–
    32. 32. James (Bryan) Lee 1768–1837
    33. 33. WIllis (WIlliam) Lee 1775–1780
    34. 34. Catherine Lee 1757–1807
    35. 35. Zilpha Lee 1773–1850
    36. 36. Rachel Lee 1780–1845
  2. 2. Hardy (Jones) Bryan 1753–1832

GENERAL BRYAN's Timeline

2 Records

1724
31 October 1724
Birth of GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN in Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
1781
28 November 1781
Age 57
Death of GENERAL WILLIAM BENJAMIN BRYAN in Johnston, NC, North Carolina, USA
Johnston, NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 October 1724
    Event Place: Snowfield Plantation, Lewiston Woodville Bertie Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1781
    Event Place: Johnston, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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